Ex. The game mechanis in sports games are diffrent from those found in racing games
What does this mean. Another term for gameplay?
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Ex. The game mechanis in sports games are diffrent from those found in racing games
What does this mean. Another term for gameplay?
Thanks
I think it's a wide variety of things. Even games of the same genre or series can have different mechanics. For example, the inventory in Diablo 3 can be described as a game mechanic. The inventory in the console and PC versions of the game are mechanically different.
i always look at it as gameplay is a series of game mechanics.
game mechanics is more nuts and bolts stuff. character movement. the rules of the game. the controls. collision detection. balance. that kind of thing. vitally important stuff for any game.
they have to be developed well in isolation and also have to work effectively together to be good gameplay.
i always look at it as gameplay is a series of game mechanics.
game mechanics is more nuts and bolts stuff. character movement. the rules of the game. the controls. collision detection. balance. that kind of thing. vitally important stuff for any game.
they have to be developed well in isolation and also have to work effectively together to be good gameplay.
Well put.
To me it means the smoothness of game play and the interface that you use. Example would be choppiness during combat, clunky controls/menus, and how the physics engine works.
What everyone is saying is pretty much on point. Think of the gameplay as a machine. The mechanics would be the pieces that make the machine do its job.
It's a guy that comes to your house with a wrench in hand and a yellow protective helmet to fix the game disc or digital download
Just think of it terms of real life mechanics. As in, the branch of physics, not people who fix cars. It's just about the rules of interaction in the virtual world you're given.
Ex. The game mechanis in sports games are diffrent from those found in racing games
What does this mean. Another term for gameplay?
Thanks
Game Mechanics is a broader term than just gameplay, it contains pretty much everything that you will see ingame, inventory, gameplay, camera usage, etc. etc.
So no its not another term for just gameplay.
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