The Gamedesign Gazette - game design

game design

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

system-shock-game-wallpaper

How System Shock became interesting by not giving a f**k

The Game Design Gazette · January 28, 2024February 14, 2024

The liberating joy of making the journey the reward

The Game Design Gazette · December 12, 2023December 31, 2023

Starfield-spaceship

The torment of interstellar commute that could have been an e-mail

The Game Design Gazette · October 19, 2023January 3, 2024

Star-Wars-Jedi-Survivor-Key-Art

How revamping the pace of the experience unleashes the force in this adventure

The Game Design Gazette · June 30, 2023January 2, 2024

Diablo_4_Lilith

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

The Game Design Gazette · June 15, 2023December 26, 2023

Thief Game

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

The Game Design Gazette · April 21, 2023December 26, 2023

Harry Potter Hogwarts Legacy

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

The Game Design Gazette · February 11, 2023December 26, 2023

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

When poor mission design and flawed balancing shatter the power fantasy

The Game Design Gazette · January 12, 2023December 26, 2023