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

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

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

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

The Game Design Gazette · June 3, 2022December 31, 2023

Alien Isolation

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

The Game Design Gazette · May 11, 2022December 26, 2023

Elden Ring

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

The Game Design Gazette · April 22, 2022December 26, 2023

Fallout 4

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

The Game Design Gazette · December 21, 2021December 26, 2023

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

The Game Design Gazette · December 19, 2021December 31, 2023