Monday, July 8, 2019

Complexity and Simplicity in Games


Whether you are sitting down to play a board game or a video game, there is always a personal preference regarding the game’s level of complexity or simplicity. Some games have a steep learning curve and require a fair amount of reading or time in a tutorial before you can begin playing. Others are so simple and intuitive that you can jump right in without any briefing on the rules. Whether a game is complex or simple, it can succeed or fail either way. It all depends on your targeted audience, how the rules are presented, and knowing general trends in the game genres these days. There are always outliers that perform better than expected, but if you’re considering game development, it’s usually less of a risk to tone down complexity. How do you like your games?

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