Difference between revisions of "Gameplay Experience"

Revision as of 16:59, 16 October 2019

Before we can get to style of play, an even more abstract question is, what type of gameplay is it?

Competitive: whether against other players, the AI, or even yourself, every time you play you are competing to win. Play sessions are usually contained in specific maps. Often action-oriented games where the story is secondary to the actual gameplay, or games with short play sessions meant to be replayed over and over.
- Racing: each time you play, you try and finish as fast as you can
- Attack & Defend: Fight until you can't fight anymore
- Games: Chess, card games, etc

Experiential: While there may be an end goal or other "win" state, the game is focused as much on the journey than whether the player "wins" or "loses." Often story-based games, or games with long campaigns.
- Exploration: the primary goal is to explore or experience the world
- Goal: there is a specific goal you're working towards (build your civilization, raise a family, etc)
- Story: Gameplay is centered around a story (even if you have the option to ignore it)

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 **Attack & Defend: Fight until you can't fight anymore
 **Games: Chess, card games, etc
 *Experiential: While there may be an end goal or other "win" state, the game is focused as much on the journey than whether the player "wins" or "loses."  Often story-based games, or games with long campaigns.
-**Exploration
+**Exploration: the primary goal is to explore or experience the world
-**Goal
+**Goal: there is a specific goal you're working towards (build your civilization, raise a family, etc)
-**Story
+**Story: Gameplay is centered around a story (even if you have the option to ignore it)