Episode 198 - Choice Mechanics

RPG Design Panelcast

English - March 23, 2019 13:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB - ★★★★ - 23 ratings
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Recorded at Metatopia 2018

Presented by Anne Ratchat, Rob Donoghue

In each game, players make choices starting character design/assignment. How does a designer balance creating meaningful decisions while balancing choice paralysis? How does the feel of the game change by increasing and decreasing choices available?