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Lauryn and Nicholas discuss gaming, ”gamers,” and game design from practical and academic perspectives.
In this episode, Lauryn and Nicholas go all in on Bioware's Dragon Age: The Veilguard. We talk about core combat not from the perspective of mechanics but in both thematic and narrative terms. Mostly, though, we discuss the companion system, and why many of the frustrations with DA:TV stem from how the game isn't really about you as the super special hero but rather how you fit into a whole that is much greater than the sum of its parts.
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Furidashi Game Design Academy
Lauryn and Nicholas discuss gaming, ”gamers,” and game design from practical and academic perspectives.
