As part of the last playthrough of Zelda: A Link to the Past, I was reflecting on what the progression system looked like and how the hero of the story, Link, who is getting stronger and stronger, better and better and more to take on far more challenges across the story arc in the end … Continue reading Progressing in A Link to the Past
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The well-made tutorial of Zelda: A Link to the past
In my playthrough of The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, I realized how underappreciated the first 45 minutes of the game really are. You may call it tutorial, you may call it starting sequence that leads you into the game: it's the beginning of the story, at which Link wakes up in … Continue reading The well-made tutorial of Zelda: A Link to the past
In-Game Help in Zelda: A Link to the Past: Game hints in A Link to the Past
One of the things that I've recognized in my latest playthrough of Zelda: A Link to the Past is, that it also has a built-in help system. You might remember that particular design choice not as a hint system, but as the eldest from Kakariko, that you meet early in the game, and then later … Continue reading In-Game Help in Zelda: A Link to the Past: Game hints in A Link to the Past
Revisiting Zelda: A Link to the Past
Zelda: A link to the past is one of my favorite games of all time. I feel in love with it in 1993, when we had an SNES and I was able to borrow the game from a friend. I spent a lot of time with it, because the feeling of being on an adventure … Continue reading Revisiting Zelda: A Link to the Past
Difficulty in games – and how Breath of the wild does it well
Designing your game for the right difficulty level is a challenge. We've all been at the point where we've played a game that was either too easy or too difficult. And especially in the beginning, when we don't know what to expect from a game and when we haven't grasped all the dynamics and mechanics … Continue reading Difficulty in games – and how Breath of the wild does it well
