Common Sense Corner

[KasperKalamity]

Alien Isolation... (other stuff) .....feels "gamey".

love this game so here's my take: you're not supposed to find everything. the alien is stalking you through the ship, you gotta run and panic and hope there's something where you're running. you probably weren't "playing it right" (being hunted in a game like that is a really unique, adrenalizing experience. if you haven't played alien isolation, DO EEET! (and start on hard)



that's a dumb sentence. don't ever make me type that again. if there's a "right" way to play your game, then you're the wrong person to be making games. Mega Man is the perfect example of what i'm talking about. in every level, you're taught the basic mechanics, then they throw you two more curveballs based on them, and then you fight the boss. you have to remember to make your games intuitive not just to you, but to people who aren't you, who don't see from behind your eyes. this was the hardest part for me to overcome in testing, because my friends would just blast through areas, and i meant them to slow down and explore my ego world. it's almost like an interpretive dance that you're leading. you have to take the player by the hand without them knowing, show them what to do without telling them up front, and know when to take the gloves off and let them run when they're ready.