Video Game Design and Development

When talking about successful video games, the goal isn’t just to have a strong start. It’s more about staying power. And that’s exactly what The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim managed to accomplish. The creators attribute this feat to its masterful storytelling, sprawling world, and characters many won’t soon forget. More than

Cyberpunk 2077 drew criticism, especially at launch nearly six years ago. Bugs. Crashes. Missing features. It was a rough start for CD Projekt RED’s open-world RPG. But beneath all the problems is one feature th...

Many RPG titles limit players to following one main protagonist’s arc. Larian Studios offers the opposite with Baldur’s Gate 3. The adventure can take wildly different turns. All depending on different factors. The characters you pick. The choices you make along ...

God of War Ragnarök features gods, monsters, prophecies, and apocalyptic threats. But it manages to make everything feel grounded, even though the game draws on Norse mythology. Much of the credit goes to its story. God of War Ragnarök went on to win

Good dark fantasy RPGs need more than monsters and magic. They need people worth listening to. CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt embodies this.