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Forums - Gaming - Innovation vs Game design (not another the order thread)

sundin13 on 22 February 2015

I think that a lot of game design flaws come from doing things because other games have done them. This runs counter to my opinion that every aspect of a game should be implemented to benefit some central purpose.

Some examples:
Minecraft: When I think about Minecraft, I think about two things: Building/Crafting and Mining. That is the heart of the game. So, when you get to the End and fight the Ender Dragon, why does the game suddenly decide to only focus on its extremely sub-par combat system? Why not build bosses that rely more on your ability to solve problems with game logic (ex. Making obsidian vs making cobblestone with different lava/water configurations), working more with your pickaxe than your sword or building something like a TNT cannon etc.

The Order: I'll pick a fairly arbitrary point here. The HUD. While the HUD is nice looking, why do we need a HUD? I personally don't think the information of how many bullets your gun has is important in the least. In fact, the only thing it really accomplishes is cluttering up the screen. I personally think that having players count their bullets would be a really interesting way of working in immersion. This stretches even further to the insistence on showing you button prompts and tutorial prompts for the simplest activities that you have done hundreds of times as players.

Examples like this stretch on for days and I often find myself thinking that if a game just did what its core purpose suggested, it would have a much more defined identity and be a better game for it



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Aeolus451 on 22 February 2015
Ruler said:

You wanna let devolpers know? then buy the games who are that hard to show them it with your wallet,

like bloodborne.
The best looking game coming out soon yet one of the hardest, every AAA devolper would be afraid losing the casual market but fromsoftware isnt. That game should get all the money as much as possible


You do have a point. If bloodborne sold millions within it's first week, devs would notice it and some would make their games a bit harder. Companies will usually change their products to mirror another successful product. 



Aeolus451 on 22 February 2015

I have to agree about AI. It's one of those aspects in games I haven't seen hardly any improvement in. Most enemies just charge you in spite of what weapons you have or well you're killing their allies. Would you charge directly to someone that has a shotgun when you have just a pistol?