2017 Wrap-up & Personality System
Hey guys, The studio will be going on break for the winter holidays but with the updates we just rolled out on […]
Design
11 posts
December 2017
June 2017
Behind the Map: “Mirlitas Ruins”
Hey everyone, Igor here. We’ve been pushing this update back for a bit to make sure we have everything we need to […]
May 2017
Cover Object Visual Updates
We’ve got a quick follow up to Ken’s post on the UI updates and the visual changes we’ve made to our cover […]
Tactical UI Overhaul
Foreword: Hey guys, we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming (blog schedule) as we formally close our crowdfunding round. While the outcome […]
February 2017
Spell Creation & Design
This week, I’d like to discuss one of the more exciting, as well as intimidating, areas of the design of Forged of […]
Weapon Design Philosophy
Hello, Milo here. I’ve been lead game designer here at Critical Forge over the last year while we worked on getting Forged […]
Long overdue check-in, and narrative design breakdown
Hello and happy 2017 everyone! It’s been a long while since our last post – my bad – so I’ll try to […]
December 2016
Designing the World of Attiras
In the beginning. When I was first contacted by the studio, I was informed very briefly about the world that they are […]
July 2016
Design Pillars – Part III: Narrative Choice, & Consequence
Stories often take the backseat in games, and more often than not, people don’t play games for their gripping stories – Planescape: […]
Design Pillars – Part II: Fun in depth and approachability
In game dev it’s easy to say, “we want to make our game fun.” However to do that, we really ought to […]
June 2016
Design Pillars – Part I: Meaningful Choice
The interesting aspect of player choice isn’t the choice itself. The interesting thing – the only interesting thing, really – is the […]