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Ranking and Revisiting Resident Evil
Writing my fourth book on horror gave me the chance to revisit the entire Resident Evil franchise, and in today's post, I wanted to try and rank them in terms of horror design.
Feb. 26, 2021
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Deep dive: how Steam followers and wishlists relate 2
How do Steam followers (the folks who follow news on your Steam page) related to your pre-release Steam wishlists? We have full survey results here for your delectation.
Feb. 25, 2021
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Have it your way: a case for sub-factions in strategy games
I see sub-factions as a very useful tool to allow players to identify with a specific play style. They're a way to provide players an opportunity to personalize their play experience and to create expandable content for a game.
Feb. 25, 2021
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Using Unity's New 2D Animation Package for Traditional Sprite Animation
Diving into Unity's new 2D Animation package and finding a lot to love for the creation sprite-based 2D games.
Feb. 24, 2021
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Companions & Creating Player Bonds
A short look at companion characters in non-linear games: How can we make them shine with limited spotlight? What are the key ingredients that make us feel so attached to these characters?
Feb. 24, 2021
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How does your game boost its 'long tail'? 2
Teardown is one of those titles that just continues to sell, even after leaving the overall Steam Top 10. So... how do you get to be one of those games? We explore the possibilities.
Feb. 23, 2021
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Year 4: My full time indie developer life
Welcome to the forth edition of my annual blog post where I go through my life as a full time game developer and try to draw lessons from my successes and failures, both for myself and hopefully for you guys as well.
Feb. 23, 2021
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Blightbound's approach to individual storytelling in a coop game
This post discusses how to do storytelling in a coop game where each player is at a different point in the story; without spoiling things for teammates and without adding waiting time for the other players.
Feb. 23, 2021
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Writing Slapstick And Narrative As One
How to define "slapstick" dynamic scenes in a way that they are configurable, expandable and integrated with their narrative contents? A practical solution using dialogue flows.
Feb. 23, 2021
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Expert on Urban Japan and Megacities discusses Cyberpunk 2077
History Respawned talks with Professor Andre Sorensen about Cyberpunk 2077. Topics include Night City as an urban dystopia, the history of cities as a corrupting influence, and why Tokyo often represents the future in so much speculative fiction.
Feb. 22, 2021
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Fullscreen Exclusive Is A Lie (...sort of)
Fullscreen exclusive is real, but I haven't been able to find a single game where the fullscreen exclusive vs borderless window settings do what you'd expect.
Feb. 22, 2021
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The 'GaaS or subscription service' squeeze in games 2
With the rise of subscription game services like Apple Arcade or Game Pass, do game devs have to choose between crafting games as a service (GaaS) titles or games made specifically for sub services? We explore...
Feb. 18, 2021