Does it have to be fun
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I can Thank Matt for this one. I had been struggling so long with how to make combat fun, when he just asked "Does it have to be fun? We love Questron, but that combat is decidedly not fun..."
It's a weird thought, adding something 'not' fun into a game. I know it makes the whole game more fun in the end, and I'll be circling back to add something fun in it's place, but sometimes it's OK to put in a place holder that isn't fun, just so you can see how everything else feels. Just adding a really bad combat system has made the game more fun, even though the combat itself is very, very, VERY tacked on at the moment.
The Lost Swords of Taliesin
An RPG inspired by 8-bit classics like Ultima 3, Deathlord and Questron.
| Status | Prototype |
| Author | The Lost Sectors |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Tags | 8-Bit, Fantasy, Retro, ultima |
More posts
- Dungeon ChangeApr 27, 2020
- UpdateFeb 11, 2020
- Scaling back for now,Jun 28, 2019
- Devlogs I meant to post and one I have to reportJan 31, 2019
- Why I dread clean upAug 08, 2018
- Character Creation In PlaceAug 06, 2018
- It's the little thingsApr 05, 2018
- Thanks and progressNov 28, 2017
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lol. welcome to my world and probably most devs! :) Keep at it! Watching with interest...
Right? When coding for the day job there's always some deadline imposed that it needs to happen by. Doing this on my own always has me going "But I can do better... " and not wanting to just wrap it up because I know tomorrow I'll have an even better plan.
It took every ounce of self control to keep from scrapping my entire input routine yesterday because I realized I could make the code tighter. No one would see it, no one would notice, and most of this will get reworked again in a few weeks, but I was putting off progress for vanity. It's a hard habit to break when it's just you.
True. (Although I tend to be the opposite and need my brother to keep me from my 'That's good enough' attitude) :)
I meant combat though. I struggle with 'making combat fun' too. It is a big challenge I think in creating RPGs.
When ever I think about how to get fun into something, I think about the video I'm linking here.
For me, key rule is the player has to feel in control. That's how you get them to respect the system and be willing to over invest in it. (see video) They need to feel like they're making the decisions on what's happening, and that their decision is informed enough that their choice has results. Even one decision Run or Fight? will add fun if the rest of the game is compelling enough to warrant making the decision. If they don't want to explore the dungeon, they won't care if they run or not. If they do, they'll think very carefully about the best way to approach that decision. Which as I'm rambling here, the most fun part of combat is not combat?