RYAREISENDER'S PROFILE

I think something in your table has messed up, I see 2 additional columns with seemingly random data (a year and a score).


Edit: We should add to that rule something like "If you list less than 10 games, you obligate yourself to at least play one game from the current top 10 of that list that you haven't played yet". ;-)

They actually released quite some info on the gameplay now. But I'm afraid that everyone interested in such games that actually participates in crowdfunding has already pledged. The increases the game receives is mainly from pledgers upping their pledge in hope it still succeeds rather than new pledgers (only 900 new pledgers the past 15 days).

I'd say this is a lot of design choice and there is no real answer to it at all. I like my games with random encounters, however if you only have 3 formations per dungeon and you need to fight 100 battles then that of course is super boring.

I wouldn't be as critical as LockeZ and say that the same formation shouldn't be fought more than once (because I personally would want the player to repeat them to notice how he can clear them faster now knowing the better tactic), but there sure shouldn't more than twice the battle than different formations and each region should also at least have 5 different monster types (which in theory allows you do create 100+ different formations, but often you will want to combine them so that the battle remain strategic and fun).

As for dungeon length, does it really have an upper limit at all? I don't think so. I like dungeon crawlers where your first dungeon is the whole 20-hour-long game and you have to go back to town multiple times (good ideas for big dungeons: instant escape spell, unlocking shortcuts). It's also fine to have a small first dungeon to give the player some short introduction into combat before continueing with the story (though I personally like my dungeons big and the story as minimalistic as possible).

You sure can make your dungeon 2 hours long, but always keep in mind that it needs to stay interesting. Not only a good variety in encounters is needed. Different scenery, different ways of "getting further", different floor layout and a puzzle here and there. Also a "wide" design is much better than a "long" design. And as said, you will want to allow the player to retreat to town and then be able to shortcut significantly, so he can feel his progress.

(I was going to list "ten overrated games", as well, but that'd probably get me banned.)

I often wonder when people don't list my favorites in their lists if they just haven't played them or played them and didn't like them anyway.

For me... if I go through the first 11 games (place 1-9, since 3 games are tied on place 9):
- 2 are my personal favorites too
- 3 I consider overrated
- 1 I admit that it is well designed and just not "my type" of game
- 5 I didn't play

(I won't put names.)

What about the question I edited in? =p

Also the list confirms my theory that the 2k3 games tend to be the best.