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Development September 4, 2018

8 tips on how to describe the game world

British screenwriter and game designer Alexis Kennedy wrote an article on Gamasutra about how not to tire a gamer with information about the game world. Kennedy is known as the author of the browser quest Fallen London and the “bagel” Sunless Sea.

Development August 21, 2018

Metroidvania: anatomy and prospects of the genre

Gamasutra analyzed the anatomy of the genre of metroidvaniy — two-dimensional action adventure, the foundations of which were laid 30 years ago by Metroid from Nintendo and Castlevania from Konami. These games combined the familiar gameplay of platformers with a vast world that had to be explored during the passage.

Development November 28, 2014

Casual games: how do I choose the correct map format?

The Gamasutra resource regularly publishes articles by developers, art directors and game designers about the industry. We choose the most interesting ones and share them with you. In today’s article, Junxue Li, CEO of Novtilus Art studio, shares his thoughts on what kind of maps there are for mobile games and how to choose the format that suits your project specifically.