Wolfenstein
A first-person shooter series offering mayhem, tactical and stealth styles.
Where Wolfenstein comes up1 episode or test
- 1Offer three play stylesMayhem, tactical and stealth
- 2Spread design time thinMachine Games spent less time on stealth
- 3Stealth gets less polishGuards spot you too easily
- 4Players get frustratedNeglected styles end up frustrating
From Machine Games' admission on Wolfenstein
What was said about Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein's stealth play style got less polish than its other styles. Wolfenstein offers mayhem, tactical and stealth play styles. Machine Games admitted it spent less time on stealth, so guards spot you too easily.
Offering several play styles spreads resources thin, and neglected ones end up frustrating. Each style needs enough design and polish time to be enjoyable, so budget for each as if it were its own game. The source describes this as "almost making multiple games at once".
How To Combine Video Game Genres
Machine Games admitted it spent less time on stealth, so guards spot you too easily.
Wolfenstein's stealth play style got less polish than its other styles. Wolfenstein offers mayhem, tactical and stealth play styles. Machine Games admitted it spent less time on stealth, so guards spot you too easily.
Offering several play styles spreads resources thin, and neglected ones end up frustrating. Each style needs enough design and polish time to be enjoyable, so budget for each as if it were its own game. The source describes this as "almost making multiple games at once".
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.