Final Reflection – Noel June 2, 2022 Game design before this class I thought was all about mashing up cool mechanics and game modes, leaving the possible gameplay loops, types of…
Critical Play: Plants vs Zombies June 1, 2022 Plants vs Zombies is a tower defense game developed by PopCap and first released in 2009 for PC. From the main menu, the cartoon…
Critical Play: Is this game balanced? – Cyberpunk 2077 May 26, 2022 Cyberpunk 2077 is a first-person action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt, the game is playable on consoles and PC. It is an adult…
Critical Play: Puzzles May 19, 2022 For my critical play, I played Two Dots. Two Dots is a puzzle mobil game developed by Playdots, a small indie studio. The game…
Critical Play: Mysteries – “Tick Tock: A Tale for Two” May 12, 2022 Tick Tock: A Tale for Two is a narrative, puzzle adventure game designed for two players. The game starts by sending the players back…
Critical Play: Walking Simulator May 5, 2022 Death Stranding is an action game developed by Hideo Kojima through his studio Kojima Productions. It was originally released for the PlayStation 4 in…
Concept Doc- Noel Sarduy May 3, 2022 Possible Directions: 1- 3D Platformer gathering abilities and exploring new unreachable areas of the world 2- 3D Adventure game focused on mobility and world…
Critical Play: Bluffing, Judging and Getting Vulnerable… April 21, 2022 Cards Against Humanity For my critical play assignment, I chose the game of Cards Against Humanity. Cards Against Humanity is a party game meant…
Visual Design of Games April 19, 2022 Game Analysis: Forza Horizon 4 The Forza Horizon series is a racing videogames series set in photorealistic open worlds. Forza Horizon 4 is set…
Critical Play: Competitive Analysis – Modded Jenga April 14, 2022 As my critical play game, I chose a modded game of Jenga where each block contained a dare written by one of the players,…
What do Prototypes Prototype? April 11, 2022 Smaller game prototypes constructed early during our game’s development cycle could help guide the characteristics of its mechanics by answering the following questions: What…
Mechanics and Dynamics of Mass Effect April 10, 2022 The original Mass Effect trilogy is easily my favorite game series, blending the aesthetics of sensation, fantasy, narrative, discovery, and expression across three sizeable…