GamePlayersReview: Your Next Game On Us http://gameplayersreview.com Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:53:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 The future of storytelling in video games… http://gameplayersreview.com/future-storytelling-video-games/ http://gameplayersreview.com/future-storytelling-video-games/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:53:51 +0000 http://gameplayersreview.com/?p=49802 In my latest article on video game design I take on the challenge of integrating compelling narrative with gameplay.  How game design needs to change to allow for compelling storytelling… Example of a video game storyboard   Watching the prologue to Ori And The Blind Forest earlier today I found myself thinking back over my gaming life. Thirty years ago, the vast majority of games didn’t have anything even closely resembling a story. In the 1980s, games truly were just games. Sim City, Donkey Kong, Defender… While the occasional treat like Maniac Mansion presented a decent narrative, quality story-driven games were scarce. Art for Ori and the Blind Forest ori-and-the-blind-forest-concept-art Storytelling in games has come far, but still has a long way to go We’ve come a long way. The oft-debated cutscenes of such games like those of the Final Fantasy series helped to bring a deeper sense of plot to games. From the Red Alert intro to every single cutscene that Hideo Kojima forced into Metal Gear Solid IV, cutscenes crammed a story into a game. But that’s precisely what they did: they crammed and forced stories into games. Cutscenes gaves us narratives told in the pauses of games. [...]

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]]> In my latest article on video game design I take on the challenge of integrating compelling narrative with gameplay. 

How game design needs to change to allow for compelling storytelling…

Example of a video game storyboard

example of a storyboard for a video game

 

Watching the prologue to Ori And The Blind Forest earlier today I found myself thinking back over my gaming life. Thirty years ago, the vast majority of games didn’t have anything even closely resembling a story. In the 1980s, games truly were just games. Sim City, Donkey Kong, Defender… While the occasional treat like Maniac Mansion presented a decent narrative, quality story-driven games were scarce.

Art for Ori and the Blind Forest

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Storytelling in games has come far, but still has a long way to go
We’ve come a long way. The oft-debated cutscenes of such games like those of the Final Fantasy series helped to bring a deeper sense of plot to games. From the Red Alert intro to every single cutscene that Hideo Kojima forced into Metal Gear Solid IV, cutscenes crammed a story into a game. But that’s precisely what they did: they crammed and forced stories into games.

Cutscenes gaves us narratives told in the pauses of games. They never really merged gameplay and story, they never made those two divisible elements one. The player wasn’t actively involved with the cutscene, there’s no interactivity there, and therefore, there’s no genuine merger of game and story, there’s merely an interruption of gameplay while the story is told, as though story were the commercial to gaming’s central feature. 20th January 2015

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]]> http://gameplayersreview.com/future-storytelling-video-games/feed/ 0  Crazy Clickable: The Future of Game Design http://gameplayersreview.com/crazy-clickable-future-game-design/ http://gameplayersreview.com/crazy-clickable-future-game-design/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:59:09 +0000 http://gameplayersreview.com/?p=49790 Goat Simulator and Cliff Bleszinski's Superhot are leading us into a future of crazy clickable games. 

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With the ever present influence of Youtube, the revolution of Twitch, and the recent news that Steam is adding streaming to their service, it’s clear that video games are becoming as much about watchability as playability. We’re witnessing the birth of “Made to watch” games, the future of the gaming industry.

For both indie games developers and AAA studios, being able to put your game directly in front of viewers is immensely important. After all, the more people who see your game, the more people who are aware of it, the more people will potentially buy that game. Amazon are so certain about the importance of game viewers that they purchased Twitch for $970 million, and on the basis of this business transaction helped to secure their rise in the gaming industry. Subsequently, the Amazon Fire TV games console has now secured its place in the market.

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Meanwhile, Youtube views are perhaps even more important than Twitch. In an interview with IGN, Cliff Bleszinski stated that the way games look on Youtube is having a direct effect on sales. In fact, Bleszinski has even stated that he is designing his games in a specific way to make sure they look great on Youtube. Bleszinski’s upcoming games Superhot and Blue Streak (both of which are shooters) are being designed in such as way as to guarantee that they will look good on Youtube.

Twitch and Youtube are now vital parts of game design and marketing. Naturally, this leads us to the question:  How precisely will Youtube and Twitch change the way game developers make games?

The answer all comes down to hits. Game developers want to guarantee that Youtube and Twitch viewers click on any video that shows their games, because doing so leads to free advertising. Essentially, viewers equals potential customers. By making sure more people see videos that showcase their games, developers get free advertising. How, then, do game developers get more hits on Youtube and Twitch? The answer is delightfully simple: A thumbnail image and a clickable title.

Everything on Youtube and Twitch comes down to the click. In order to get a view, people must click on the image (or title) in order to watch the video. It’s not without reason that PewDiePie uses over the top images for his thumbnails. PewDiePie looks crazy in every one of his thumbnails, because bizarre images get more clicks. The same can be true for sexualised images and for funny images. They equal clicks. Clicks equals views. Views equals advertising. Advertising equals bottom line.

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The final factor is shareability. Game developers want any videos showing their games to get upvotes and Facebook and Twitter shares, which all feeds into them garnering more views and more free publicity. There’s no better example of this than Goat Simulator. Initially, Goat Simulator was a joke. But no sooner had Coffee Stain Studios released the joke video than Goat Simulator went viral, thus proving its potential to market itself. The result, several months down the line, is a game that’s earned its developer over a million sales.

 

Crazy, clickable games. That’s the future for game design. But the illusive problem is this: Game developers can’t directly control the thumbnail image a Youtube channel uses in its videos. When users upload videos to Youtube they’re given a few choices for the thumbnail (and can also upload a custom thumbnail). In other words, most thumbnails showing a game are going to show a random gameplay moment. The only way, then, to ensure that Youtube videos of a game use clickable thumbnails, is to ensure that near every frame in that game looks clickable. The way to do that is with specific graphics styles.

Take Cliff Bleszinski’s next game Superhot. It’s not a coincidence that Bleszinski is opting for a limited colour palette. That hot red against the cool grey and silver creates a heck of a lot of contrast in any frame of the game. Contrast and a limited colour palette have been proven by graphics designers to be the keys to creating clickable images, why? Because images with high contrast stand out (for more on this see here).

goat simulator game

Bliszinski is, and always has been, ahead of the curve. He knows where the industry is going and knows how to make the most of current trends. His games have proven this time and again, and Superhot is not different. By guaranteeing that games have high contrast graphics and immediately recognisable characters, game developers can in turn guarantee more views on Youtube and Twitch, thanks to the clickability of static images of their games.

We’re entering an era when commercial success is less about the quality of the product and more about its ability to succeed online, where click, votes and shares are everything. We’re entering the era of Crazy Clickable Games.

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]]> Goat Simulator and Cliff Bleszinski’s Superhot are leading us into a future of crazy clickable games. 

cliff-bleszinski-games-superhot

With the ever present influence of Youtube, the revolution of Twitch, and the recent news that Steam is adding streaming to their service, it’s clear that video games are becoming as much about watchability as playability. We’re witnessing the birth of “Made to watch” games, the future of the gaming industry.

For both indie games developers and AAA studios, being able to put your game directly in front of viewers is immensely important. After all, the more people who see your game, the more people who are aware of it, the more people will potentially buy that game. Amazon are so certain about the importance of game viewers that they purchased Twitch for $970 million, and on the basis of this business transaction helped to secure their rise in the gaming industry. Subsequently, the Amazon Fire TV games console has now secured its place in the market.

amazon-fire-hd-games-console

Meanwhile, Youtube views are perhaps even more important than Twitch. In an interview with IGN, Cliff Bleszinski stated that the way games look on Youtube is having a direct effect on sales. In fact, Bleszinski has even stated that he is designing his games in a specific way to make sure they look great on Youtube. Bleszinski’s upcoming games Superhot and Blue Streak (both of which are shooters) are being designed in such as way as to guarantee that they will look good on Youtube.

Twitch and Youtube are now vital parts of game design and marketing. Naturally, this leads us to the question:  How precisely will Youtube and Twitch change the way game developers make games?

The answer all comes down to hits. Game developers want to guarantee that Youtube and Twitch viewers click on any video that shows their games, because doing so leads to free advertising. Essentially, viewers equals potential customers. By making sure more people see videos that showcase their games, developers get free advertising. How, then, do game developers get more hits on Youtube and Twitch? The answer is delightfully simple: A thumbnail image and a clickable title.

Everything on Youtube and Twitch comes down to the click. In order to get a view, people must click on the image (or title) in order to watch the video. It’s not without reason that PewDiePie uses over the top images for his thumbnails. PewDiePie looks crazy in every one of his thumbnails, because bizarre images get more clicks. The same can be true for sexualised images and for funny images. They equal clicks. Clicks equals views. Views equals advertising. Advertising equals bottom line.

pewdiepie-games-art

The final factor is shareability. Game developers want any videos showing their games to get upvotes and Facebook and Twitter shares, which all feeds into them garnering more views and more free publicity. There’s no better example of this than Goat Simulator. Initially, Goat Simulator was a joke. But no sooner had Coffee Stain Studios released the joke video than Goat Simulator went viral, thus proving its potential to market itself. The result, several months down the line, is a game that’s earned its developer over a million sales.

 

Crazy, clickable games. That’s the future for game design. But the illusive problem is this: Game developers can’t directly control the thumbnail image a Youtube channel uses in its videos. When users upload videos to Youtube they’re given a few choices for the thumbnail (and can also upload a custom thumbnail). In other words, most thumbnails showing a game are going to show a random gameplay moment. The only way, then, to ensure that Youtube videos of a game use clickable thumbnails, is to ensure that near every frame in that game looks clickable. The way to do that is with specific graphics styles.

Take Cliff Bleszinski’s next game Superhot. It’s not a coincidence that Bleszinski is opting for a limited colour palette. That hot red against the cool grey and silver creates a heck of a lot of contrast in any frame of the game. Contrast and a limited colour palette have been proven by graphics designers to be the keys to creating clickable images, why? Because images with high contrast stand out (for more on this see here).

goat simulator game

Bliszinski is, and always has been, ahead of the curve. He knows where the industry is going and knows how to make the most of current trends. His games have proven this time and again, and Superhot is not different. By guaranteeing that games have high contrast graphics and immediately recognisable characters, game developers can in turn guarantee more views on Youtube and Twitch, thanks to the clickability of static images of their games.

We’re entering an era when commercial success is less about the quality of the product and more about its ability to succeed online, where click, votes and shares are everything. We’re entering the era of Crazy Clickable Games.

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]]> http://gameplayersreview.com/crazy-clickable-future-game-design/feed/ 0 Street Fighter 5’s Ryu Is Our Character of the Week http://gameplayersreview.com/street-fighter-5s-ryu-character-week/ http://gameplayersreview.com/street-fighter-5s-ryu-character-week/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:19:39 +0000 http://gameplayersreview.com/?p=49787 Being that I’m set to begin writing an exclusive preview for Street Fighter V for a UK glossy today, this only feels fitting. Ryu is definitely the character of the week. While Ryu might have gone down hill in Street Fighter, he’s still leading the roster on the upcoming Playstation 4 and PC exclusive Street Fighter V (release date 2016). So, here’s to Ryu. Hope you guys are looking forward to playing Ryu in Street Fighter V (or maybe you’re opting for Chun Li or Charlie Nash…)  Character art for Ryu from Street Fighter V 

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]]> Being that I’m set to begin writing an exclusive preview for Street Fighter V for a UK glossy today, this only feels fitting. Ryu is definitely the character of the week. While Ryu might have gone down hill in Street Fighter, he’s still leading the roster on the upcoming Playstation 4 and PC exclusive Street Fighter V (release date 2016).

So, here’s to Ryu. Hope you guys are looking forward to playing Ryu in Street Fighter V (or maybe you’re opting for Chun Li or Charlie Nash…)

 Character art for Ryu from Street Fighter V 

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]]> Oh crap. Assassin’s Creed Victory has been unveiled. It looks awesome, taking players to 19th Century London to meet Jack The Ripper, Sherlock Holmes, and Queen Victoria. There’s just one slight, minor inconvenience… it’s not out for flipping ages. The release date is late 2015. Urghhh. Who wants to wait?

Assassins Creed Unity Graphics and Screenshots

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There’s like… an entire year until we can play Assassin’s Creed Victory. So what the heck are we going to do…?

I don’t know about you but I’ve played through every version of Assassin’s Creed. And I want more. So I guess I’m going to have to find a ton of other games like Assasin’s Creed…

Oh wait…

What’s this…

A Ton of Games Like Assassin’s Creed Victory (To keep you guys going).

Check out our collection of games like Assassins Creed Unity on the next page. ..

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A scary Pikachu (not sure who created this one. Found it on FanPop–but they didn’t create it).

 

 

A kooper trooper from Super Mario Bros, which in this artistic rendering looking more like Rocksteady from Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze (for those who remember). This one is courtesy of MPunecar.com

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And finally a terrifying Jurassic World style Blastoise artwork.

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]]> http://gameplayersreview.com/epic-scary-horror-style-pokemon-mario-art/feed/ 0 Any more Great Games Like Company of Heroes…? http://gameplayersreview.com/great-games-like-company-heroes/ http://gameplayersreview.com/great-games-like-company-heroes/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 23:01:48 +0000 http://gameplayersreview.com/?p=49705 Below, you can find our list of games like Company of Heroes 2. But before we look at alternative games to Company of Heroes 2 let’s take a quick look at whatCompany of Heroes 2is in our brief review. Company of Heroes 2 Review:    Company of Heroes 2 the sequel to the 2006 title of the same name. It’s a real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sega for the Microsoft Windows platform..  The game is set in World War II and focuses on the Eastern Front .You control the Soviet Red Army during the events on the Eastern Front, including the infamous Battle of Berlin.  Company of Heroes 2 runs on Relic Entertainment’s proprietary Essence 3.0 game engine Company of Heroes 2 is a solid RTS game (though certainly not the best of its kind). The graphics are decent but not awe inspiring, and the gaemplay ticks most boxes you’d expect from the RTS genre. PRESENTATION: 8  GAMEPLAY: 8     SOUND: 8.5       OVERALL: 8 / 10  Games Like Company of Heroes 2 Games Like Company of Heroes      1 Red Alert  Command and Conquer: Red Alert is a class real timestrategy game [...]

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Below, you can find our list of games like Company of Heroes 2. But before we look at alternative games to Company of Heroes 2 let’s take a quick look at whatCompany of Heroes 2is in our brief review.

Company of Heroes 2 Review:    Company of Heroes 2 the sequel to the 2006 title of the same name. It’s a real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sega for the Microsoft Windows platform..  The game is set in World War II and focuses on the Eastern Front .You control the Soviet Red Army during the events on the Eastern Front, including the infamous Battle of Berlin.  Company of Heroes 2 runs on Relic Entertainment’s proprietary Essence 3.0 game engine

Company of Heroes 2 is a solid RTS game (though certainly not the best of its kind). The graphics are decent but not awe inspiring, and the gaemplay ticks most boxes you’d expect from the RTS genre.

PRESENTATION: 8  GAMEPLAY: 8     SOUND: 8.5       OVERALL: 8 / 10

 Games Like Company of Heroes 2

    Games Like Company of Heroes      1

Red Alert 
Command and Conquer: Red Alert is a class real timestrategy game by Virgin Interactive, originally released in 1996. In the games you fight as an army and must make strategic decisions inreal time in order to win the war.

When Red Alert was originally released it received overwhelming positive reviews for its strategy gameplay and its excellent interface. You could queue commands and create units of troops that you could then assign to a number key. This allowed you to control multiple units at one time. It was also highly praised for its multiplayer, which is one of the best competitive online games of all time.

>> Read Review / Play Game

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Dungeon Keeper 

a strategy and simulation title that is pretty easy to get into and play. Your character has been cast from high up back to the bottom rung of the ladder by his traitorous girlfriend. Now, you’re hellbent on revenge and will do all in your power to ensure you reclaim the top position and rule over the dungeons.

>> Read Review / Play Game

Age of Empire 

Age of Empire is one of the most popular online real time strategy games and was created by video game developer Ensemble Studios. The original Age of Empire was released in 1997. With excellent video game design, the Age of Empires series achieved a huge following with thousands of players online at any time.

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Finn and Jake are two adventurous protagonists who love a bit of fun. But one prank that Jake plays on Finn turns into an adventure to save the Land of Ooo princesses. Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom is a top down, action adventure RPG.

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]]> Finn and Jake are two adventurous protagonists who love a bit of fun. But one prank that Jake plays on Finn turns into an adventure to save the Land of Ooo princesses.  Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom is a top down, action adventure RPG. Let’s take a look at it…

 

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Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom– REVIEW

I’ve asked my friends about this game and they all say the same thing: “It’s Zelda: A Link To The Past.” . . . yes. . . yes it is. . . but is that really a bad thing, guys?  Yes, there are a lot of similarities between this game and Zelda: A Link To The Past, but, to be totally fair, there are also quite a few differences, and personally I like to view games in their own light, rather than comparing them to what has gone before.

Zelda: A Link To The Past definitely is one of the quintessential top down RPG adventure games of all time, and tons of gamers look for a similar experience to the one offered by A Link To The Past. If you’re one of them, I reckon you’re going to like Adventure Tim: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom quite a lot.

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In it you play as Finn (a character who is absolutely nothing like Link from A Link To The Past). Finn is partnered with his dog Jake, who acts as a shield and also has other important abilities that you will learn as you play. Finn can buy items and weapons while he explores, and you can hotkey those items to two buttons. You’ll need to swap the buttons dependent on the situation you’re in.

The game lacks a sense of direction, and personally I love that. It lets you explore at your own pace, so there’s a genuine sense of freedom. If you’ve played Dark Souls you’ll know what I’m talking about. In Dark Souls you’re free to do as you please. Dark Souls has a great sense of freedom, which is one reason why it’s such a popular game. Just like Dark Souls, freedom reigns in The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom. You are given hints as to where to go, but that’s about it.

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Similar to Dark Souls 2, Adventure Time provides a sense of exploratory freedom

Probably the best part of this game are the dungeons. They’re designed fabulously. As you slay monsters, solve problems and collect items, new areas of dungeons wil lopen up, giving you new areas to explore. Much like in the Zelda games, you’ll have to find specific items in order to pass the dungeons.

Adventure Time does a fabulous job of recreating the sort of experience we all felt playing Zelda: A Link To The Past. And surely that can only be a good thing!

 

PRESENTATION: 8.5  GAMEPLAY: 9     SOUND: 8       OVERALL: 8.5 / 10

 

 

 

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This left a huge smile on my face. It’s the Super Mario Bros. version of Dancing with the Stars. Sadie Robertson & Mark dressed up as Princess Peach and Mario and put on a fabulous dance routine. Watch the video below. And remember to share on Facebook and Twitter.

 

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Candies…?! There’s no way this can go wrong!
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Just get from A to B connecting Candies… easy and fun!

 

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Oh I’m good at this…

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Chocolate?! Chocolate’s my friend! It must be good!  That MUST be good…

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Oh wait… oh no… what?!… what’s happening…?!

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That wasn’t fair!!! I demand another go… NOW!

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BUY Lives?!   Dafuq?!

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Well I’ll just keep playing. I must be near the end now, right…?!

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WUT DAFUQ?!

 

 

 

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Ahhh… KING are rolling in the money…!

 

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Activision has started issuing copyright notices to individuals who upload Youtube videos showing Call of Duty Advanced Warfare’s glitches and cheats. Here’s how the story went down.

 

 

Activision accidentally included tons of glitches in Call of Duty Advanced Warfare. They shouldn’t have been there. Activision should have noticed them. But Advanced Warfare was released with tons of glitches…

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Activision’s fans (the people Activision should support) discover the glitches in the game that they’ve bought.

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Acitivion’s fans (the people Activision should support) upload videos showing other gamers all the glitches in Call of Duty Advanced Warfare. You know, the glitches the development team failed to take out.

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Activision look kinda stupid for leaving all these glitches in the game. What do they do?!

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I know. Let’s slam our loving fans with the law by stopping them from uploading videos that show glitches. That’s a classy thing to do… right guys?

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Activision: Using Youtube’s copyright notice to take down only those videos that make your product look bad is prejudice and biased.

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I mean what’s next…? Are companies going to start taking down all video reviews that dislike their products…

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Free speech… LOL… What’s that all about?!

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