The Art of Interesting Choices in Game Design | Critical thought #gamedev #indiedev

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For this critical thought, it's all about creating interesting choices and skills in your game, and why more numbers don't mean more quality.


0:00 Intro
00:23 The Evolution of Skill Design
1:52 Making Interesting Choices
5:14 The Problem With Numbers
10:16 Generating Utility
17:26 Balancing Choices
21:44 Outro


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