The Dichotomy of Dead Cells | Dissecting Design, Game Design Analysis

Channel:

Game Wisdom

Subscribers:

10,900

Published on February 8, 2022 9:58:45 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5oiuKD_74w

Game:

Dead Cells (2018)

Category:

Review

Duration: 46:14

339 views

8

For this dissecting design, I took a look at the roguelike elements behind Dead Cells and why I don't feel the game truly works as an action roguelike. If you want to see more dissecting designs regularly, be sure to check out the game-wisdom patreon (http://patreon.com/gwbycer) as hitting our monthly goal will make it easier for me to do these.

0:00 Intro
1:37 Gameplay
3:07 Weapon Designs
7:03 Metroidvania Design
8:44 Persistent System
10:31 Run Flow
15:12 After the Break
16:30 Itemization Problems
31:27 Level Design
40:26 Persistence
42:36 Conclusion
_____________________________________________________________
All videogame streams are now archived on my secondary channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpzr0SZCSz2lvc90GaVDGbw

#gamedesign #deadcells #roguelike

BOOKS I'VE WRITTEN ON GAME DESIGN:

Game Design Deep Dive: Horror --
https://www.routledge.com/Game-Design-Deep-Dive-Horror/Bycer/p/book/9780367721749

Game Design Deep Dive: Roguelikes -- https://www.routledge.com/Game-Design-Deep-Dive-Roguelikes/Bycer/p/book/9780367638191

Game Design Deep Dive: Platformers -- https://www.crcpress.com/Game-Design-Deep-Dive-Jumping-Platformers/Bycer/p/book/9780367211387

20 Essential Games to Study: -- https://www.crcpress.com/20-Essential-Games-to-Study/Bycer/p/book/9781138341456

JOIN OUR DISCORD CHANNEL

The basic tier is now open to everyone with additional features and options for those who support our Patreon. Anyone on the discord also gets the archives of our game streams for free. https://discord.gg/MFdkhMz

SUPPORT GAME-WISDOM

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GWBycer

Hitting goals will allow me to add more content and let patreon supporters vote on what they would like to see each month.

If you would like to make a one-time donation -- You can send money directly through Paypal through this link: http://paypal.me/GWBycer

SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW:

Become a Member of the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJPQyAGAbIcXZXfM01oOPOA/join

Main Site: http://Game-Wisdom.com

YouTube: http://youtube.com/c/game-wisdom

Archive Channel for Streams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpzr0SZCSz2lvc90GaVDGbw

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gwbycer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gamewisdom/

Audiocasts can be found at: http://subscribeonandroid.com/game-wisdom.com/feed/podcast for Android and https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-wisdom/id1126129621?mt=2&ls=1 for Itunes

ABOUT ME:

I'm Josh Bycer and I run the site Game-Wisdom, where I examine the art and science of games. Here on Youtube, I put out a variety of videos that consists of let's plays, examinations and more.

Other Statistics