Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko

Roboquest: Two standout examples of visual design | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Two interesting visual solutions in Roboquest

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Roboquest. Weapon comparison popups | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Comparing Weapon Pop-Ups: Why Roboquest’s Solution Falls Short

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Witchfire. Enemy escaping | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Just the small note about one curious AI combat behavior - escaping.

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Roboquest. Level Design Breakdown | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Massive level design break down of Roboquest

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Witchfire. Structure of the Island of the Damned | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Small breakdown of the first map structure in Witchfire

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Witchfire. Readability of enemy attacks | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Readability of enemy attacks in Witchfire

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Silent Hill 2. Design of streets | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

How the Streets in Silent Hill 2 Create Tension by Breaking Level Design Rules

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Ghost of Yotei. Exposition of antagonists | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Breaking Down the FTUE in Ghost of Yotei from a Narrative Perspective

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Silent Hill 2. Placement of quest items | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

How the placement of quest items and consumables in Silent Hill 2 serves gameplay and readability

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Silent Hill 2. Semi-opened doors | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

How semi-opened doors guide players in Silent Hill 2

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Silent Hill 2. Emotive design | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Breakdown of the Emotive Design in Silent Hill 2

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Silent Hill 2. How placement of save points shape spaces | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

How placement of save points shape spaces in Silent Hill 2

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Silent Hill 2. Design of consumables | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Briefly described design problems with consumables in Silent Hill 2

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Silent Hill 2. T-shape geometry | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

How the T-shape geometry works in horror games

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Outlast: Trials. Visual Language | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Visual language in Outlast: Trials

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Diablo 4. Scale of the conflict | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Scale of Conflict: How Diablo IV presents a world-ending threat through a small village

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Hades. Visual and Design contrasts between biomes | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

How arenas in Hades changes and becoming more difficulty in time

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Witchfire. Foliage render | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Foliage render in Witchfire

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Witchfire. World design clarity | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Show, don’t tell. How Witchfire designed and show the world to players

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Elden Ring. When “Incorrect” Architecture Becomes the Right Choice | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

When non-architectural approach can become the right choice for the level building

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Diablo 4. Gameplay Loop and Narrative Design | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

How Diablo IV weaves Narrative Design into its core gameplay loop

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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. Atomic Design | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Atomic Design and how Ubisoft mastered that approach

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Outlast: Trials. How the awkward spaces work | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Breaking down the level design in the Outlast: Trials

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Diablo 4. Lighting. Shadows blur | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Shadows blur in Diablo 4 and why it makes the difference in quality

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Diablo 4. Circles as part of the Art Direction | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

How Art Direction of Diablo IV builds the brand identity

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Alan Wake 2. Visual contrast as guiding tool | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

How Alan Wake 2 uses visual contrasts to non-verbally guiding the player

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Diablo 4. Readability | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Breaking Down Readability in Diablo IV

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The Order 1886. Problems of level combat design | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

Problems with combat level design in Order 1886

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Diablo 4. Important question for every quest | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

The most important question for every quest. The sanity check

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Diablo 4. Space contrasts | Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko Get more from Game Designer Notes | Dmytro Nesterenko on Patreon

How Diablo 4 manages spaces and create contrasts between them

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