Categories: All - challenges - simplicity - actions - goals

by zero juan 15 years ago

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Minimal Game

A stripped-down game design emphasizes minimalism, focusing on simplicity and essential elements. The gameplay is text-based, involving single-sentence actions where players choose between attacking, avoiding monsters, or rescuing a princess.

Minimal Game

Minimal Game

Definitions

Minimalism
In Software Design

Remove dialogs and buttons that increases complexity

Simplicity = User doesn't need to read a manual

Stripping work down to its essentials
Game
What constitutes a game?

Player

Challenges

Obstacles

Gameplay constraints

Environment

Enemies

Usually implemented to create replayability

Keeps players from reaching the goal

Actions/Verbs

Examples

Jump/Avoid obstacles

Attack/Destroy obstacles

Do verbs dictate genre?

Players use verbs to overcome obstacles and reach goals

Goals

Beat another player

Single player games beating high scores

Multiplayers

Go from point A to point B

Most single players are usually a variation of (go from A to B)

Racing games

Save the princess

Gameplay

No keyboard controls
what about mouse hovers?
Keyboards complicate things
Only mouse clicks
Text only
Only one sentence

Sentence based? or Phrase based?

No long paragraphs
No graphics
Just color changes
PLAYER+ACTIONS+CHALLENGE+GOALS
I attack or avoid monster before i rescue princess
I attack or avoid monster or rescue princess
I attack monster or rescue princess
I attack monster
I rescue princess