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Latest pieces from The Gamedesign Gazette on player agency in video games or articles that are related to this topic.

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

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor · June 30, 2023December 10, 2024

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

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

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

How embracing playing styles makes Elden Ring more accessable than difficulty settings could ever dream of

Elden Ring · April 22, 2022December 10, 2024

Fallout 4

Despite their clunkiness the settlements in Fallout 4 were its most brilliant feature

Fallout 4 · December 21, 2021December 10, 2024

cyberpunk 2077

How it’s distrust in the player’s curiosity lets one of the decade’s most intriguing open worlds fall short of potential

Cyberpunk 2077 · December 19, 2021December 10, 2024