Xiangyu (Shawn) SunApr 25, 20193 min readVideo Game Violence: Good or Bad?Last time I used to playtest the "Game for Change" project. During the playtest, my group was asked to answer a question: "What do you...
Xiangyu (Shawn) SunApr 11, 20197 min readWhat has Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice changed compare to Dark SoulsBefore we start... If you are already a Dark Soul player or a Sekiro player, you can skip this part; If you have no idea about what this...
Xiangyu (Shawn) SunMar 26, 20194 min readDesign of Combat Companion AIDuring GDC, I attended many excellent talks from experienced developers in the game industry. One of them which impressed me a lot is the...
Xiangyu (Shawn) SunFeb 20, 20194 min readThoughts About Video Game CoversIn this post, I'm gonna share some game covers I like most and give a brief explanation under each cover. But before that. Let's think...
Xiangyu (Shawn) SunFeb 6, 20197 min readRogue-like & Souls-like: Commons and DifferencesBefore we start, I need to justify these two concepts first. In this document, the term "Rogue-like" refers to the "roguelike-like" game,...
Xiangyu (Shawn) SunJan 22, 20193 min readIs it OK for Roguelike Games to Have Persistent Upgrades?As we all know, one of roguelike games' features is that characters die forever during the game process. Which means you cannot get your...