Gaming Culture
Save scumming, ironman, and fairness
Reloading and locked saves are house rules, not moral ranks. How to decide what fairness means for your evening.
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game design
6 posts tagged "game design".
Gaming Culture
What difficulty options actually change
Difficulty labels hide different knobs: damage, time, hints, and pride. What those options change, and what they cannot.
Indie Spotlights
Short games and long campaigns as choices
Length is a design decision, not a measure of respect. How to tell a complete short game from a thin one.
Indie Spotlights
How local co-op shapes a small game
Sharing one screen changes camera, difficulty, and who gets to be lost. What that design choice is really buying.
Indie Spotlights
Scope versus polish in a small game
Small games cannot do everything. The interesting part is which fight they picked, and whether the result feels finished.
Indie Spotlights
Why Small Teams Make Memorable Games
Tiny studios rarely outspend big publishers, yet they often make the games people remember. Here is how focus, constraints and personality help.