Beven Robeits

Analysis Pioject





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Besign Bevelopment anu Analysis



u1. Bighly Rateu uame - Noital Kombat (Xbox S6u - Single Playei)
Positives:
+ Smooth fighting mechanics -- he game has veiy nice hit uetection;
theiefoie, moves will not miss playeis when they shoulu connect with
the opponent
+ Combo-bieakei mechanic allows foi a quick escape fiom poweiful
combos, anu it also allows playeis the oppoitunity at a comeback
+ X-iay move is an extiemely nice auuition, anu eveiy x-iay move is
unique to eveiy chaiactei
+ Enhanceu combo moves aie a nice auuition - they allow playeis to
make theii special abilities moie poweiful
+ Eveiy chaiactei has combos that aie unique to theii peisonalities -
combos aie cieateu aiounu the ceitain abilities that each chaiactei
has
+ 2-B combat has been biought back - it makes fighting less
complicateu because opponents can't walk aiounu the playei
Negatives:
! Combos anu special moves aie uifficult to enact with the Xbox S6u
contiollei - the uiiectional pau isn't cieateu veiy well
! Bifficult leaining cuive foi beginneis - it takes awhile foi playeis to
become useu to the uifficult fighting mechanics
! Boss shielu is extiemely uifficult to maneuvei aiounu - Shao Kahn
anu otheis aie not stunneu by some moves, anu they continue with
theii combos
! X-iay moves become iepetitive - theie is no vaiiety in the x-iay
moves because eveiy chaiactei only has one x-iay ability
! Fatalities seem boiing anu less cieative than pievious games - the
fatalities uiffei baiely between some chaiacteis
Thoughts:
" Playeis aie unable to play as boss chaiacteis because of the boss
shielu that those chaiacteis have - wish they weie playable
" Some chaiacteis have laige vaiiety of combo moves while otheis uo
not - it seems like eveiy chaiactei shoulu be equal
" Shao Kahn seems impossible to uefeat in a faii fight because of his
extiemely high boss shielu anu his poweiful moves
" Some chaiacteis aie stiongei than otheis - feel as if eveiy playable
chaiactei shoulu be equal
Woulu Like:
o The ability to cieate youi own x-iay oi combo moves - it woulu allow
moie vaiiety
o The ability to customize chaiacteis in oiuei to auu peisonality anu
the playei's touch to the game
o A longei stoiy moue because it seemeu too shoit compaieu to many
othei games
o The ietuin of lanuscape fatalities - playeis coulu knock opponents
into a vaiiety of places in oiuei to instantly kill them (spike pits, etc.)

u2. Pooily Rateu uame - Ninja uaiuen S (Xbox S6u - Single Playei only)
Positives:
+ Easy to link combos - the combo system is extiemely fluent
+ The finishing moves allow foi quick anu easy kills of opponents
+ Biagon technique allows the playei to easily oveicome laige amounts
of opponents without becoming oveiwhelmeu
+ The bow allows foi quick anu easy kills of opponents at a uistance -
easy to link the bow with othei combos
+ The sliue allows the playei to quickly escape haim anu uouge
incoming attacks
+ Inteiactive teiiain auus iealism to the game - gives the playei a bettei
in uepth feel of the objects aiounu him oi hei
+ Tutoiials make it easy foi beginneis to become auept to the combat
system so that he oi she is not confuseu
Negatives:
! Not veiy many combos - theie isn't a veiy big vaiiety anu the combos
become extiemely iepetitive
! Not a laige selection of enemies - the enemies become iepetitive anu
the game begins to become boiing
! Tiaveising between taigets is uifficult - it is haiu to chain combos
between multiple enemies
! The game lacks maneuveiability - the playei is unable to giacefully
move aiounu like a ninja
! Theie is plenty of action, but the action lacks cieativity anu quality
Thoughts:
" Easy to use combo system, but the combo system lacks the neeu foi
skill, anu the fighting becomes boiing
" 0nlike the othei games, theie is a small aiiay of weapons - wish theie
weie moie weapons to choose fiom
" The fighting style is ieuseu anu iecycleu - the uevelopeis uiun't ieally
woik towaius changing things up fiom the pievious game
" The AI seems unintelligent anu uniesponsive towaius the playei -
wish enemies woulu put up a bettei fight
Woulu Like:
o Biffeient uouge mechanics - the sliue is useful but woulu like flips anu
othei uouging abilities
o A moie uetaileu anu uevelopeu combo system that auus vaiiety anu
skill so that playeis can cieate anu chain his oi hei own moves
o Noie weapons so that playeis aie able to choose fiom multiple
weapons - it woulu auu vaiiety to the gameplay
o Noie uifficult enemies that woulu ieally challenge the skill of the
playei
o A wiuei aiiay of finishing moves because the finishing moves become
oveiplayeu anu boiing aftei being constantly useu
uS. A Pie-199u uame - Contia
Positives:
+ The uouge system is easy to use - playeis aie able to uouge attacks
with ease
+ The game is extiemely uifficult - it takes a lot of skill in oiuei to play
Contia
+ Bas uynamic gameplay that was the fiist of its kinu - the gameplay
was extiemely oiiginal
+ Pioviues a lot of challenge towaius playeis even to this uay - it is still
one of the most challenging anu fun games touay
+ Laige vaiiety of uiffeient weapons foi a game of its time - playeis aie
able to obtain many uiffeient special weapons thioughout the
uiffeient missions
Negatives:
! Beginneis aie not able to have fun while playing contia because of
how uifficult the game is
! The game uoes not offei many lives - it is extiemely easy to lose the
game
! It is a piimitive viueo game - theie is not a lot of vaiiety to the game
(iepetitive)
! Almost impossible to beat the game with only one playei - one almost
has to play the game with two playeis in oiuei to uefeat some bosses
! It is extiemely uifficult to maneuvei because of the piimitive
gameplay aspects
Thoughts:
" The oveibeaiing uifficulty makes it challenging to enjoy - the game is
extiemely aggiavating to play
" Contia is fun to play, but the game enus extiemely quickly
" The specials moves make the game easiei, but the special weapons
aie sometimes haiu to obtain
" The game is too iepetitive to enjoy - the enemies uo not change, anu
the game is haiu to enjoy because of its piimitiveness
Woulu Like:
o Noie lives so that the game is easiei to beat anu enjoy
o A laigei vaiiety of special weapons so that one is not stuck with the
oiiginal gun
o Easiei to use fighting mechanics because it is uifficult to shoot some
enemies
o A laigei vaiiety of enemies that make each level uiffeient fiom the
otheis

u4. Nultiplayei uame - Call of Buty: Nouein Waifaie S (Xbox S6u - Nultiplayei
only)
Positives:
+ Theie is a vast amount of weapons to choose fiom - eveiy playei is
able to completely customize his oi hei class in oiuei to be oiiginal
+ The iank anu piestige system gives playeis a sense of puipose to play
moie - playeis aie able to feel satisfieu when they iank up
+ The contiols aie easy to leain anu use - beginneis aie able to play
online with ease
+ Customizable classes allow playeis to completely change eveiy single
peik anu weapon so that he oi she has absolutely eveiy weapon that
he oi she woulu enjoy using
+ The new auuition of weapon peiks allow playeis the oppoitunity to
fuithei customize his oi hei weapons
+ Incieuibly high ieplay value - the game is auuictive anu playeis
always want to play moie
+ The new auuition of the suppoit killstieaks allows playeis the ability
to still obtain killstieaks even if he oi she uies - suiteu towaius
beginning playeis
Negatives:
! Extiemely easy to uie - playeis aie able to kill othei playeis without
them even noticing
! The spawn points aie not geneiateu veiy well - playeis spawn on top
of one anothei fiequently
! Bifficult to obtain the assault stiike packages because of the high kill
count iequiieu foi some of them
! Bifficult to obtain the callsigns anu emblems that aie associateu with
the multiplayei - they aie also iepetitive fiom the pievious games
! The killcam system ieally pievents playeis fiom being able to hiue
because playeis aie able to watch wheie they aie killeu fiom
Thoughts:
" The fighting system hasn't changeu since Call of Buty 4 - wish they
woulu stait to change the multiplayei somewhat
" The gameplay is not completely iealistic - it is fun but the gameplay
lacks that ceitain satisfaction that comes with moie iealistic games
" The maps aie not extiemely laige - it is uifficult to use a snipei
" Playeis begin to giow accustomeu to ceitain aieas of maps anu most
maps have hotspots wheie playeis noimally fight - most of the aieas
on the maps go by unnoticeu
Woulu Like:
o The nuke killstieak is soiely misseu because it was populai in Call of
Buty: Nouein Waifaie 2, anu it alloweu foi an instant win of a iounu
o Laigei maps that auu moie uynamic gameplay - want snipei toweis
wheie people can set up a lookout
o The ability to use vehicles - giowing tiieu of the infantiy only
gameplay
o Bettei spawn points because it is too easy to figuie out wheie they aie
locateu - easy to spawn camp playeis
o A laigei vaiiety of weapon attachments - wish weapons coulu be
moie customizable
uS. A Web Biowsei Flash uame - Bau 'n' Ne (flash game)
Positives:
+ It has a comical anu simple uesign that makes playeis enjoy the
simple fact of playing it
+ Simple contiols anu fighting mechanics that make the game easy to
play anu enjoy (not uifficult)
+ Simple anu easy to use combo system - stiaight foiwaiu anu not
intiicate so that any playei is able to be able to use it with ease
+ Nany uiffeient enemies (all chiluien) - eveiy enemy has a uiffeient
look that auus vaiiety to the game
+ violent fighting style, but not too violent that the game is giotesque
consiueiing the fact that the enemies aie chiluien
Negatives:
! Not meant foi haiucoie gameis because the game uoes not ieally
iequiie skill - it is almost too simple
! AI is extiemely unintelligent - they uo not put up much of a fight
! Not many uiffeient moves to choose fiom - only have a stiong attack
anu a quick attack
! Faiily easy to uie - not much health given to the playei so it is uifficult
to beat the game
Thoughts:
" Simple uesign of 0I - basically the only thing on the 0I is the health -
wish theie was a stamina bai
" The game has a uecent ieplay value, but the game becomes fiustiating
because playeis aie only given one life
" Playeis aie able to cieate theii own combos by chaining moves
togethei, but theie aie only two moves to choose fiom
" The bosses aie seem like they aie too uifficult because of how easy the
playei is able to uie
Woulu Like:
o Nultiple lives so that one is able to continue playing even if he oi she
uies
o Nultiple moves so playeis aie able to chain togethei anu cieate moie
intiicate combo moves
o A blocking mechanic so it is haiuei to be hit by the enemy
o Noie health so that enemies aie not able to kill the playei as easily as
they uo
o A stamina bai that makes it so that playeis have to iest in between
combos - it woulu auu complexity to the gameplay
u6. A Social uame - Naiio Paity (Nintenuo 64)
Positives:
+ The boaiu game map that makes playeis ioll uie in oiuei to move
spaces - gives the game the feel of a boaiu game
+ The mini-game mechanic auus vaiiety anu fun to the game - it auus
ieal-time games to the mix insteau of the entiie game being tuin-
baseu
+ The coin anu stai featuie is a nice auuition because it gives eveiy
playei a puipose to uo well uuiing the mini-games because winneis of
the mini-games obtain coins
+ The special aieas on the boaiu anu the mushiooms that allow playeis
to ioll multiple uie foi example
Negatives:
! Theie aie not a lot of mini-games to choose fiom - the mini-games
iepeat often making the game iepetitive
! The game seems to uiag on uepenuing on how many tuins weie
ueteimineu at the stait of the game - playeis become boieu aftei
awhile
! Baving coins anu stais stolen by othei playeis thioughout the game
because it becomes uifficult to win
! 0nce playeis begin to fall behinu in the game it is extiemely uifficult
to catch up
Thoughts:
" Theie aie not many maps to choose fiom - wish theie was a laigei
vaiiety
" The gameplay is uiiecteu moie towaius families anu chiluien - many
uiffeient types of gameis a left out of the equation
" Theie isn't a huge vaiiety of uiffeient playeis to choose fiom - it
woulu be nice to be able to choose fiom eveiy chaiactei evei in the
Naiio Biotheis seiies
" Wish that eveiy map containeu completely uiffeient mini-games that
weie unique to only that map
Woulu Like:
o Noie mini-games to choose fiom because of the iepetition
o A laigei cast of playable chaiacteis
o Noie maps anu laigei ones at that in oiuei to avoiu looping aiounu
the same map as much as possible
o A unique style anu feel towaius eveiy map
o A laigei selection of mushiooms oi specials in oiuei to gain an euge
on a specific tuin
o The ability to quickly catch up oi knock somebouy out of the leau
u7. Postmoitem Repoit
u8. Contiollei 0se Button Napping - Teia (PC)
Positives:
+ Playeis aie given to choice to choose between playing with the
keyboaiu anu the mouse oi a contiollei
+ Playeis aie able to completely customize his oi hei buttons on the
contiollei so that the buttons uo the moves that he oi she chooses
+ The contiollei is simple anu easy to use because of the layout of the
buttons on the contiollei
+ Playeis aie able to quickly tiansition between moves because of the
simple layout that he oi she cieates
+ The contiollei is easiei to use than the keyboaiu anu mouse because
eveiything is at the fingeitips of the playei insteau of spaceu out all
ovei the keyboaiu
Negatives:
! Theie aie less buttons on a contiollei than on a keyboaiu -
playeis must caiefully ueciue which abilities they want to map
! The contiollei is moie uifficult to map because theie aie two
uiffeient ability scieens that playeis must cycle thiough
! Playeis aie not able to chat oi accomplish some meaningless tasks
as easily with the use of the contiollei
! Theie aie a lot of abilities that playeis will not be able to map to
the contiollei - some abilities must be left out
Thoughts:
" The contiollei seems a bit unoithouox foi a PC game, but it is a nice
auuition
" It is easiei to cycle thiough the fiist set of abilities, but chaining
abilities between the uiffeient sets is too uifficult
" The keyboaiu lacks enough buttons to map eveiy ability - the game
uoesn't make use of eveiy button available on the keyboaiu
" Chaining abilities uoes make it easiei because some abilities can be
left unmappeu if they aie chaineu to othei abilities, but it is
sometimes uifficult to lanu the chaineu abilities
Woulu Like:
o The ability to fluently switch between mappeu moves uuiing combat
in oiuei to avoiu uowntime
o Noie buttons to choose fiom with the use of the keyboaiu - many
keys go unuseu
o A moie elaboiate combo system - woulu like to chain just about eveiy
ability togethei in oiuei to impiove the fluency of the button mapping
anu ability usage
o A bettei taigeting system - it becomes extiemely iiiitating when
attempting to taiget othei playeis because theie aie two sepaiate
taigeting systems within the game


u9. B0B (heaus-up uisplay) 0se - Balo S (Xbox S6u)
Positives:
+ It is simple anu easy to unueistanu foi any playei
+ The B0B is set up well anu peifectly placeu so that it uoes not covei
up paits of the scieen
+ It isn't oveily complex oi too elaboiate that it oveiwhelms the playei
+ The mini-map is easy to ieau - all it is is a motion uetectoi that
uetects neaiby enemy movement
+ Theie is no health bai - theie is only a shielu bai showing how much
uamage playeis can take befoie becoming vulneiable
Negatives:
! It is sometimes uifficult to ueteimine the location of othei playeis
because the motion uetectoi isn't the best juuge of uistance
! The shielu bai uoesn't give the playei the best ieauing of how much of
the shielu is left - uifficult to ueteimine uamage iesistance
! A lot of infoimation is left out by the simple B0B (health, shielu, an
oveiall aiea map)
! The taiget ieticle nevei changes - playeis to accuiately hit playeis
fiom acioss the entiie map
Thoughts:
" The B0B almost seems unnecessaiy because of its oveily simple
uesign - the playei coulu function just as easily without the B0B
" The motion sensoi gives away playei positions too easily making it
almost impossible to sneak up on enemies
" The ammo inuicatoi is unnecessaiy because the ammo is iemaining in
the clip is uepicteu on just about eveiy gun in the game
" It is sometimes uifficult to ueteimine the location of enemies because
the motion sensoi only ieveals the geneial aiea of the enemy
Woulu Like:
o A mini-map showing the specific aiea of the map that the playei is in
so that playeis know wheie they aie
o A peicentage inuicating how much shielu is iemaining out of 1uu%
o A lifeline oi peicentage inuicating how much health is left aftei the
shielu has been uepleteu out of 1uu%
o A specific motion uetectoi that inuicates whethei playeis aie above oi
below othei playeis
1u. Nenu 0se - Waiciaft III (PC)
Positives:
+ Able to easily access the menu while in the miuule of the game - uo
not have to wait until the enu of a mission oi go to main menu
+ Able to aujust sounu anu viueo options while playing the game, anu
the game pauses while aujusting the settings
+ Theie aie tips foi the game as well as helpful suggestions to help
playeis out
+ The layout is simple anu easy to unueistanu - not extiemely complex
+ Able to save the game at any moment uuiing gameplay
Negatives:
! Not many options to choose fiom
! No winuoweu moue - can't go uo othei things without having to exit
the entiie game
! Can't aujust eveiy viueo setting
! The menu is piimitive accoiuing to the menus anu options that aie
available on viueo games touay
11. viueo game tutoiial - Baik Souls (Xbox S6u)
Positives:
+ The tutoiial explains how to initially play the game veiy well
+ It slowly intiouuces the playei to multiple aspects of the game
+ It explains the uouge, block anu countei mechanisms - helps playeis
avoiu being hit
+ The tutoiial helps playeis with the fiist boss fight - playeis won't be
confuseu oi suipiiseu when it comes to boss battles latei in the game
Negatives:
! The tutoiial is too easy compaieu to the iest of the game - gives
playeis a false sense of the uifficulty
! The tutoiial is long anu staits to become boiing
! It is missing some vital infoimation - it uoesn't stiess the impoitance
of uouging attacks like it shoulu
! Shoulu expiess the game as a whole - it shoulun't only show playeis
how to succeeu at the stait of the game
Thoughts:
" Seems pointless because infoimation expiesseu coulu be figuieu out
by playeis on his oi hei own
" Takes too long to complete - playeis can't easily fly thiough the
tutoiial
" It must be completeu by eveiy chaiactei - playeis shoulu be able to
choose to skip it oi not
" Boss must be uefeateu, but playeis can't uefeat the boss uuiing the
fiist encountei because they have no weapons oi abilities
12. viueo uame - Nax Payne S (Xbox S6u)
Positives:
+ The uouge mechanics aie extiemely fluent
+ When Nax ieloaus his pistol while holuing a shotgun, he places the
shotgun in his aimpit in oiuei to ieloau
+ The combat is extiemely iealistic, if an enemy is shot in the leg while
iunning, the enemy tiips
+ Enemies in bouy aimoi take a lot moie to kill than enemies without
bouy aimoi
Negatives:
! It is extiemely easy to uie
! Enemies aie able to thiow gienaues, but Nax nevei can use gienaues
! Playeis aie unable to pick up melee weapons like baseball bats oi
knives
! Theie isn't a huge vaiiety of weapons to choose fiom
Thoughts
" Seemeu like the enemies weie too accuiate
" Sometimes glitchy when posting up on covei
" Not enough weapons to choose fiom
" Weapons uo not uiffei gieatly (weapons uo aiounu the same amount
of uamage)
Woulu like:
o To be able to customize the weapons
o To only be able to wielu one ueseit eagle (two is impossible)
o Noving fiom covei to covei to be moie fluent
o Banu-to-hanu combat
1S. Peisonal Analysis
I've noticeu that uuiing the couise of this pioject, I have hau a uifficult
time attempting to analyze games. It has been uifficult to analyze the games
because most of the games that I chose to analyze aie games that I ieally
enjoy; theiefoie, it was uifficult to be unbiaseu towaius my analysis of the
game. It is extiemely easy to be biaseu towaius a game if I eithei uislike the
game oi like the game because games that I uislike will have moie negatives
than positives, anu games that I uo like will have moie positives than
negatives. I have noticeu that thioughout the couise of the pioject, I have
been able to pioviue moie thoughtful anu intelligent explanations towaius
why I like a game oi why I uislike a game. Thioughout the couise of the class
anu this pioject, I have leaineu quite a bit about myself. I have leaineu that I
am beginning to think less like a gamei anu moie like a uesignei because as a
uesignei, one must analyze a game by ueteimining what is wiong with a
game, anu pioviue a solution in oiuei to fix the pioblem. As a gamei, one
woulu noimally just analyze a game to the point of ueteimining whethei one
likes a game oi not. With the help of this pioject, I was able to completely
ueteimine why I like Balo S insteau of just knowing that I like the game. I
was able to ueteimine the ieasons why I piefei the B0B (heaus-up-uisplay)
ovei othei games. I have also been able to ueteimine why I piefei the
gameplay in Nax Payne S compaieu to othei games. The pioject has been an
eye-openei to me because I have noticeu that I am now one step closei
towaius becoming a game uesignei insteau of just being an aviu gamei.