Comments on: Gameplay Mechanics Every Developer Should Copy http://www.backhandofjustice.com/gameplay-mechanics-every-developer-should-copy/ Luke Stillman's thoughts on videogame design, trends and business Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:02:22 -0700 hourly 1 <img class='wavatar' src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=036f4e80d45639509a3c61343e5a0dee.jpg&r=X&s=72&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.backhandofjustice.com%2Fwp-content%2Fcache%2Fwavatars%2F036f4e80d45639509.png' width='72' height='72' alt='Wavatar' />By: LAS http://www.backhandofjustice.com/gameplay-mechanics-every-developer-should-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Wavatar LAS Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:44:23 +0000 http://www.backhandofjustice.com/?p=379#comment-55 Yeah - I mean I don't know if I consider it specifically a mechanic but it definitely contributes to the experience of the game. I would also throw Uncharted 2 in there for recent games that had great pacing - you would never have too much action or too much puzzling / jumping in a row, and every time you were about to get bored, it would cut into a huge action sequence. Conversely, every time it was about to get tiring just killing pirates over and over it would give you an extended respite. Yeah – I mean I don’t know if I consider it specifically a mechanic but it definitely contributes to the experience of the game. I would also throw Uncharted 2 in there for recent games that had great pacing – you would never have too much action or too much puzzling / jumping in a row, and every time you were about to get bored, it would cut into a huge action sequence. Conversely, every time it was about to get tiring just killing pirates over and over it would give you an extended respite.

]]> <img class='wavatar' src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=4583c20394f5de005ed0aad1c5842be0.jpg&r=X&s=72&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.backhandofjustice.com%2Fwp-content%2Fcache%2Fwavatars%2F4583c20394f5de005.png' width='72' height='72' alt='Wavatar' />By: Sean http://www.backhandofjustice.com/gameplay-mechanics-every-developer-should-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Wavatar Sean Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:39:53 +0000 http://www.backhandofjustice.com/?p=379#comment-54 I'm not sure if this counts as a mechanic, but what about pacing? I don't play a ton of games, but I'm thinking of Batman and Shadow Complex as games that had good pacing. In both cases, there was rarely a time when there wasn't something I could go and do if I wanted to, but at the same time, the game never seemed to force the issue. I’m not sure if this counts as a mechanic, but what about pacing?

I don’t play a ton of games, but I’m thinking of Batman and Shadow Complex as games that had good pacing. In both cases, there was rarely a time when there wasn’t something I could go and do if I wanted to, but at the same time, the game never seemed to force the issue.

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