Burnout Paradise
An open-world arcade racing game from Criterion.
Where Burnout Paradise comes up1 episode or test
- 1Watch playersCriterion saw how people actually played
- 2Spot the preferenceOpen-world messing about beat set races
- 3Shape the DLCLater DLC leaned into party atmosphere
From Game Maker's Toolkit
What was said about Burnout Paradise
Criterion shaped Burnout Paradise DLC around how players actually played. Criterion saw that Burnout Paradise players preferred messing about in the open world over running set races. Later DLC leaned into that party atmosphere.
Game Maker's Toolkit cites this alongside Klei's Don't Starve Together, where players showed they wanted co-op in a game built as a solo experience. The shared lesson is to watch what players do and shape the design around it.
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Criterion saw players preferred messing about in the open world over set races, so later DLC leaned into that party atmosphere.
Criterion shaped Burnout Paradise DLC around how players actually played. Criterion saw that Burnout Paradise players preferred messing about in the open world over running set races. Later DLC leaned into that party atmosphere.
Game Maker's Toolkit cites this alongside Klei's Don't Starve Together, where players showed they wanted co-op in a game built as a solo experience. The shared lesson is to watch what players do and shape the design around it.
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