Establishing A Beachhead In A Crowded Genre 42
simoniker writes "How do you make a game that will stand apart from countless similar titles? Harmonix designer Chris Canfield (Guitar Hero II) thinks he knows, and is talking about it in a new editorial, 'Establishing A Beachhead In A Crowded Genre'. He comments that one of the key things you can do is to 'Gut key elements of the design': "Examples of this in your genre might include: sniper rifles in an FPS, powerslides in a racing game, minigames in a Wii title, healing crates, bosses, rocket jumps, or any other big or small element. Of course, the really good features shouldn't be the only ones on the chopping block. Not only will this free up time in the schedule that would otherwise be occupied by been-done features, but it creates space for genuinely new solutions and makes producers very, very happy.""
Game Box Design (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Uhm... he does know... (Score:2, Funny)
maybe i'll make the backs of cards move... no they already did that... fireworks at the end are done...
hell... i'll just throw on new pictures on the cards...
sell it for $10 and wait for the money to flow in...