Warner Bros. is shutting down the team responsible for one of the most interesting narrative design mechanics in recent memory

Warner Bros. is shutting down the team responsible for one of the most interesting narrative design mechanics in recent memory

    • CandleTiger
      13·
      14 hours ago

      If you get killed by a particular enemy in a level, the next time you retry the level that enemy will be leveled up some.

      It turns “oh this part is hard for me” into “JFCWTF?!” which is good for people who like to be frustrated and hate themselves, and also can make it feel like there’s more story development instead of replaying exactly the same level again and again

      • livingcoder
        4·
        6 hours ago

        Thanks for the reply.

        This seems like a great way to ensure that the player can’t beat the level. I assume there’s a maximum difficulty where the enemy is still possible to beat?

        Also, when does the boosted difficulty reset for the level? After beating it? I am not a fan of frustrating games, so I can’t even imagine playing a game like this without just quitting.

        • Beegzoidberg@beehaw.org
          6·
          6 hours ago

          It’s a more manageable than it sounds, basically there’s a new mini boss that gets tracked for you in that level. You beat them and they’re gone for good. It’s fun because you can target them specifically for revenge and xp, and they’re unique in the shadow of war games. So like, if you get killed by goblin the drunk, he becomes goblin crusher the drunkest, and his character has fun visual changes like a tank of beer strapped to his back.

        • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
          5·
          6 hours ago

          It’s not always positive.

          Sometimes you could fight an enemy and set them on fire and they ran away in fear. Now they’re terrified of you, and fire.

          Sometimes you could lose to an enemy but wound them heavily so now they hate you, they’re missing an arm but have a axe there.

          They’re stronger in some ways and weaker in others. The most important thing is they’re different.

          It added a layer of growth and made it so you couldn’t just “learn the dodges” but instead had to actually grow too.