[link] Quick analysis of how to create addictive games

[random10122]

From the bloke who brought you bejeweled.. a quick and possibly interesting read:

http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingre...16-11/pl_games

[Sietjp]

Nice article. So the formula is a game based on luck with the feeling that it is based on skills ?

[Squize]

"They spent four years and $1 million to try to make sure that PopCap's latest release, Bejeweled Twist..."

Four years ? Did they delete it by accident after two years and start again ? Four years ? Wow. They must have used freelancers on rolling contracts

Squize.

[hatu]

Those are some really brief commentaries
"Tetris is fun because you match tiles"

Squize, swimming in a pool of cash thinking about new ideas can eat alot of time.

[Squize]

Ha, if only I had the chance to find out

Squize.

[MikeMD]

swimming in a pool of cash thinking about new ideas can eat alot of time.

I fill my bathtub with monopoly money, jump in and start thinking.

[Flashkit]

dammit pay me 4 million over 4 years and Ill make the best addictive game ever

[lesli_felix]

I'll do it in four weeks at half the price.

[Squize]

See, as soon as money gets mentioned on the board there's always someone under-cutting everyone else

Squize.

[random10122]

Squize, half of me was thinking exactly the same..


.. and of course the other half was thinking of offering a million to get the job done