Blade Runner
A point and click adventure based on the film.
Where Blade Runner comes up1 episode or test
- 1Start a playthroughPlayer begins the adventure
- 2Game picks replicantsChosen at random each playthrough
- 3Player replaysA reason to play more than once
From Game Maker's Toolkit
What was said about Blade Runner
Blade Runner randomised which characters were replicants to make replays worth it. The game randomly picked which characters were replicants in each playthrough. That gave players a reason to play the adventure more than once.
Game Maker's Toolkit cites this as an example of innovating on adventure mechanics instead of only fixing puzzles. The argument is that the genre can still evolve, and fresh twists like this give it reasons to return: "I think there's lots of room for innovation, and reason to return to this genre."
Point and Click Puzzle Design
Randomly picked which characters were replicants, encouraging multiple playthroughs.
Blade Runner randomised which characters were replicants to make replays worth it. The game randomly picked which characters were replicants in each playthrough. That gave players a reason to play the adventure more than once.
Game Maker's Toolkit cites this as an example of innovating on adventure mechanics instead of only fixing puzzles. The argument is that the genre can still evolve, and fresh twists like this give it reasons to return: "I think there's lots of room for innovation, and reason to return to this genre."
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