Making A Simple Game Complicated

In today's episode we talk about the horror genre.  What makes a good horror game?  How do you make the horror genre better?  How do you make things scary without telling people it's scary?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingPlease leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.

In today's episode we talk about using AI in your games.  What lessons have we learned about using AI in gaming?  What are some good use cases we've found for using AI?  What areas should you avoid using AI?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingPlease leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.

In today's episode we talk about breaking our conventional rules.  What happens if you let your players split the party?  What about an unkillable bad guy?  How can you do the opposite of our conventional advice?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingPlease leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.

In today's episode we talk about breaking our conventional rules.  What happens if you let your players split the party?  What about an unkillable bad guy?  How can you do the opposite of our conventional advice?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingPlease leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.

In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt The Broken Door.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about.Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingPlease leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.

In today's episode we talk about when you can't kill the bad guy.  Are the players incapable or are they not allowed to kill the bad guy?  What can you do instead?  How do you handle that dramatic encounter with the bad guy if the players can't kill them?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingPlease leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.

In today's episode we talk about the genre Cyberpunk.  What makes a good Cyberpunk game?  How is it different from other similar genres?  What types of stories do you tell?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingPlease leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.

In today's episode we talk about how to deal with inconsistent game schedules.  How do you handle long breaks between games?  How do you refocus and help your players after these breaks?  Is there anything you can do to prevent schedule issues?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingPlease leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.

In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt A Fistful Of Spells.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about.Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingPlease leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.

In today's episode we talk about when simple games become complex.  What adds the complexity?  How can you keep the game simple?  Should you always embrace the complexity?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at [email protected] Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingPlease leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.