Combat – GameDev Insights

11 Jan 2022

Trailer Design: Showcasing Gameplay and the Impact of UI [ELEX II]

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Today I’ll be referencing the game ELEX II, which just got a new “Combat Trailer”. (Alternate link.) The most important thing I noticed about this “Combat Trailer” is that it doesn’t seem to show a single bit of User Interface. … Continued

7 Jan 2022

Gameplay Design: Enabling Overachievement [NEO: The World Ends With You]

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For the first post of this blog, we’ll start with a broad topic and a relatively recent game (from last year), NEO: The World Ends With You—henceforth “NTWEWY” for short. NTWEWY is an action RPG with a notable emphasis on … Continued