Re:How to Make a Great Puzzle Game
by lonelappde on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:29AM
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Are you sure that pressuring the designer/dev to build what players ask for but not what inspires him will make a better game? Just because players want it doesn't mean the dev can deliver it. Let modders make the skins and tutorials.
For Dwarf Fortress, I believe most players would want a more understandable user interface and a tutorial, and I honestly believe that would make it a better game.
One general result from designing games is that players tend to be good at knowing what needs improving, but very bad at knowing how to improve it, so it's a good idea to see where they get stuck or frustrated, but then ignore their advice on how to fix it.