“If you take away the fancy graphics of today's games, most of the time you're left with a shell of a game that has been done to death a million times.” IfsHas BeensDoneTodayGamesLeftMillionsDesignFancyShells Author:Herman Leonard
“If I see another game that involves a kidnapped princess, queen, king or other royal family member, I'll scream. In the same vein, I think the karate genre has been done to death.” IfsThinkingHas BeensDoneGamesDesignKingsMembersGenreQueensScreamPrincessRoyalVeinsFamily MembersKarateRoyal FamilyKidnapped Author:Andy Eddy
“A good game has to have a fun core, which is a one-sentence description of why it's fun.” GamesFunDesignSentencesCoreDescriptionOne Sentence Author:Paul Reiche III
“There are cases where you design something that looks good on paper and there's only one small part of it that's fun. You have to focus on that and throw the rest away.” LooksFunCasesFocusDesignPaperSmall Parts Author:Brent Iverson
“The last 10% of game design is really what separates the good games from the great games. It's what I call the clean-up phase of game design. Here's where you make sure all the elements look great. The game should look good, feel good, sound good, play good.” FeelsShouldLooksPlayLastsGamesSoundDesignElementsCleanFeel GoodPhases Author:Garry Kitchen
“Learn how to program and play lots of games. If you find yourself capable of writing a game, someday you'll be capable of writing a really good game. My dad's a writer, and when you ask him how to learn to write, he says, "write." So basically, do it and keep doing it until you get good.” IfsWritingPlayAsksGamesDesignDadCapableProgramMy DadSomedayFinding Yourself Author:Fred Haslam
“90% of what is considered "impossible" is, in fact, possible. The other 10% will become possible with the passage of time & technology.” FactsTechnologyImpossibleDesignPassagesPassage Of Time Author:Hideo Kojima
“What you do is look at yourself and find your own way to address the fact that the times have changed and that you have to pay attention. You can't be a designer and say, "Oh, this is timeless".” WayLooksFactsPayAttentionDesignChangedPay AttentionDesignerAddressesTimelessLook At YourselfTimes Have Changed Author:Paula Scher