game balance, costs & benefits

Game Play & Game Design
#21

The basic game idea was stolen inspired by the classic game of Paradroid, with variations like a multiplayer option.

  • You float through a level of rooms
  • There are hostile droids of various classes, from losers to killers
  • You can kill other droids or try to take them over, the latter allows to step up the power ladder (which is actually a must for winning)
#22

No brainer then, you should not make them like humans (because if they were like humans whenever you face 2 of them you should surely lose which is very unplayable for a game where you are supposed to kills dozens or hundreds of these).

#23

Hehe, did you play my demo … that’s exactly what’s happening now.
You start shooting one of them, another one passes by, notifies the battle and happily joins in. And you’re done after a few seconds.

But, whats the solution then, making them dumb on intention ? How can still achieve some kind of strategy game play ?