The Basics of Making a Great Action Game | Critical Thought, Game Design Talk, Game dev, Indie dev

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Dark Souls
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Dark Souls (2011)
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For this critical thought, I talked about the golden rule when it comes to making a good action-based game and what you need to follow regardless of your design.
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