I 'm reminded of a pithy statement that I think is from Richard Rouse 's excellent book Game Design: Players want to be judged, as long as they 're being judged fairly. r n r nI 've been playing Dungeons of Dredmor a lot recently. And dying a lot. But ...
I can 't really add anything to what 's already been said, but speaking as a proofreader I just wanted to congratulate you for spelling tight rein correctly.
Players never want to read screenfuls of text when they could be playing instead. r n r nBUT players are always eager to get information when they know they can use it. That 's the point. If they need information, and are aware that they need it, and you give ...
I 'm prone to motion sickness. There are a LOT of games that give me nausea, at least occasionally. r n r nWhat do I do when I find a game that 's guaranteed to make me sick immediately, every time That 's right, I put it down and never ...
I agree, fighting QTEs work well because they 're an optional bonus. Hit the button and you 're rewarded with a spectacular move, and possibly some other kind of bonus extra experience points or whatever . Miss the QTE, or choose not to bother with it, and you can carry ...
