The Gamedesign Gazette - articles & featurettes

articles & featurettes

Snack sized bits & ponderings on game design and the games industry’s most intriguing ideas.

Diablo_4_Lilith

Tying difficulty levels to the player’s progress is a strange choice for the most flexible Diablo game ever made

Diablo IV · June 15, 2023December 10, 2024

Thief Game

The odd dichotomy between real-world-morality and games pretending that theft is socially acceptable

Thievery in Games · April 21, 2023December 10, 2024

Harry Potter Hogwarts Legacy

Sometimes the backdrop wields enough magic to enchant the rest of the experience

Hogwarts Legacy · February 11, 2023December 10, 2024

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

When poor mission design and flawed balancing shatter the power fantasy

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 · January 12, 2023December 10, 2024

Mirrors Edge Catalyst

In a game about parkours, the sound of materials is more than a gimmick

Mirror's Edge Catalyst · June 7, 2022December 10, 2024

Putting the end of the journey into its player’s hands prioritizes respect over control

Sable · June 3, 2022December 10, 2024

Alien Isolation

How unfortunate design choices downgrade the heroine to a henchman on rails

Alien Isolation · May 11, 2022December 10, 2024

Hellblade Senuas Sacrifice

Its audio-visual courage makes Hellblade a shockingly explicit testimony of mental illness

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · April 28, 2022September 30, 2026