Communicating Practice

How To Start Planning Your Game


Planning is a very essential element when it comes to creating a game, whether two dimensional or three dimensional it is very necessary to plan well so at the end of the day your game would turn out to be of good quality.
One reason why it is important to plan your game is because it would help you know your target audience and the kind of game that will attract such an audience.
There are different types of games and gamists in the world. One group of games we could look at are adventure games such as Super Mario. These games do not need any complex buttons and combinations before one can achieve his set goal. It is more of a straight forward game. Such games are more relaxed than most other games.

Also there are combat games such as Tekken and Mortal Kombat. These games require the combination of various buttons to perform complex moves. Requires players to be fast so they can quickly press more than two ar three buttons at a time.

Also there are fantasy games such as God of War. Such games are about a world which did not exist and are sometimes a little historical. These game do not have complex button combinations too as well but have a lot of difficult tasks and challenges which need to be completed. The player must be fast to perform some skills since sometimes two button are to be pressed to make stunts like scalin a wall.

There are also games such as Call Of Duty. These games are strategy games and teach the player how to make more tactical moves as a soldier. They are usually very violent and also do not require much of complex keys since most of the time you are shooting the enemy. This games requires the player to be alert at all times since a litlle mistake might take him out of the game.

Last but not the least there are sports games such as Fifa15. These games are also not much complicated but require a lot of tactics and alertness since you are supposed to control a lot of football players on the field.

Another element which should be considered is the character or characters of the game since the player is going to be represented by it. The narrative of the game and the plot including scenes must also be in sync to have a good game. Sound effect and music must also be considers when making a game.
With these things taken into consideration, there is no doubt that you would not be able to create the perfect game you desire to make.


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