Uncharted
A cinematic action-adventure series mixing combat, platforming and puzzles.
Where Uncharted comes up1 episode or test
What was said about Uncharted
Uncharted makes combat the deep genre and keeps its puzzles simple. Combat is the primary genre in Uncharted, and its puzzles are not brain-busting. They work as palette cleansers, so players who only want the main activity are not annoyed.
The lesson for builders is to pick one primary genre and put the depth and challenge there when a game hands off between genres. Secondary genres can stay easy. Game Maker's Toolkit's video on combining genres puts it this way: "The secondary genres are pretty much just palette cleansing fluff."
How To Combine Video Game Genres
Combat is the deep primary genre, while its puzzles are simple palette cleansers that don't annoy players who only want the main activity.
Uncharted makes combat the deep genre and keeps its puzzles simple. Combat is the primary genre in Uncharted, and its puzzles are not brain-busting. They work as palette cleansers, so players who only want the main activity are not annoyed.
The lesson for builders is to pick one primary genre and put the depth and challenge there when a game hands off between genres. Secondary genres can stay easy. Game Maker's Toolkit's video on combining genres puts it this way: "The secondary genres are pretty much just palette cleansing fluff."
More in Games
GamesNintendo
A Zelda adventure where Princess Zelda copies objects and monsters as echoes to solve puzzles and fight.
GamesThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo's long-running action-adventure series about Link exploring Hyrule, solving puzzles and fighting Ganon.
GamesDead Space
A major video game publisher and the guest's employer.
G
29 sources · 94 tipsMind Over Magnet
A puzzle platformer where you escape a factory using a magnet and a magnetic field.
GamesFar Cry 2
An open world action game where you recruit and play any of London's citizens.
GamesGod of War
A combat-focused action adventure game from Santa Monica Studio with Norse mythology and light puzzles.
Mind Over Magnet
Mark Brown's first game, a puzzle game he made while learning Unity.
GamesDishonored
A first-person stealth action game from Arkane with supernatural powers and the Clockwork Mansion level.