Game Makers Toolkit | The Power of Invisible Choices @GMTK | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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Action games typically borrow from RPGs and adventure games when it comes to making choices. But there are significant advantages when using the normal verbs of the games. I call these “invisible choices”.
=== Before you watch ===
Content warning: Scenes of a violent nature
Spoiler warning: Light Mass Effect 2, Spec Ops: The Line, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill 2 spoilers
=== Sources and Resources ===
- Sources
[1] Do You Copy? Dialog System and Tools in 'Firewatch'
youtube.com/watch?v=wj-2vbiyHnI
[2] 'Mooncrash': Resetting the Immersive Simulation
youtube.com/watch?v=rXm5zCdiNT0
- Additional resources
The System Behind Hades' Astounding Dialogue
youtube.com/watch?v=bwdYL0KFA_U
How the Nemesis System Creates Stories
youtube.com/watch?v=Lm_AzK27mZY
Interactive Story Without Challenge Mechanics: The Design of Firewatch
youtube.com/watch?v=RVFyRV43Ei8
=== Chapters ===
00:00 - Intro
03:05 - Advantage 1
04:26 - Advantage 2
05:53 - Advantage 3
07:36 - Advantage 4
09:19 - Challenges
11:45 - Conclusion
12:33 - Credits
=== Games Shown ===
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
80 Days (2014)
Tell Me Why (2020)
Sorcery! 4 (2016)
Dragon Age II (2011)
Metro Exodus (2019)
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)
BioShock (2007)
Detroit: Become Human (2018)
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020)
Spec Ops: The Line (2012)
BioShock Infinite (2013)
Far Cry 4 (2014)
Undertale (2015)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
The Walking Dead: Season One (2012)
This War of Mine (2014)
Fallout 3 (2008)
Life is Strange (2015)
Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)
Hades (2020)
Deus Ex (2000)
Mass Effect 2 (2010)
Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)
Dishonored (2012)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)
Splinter Cell: Blacklist (2013)
Metal Gear Solid (1998)
Demon's Souls (2020)
Chrono Trigger (1995)
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Firewatch (2016)
DOOM Eternal (2020)
inFamous Second Son (2014)
Silent Hill 2 (2001)
=== Credits ===
Music provided by Epidemic Sound - epidemicsound.com/referral/vtdu5y (Referral Link)
Music by Lee Rosevere - leerosevere.bandcamp.com
=== Subtitles ===
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/en-gb/videos/uPEs32mi1pEA
🔴 Get bonus content by supporting Game Maker’s Toolkit - gamemakerstoolkit.com/support 🔴
Action games typically borrow from RPGs and adventure games when it comes to making choices. But there are significant advantages when using the normal verbs of the games. I call these “invisible choices”.
=== Before you watch ===
Content warning: Scenes of a violent nature
Spoiler warning: Light Mass Effect 2, Spec Ops: The Line, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill 2 spoilers
=== Sources and Resources ===
- Sources
[1] Do You Copy? Dialog System and Tools in 'Firewatch'
youtube.com/watch?v=wj-2vbiyHnI
[2] 'Mooncrash': Resetting the Immersive Simulation
youtube.com/watch?v=rXm5zCdiNT0
- Additional resources
The System Behind Hades' Astounding Dialogue
youtube.com/watch?v=bwdYL0KFA_U
How the Nemesis System Creates Stories
youtube.com/watch?v=Lm_AzK27mZY
Interactive Story Without Challenge Mechanics: The Design of Firewatch
youtube.com/watch?v=RVFyRV43Ei8
=== Chapters ===
00:00 - Intro
03:05 - Advantage 1
04:26 - Advantage 2
05:53 - Advantage 3
07:36 - Advantage 4
09:19 - Challenges
11:45 - Conclusion
12:33 - Credits
=== Games Shown ===
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
80 Days (2014)
Tell Me Why (2020)
Sorcery! 4 (2016)
Dragon Age II (2011)
Metro Exodus (2019)
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)
BioShock (2007)
Detroit: Become Human (2018)
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020)
Spec Ops: The Line (2012)
BioShock Infinite (2013)
Far Cry 4 (2014)
Undertale (2015)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
The Walking Dead: Season One (2012)
This War of Mine (2014)
Fallout 3 (2008)
Life is Strange (2015)
Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)
Hades (2020)
Deus Ex (2000)
Mass Effect 2 (2010)
Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)
Dishonored (2012)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)
Splinter Cell: Blacklist (2013)
Metal Gear Solid (1998)
Demon's Souls (2020)
Chrono Trigger (1995)
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Firewatch (2016)
DOOM Eternal (2020)
inFamous Second Son (2014)
Silent Hill 2 (2001)
=== Credits ===
Music provided by Epidemic Sound - epidemicsound.com/referral/vtdu5y (Referral Link)
Music by Lee Rosevere - leerosevere.bandcamp.com
=== Subtitles ===
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/en-gb/videos/uPEs32mi1pEA
