Aliens are decimating Earth, as humans scramble to survive the onslaught. Resistance scientists need more time to finish their ultimate defense weapon! Your mission is to defend the human resistance bases. Use your powerful Automech and turrets to fight off the hordes of aliens and protect the scientists!
In this presentation, Juan Gril, Studio Manager of Joju Games, traces the evolution of Automech Tower Defense from concept through implementation.
· Conceptualization of action & strategy game design elements that work well together
· Successfully combining action (robot to car transformation, combat) with strategy (placement of turrets, management of finances to buy & repair turrets)
· Game flow management: How both play styles can complement and positively influence each other
· Game design risk/reward: Balancing the matches so the player makes gains while still being challenged, maintaining player engagement
Delivered at the Flash Gaming Summit @ Casual Connect Seattle, July 2012.
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