5 Bits of Good Game Design from 2015
11,4702015 is coming to an end. To give the year a proper farewell, let's look at 5 good bits of game design from 5 awesome games, released in the last 12 months. I'll have one more, from my very favourite game of the year, towards the end of December.
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Sources:
IGN: "Breaking Down Bloodborne's Combat System"
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/08/14/gamescom-2014-breaking-down-bloodbornes-combat-system
Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance):
Splatoon (Nintendo, 2015)
Saints Row IV (Volition, 2013)
Grim Fandango (LucasArts, 1998)
Nova-111 (Funktronic Labs, 2015)
The Swindle (Size Five Games, 2015)
Grow Home (Ubisoft Reflections, 2015)
Westerado: Double Barreled (Ostrich Banditos, 2015)
Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios, 2015)
Bloodborne (From Software, 2015)
Dark Souls II (From Software, 2014)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Kojima Productions, 2010)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions, 2015)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal, 2011)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Sledgehammer Games, 2014)
Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft Montreal, 2008)
Prince of Persia (Ubisoft Montreal, 2008)
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios, 2015)
Life is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment, 2015)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog, 2009)
Rocket League (Psyonix, 2015)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt, 2015)
Undertale (Toby Fox, 2015)
Until Dawn (Supermassive Games, 2015)
Invisible, Inc. (Klei Entertainment, 2015)
Mad Max (Avalanche Studios, 2015)
Lara Croft GO (Square Enix Montreal, 2015)
Music used in this episode:
Title Theme (Splatoon) © Nintendo
Bloodborne (Bloodborne) © From Software
You Can Call Me Ishmael (Metal Gear Solid V) © Konami
Tutorial Theme (Splatoon) © Nintendo
The Blinded Forest (Ori and the Blind Forest) © Moon Studios
Out of Time, Track Two (Life is Strange) © Square Enix
Out of Time, Track Three (Life is Strange) © Square Enix
Other credits:
"Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - Extra Ops 011 Fulton Recovery" - strideryoko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WmmifPI75k
"Prince of Persia (2008) playthrough [Part 1: Into The Storm]" - HellfirePlaythroughs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSLSzUqeafU
"Uncharted 2 Among Thieves PS4 - Walkthrough Part 8" - Shirrako
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTUgMAuMQ5E
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