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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14h

4/4 🙌 this would make the traditional NOODLE based DIALOGUES writing more convenient

#videogames #ai #npc #dialogues

Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14h

3/4 still you cannot neglect the RISKS:

- offensive outputs
- dialogue repetition
- NPCs giving world breaking outputs
- version mismatch or delays

even if you covered all of these, you cannot IGNORE
- NPC sounding boring
- low sales
#risks #projectmanagement #NPC #Videogames #AI

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14h

2/4 also, please consider the DEPENDENCIES:

- strong PC to support running LLM; or
- good internet (if not local)

- cost of LLM
- game engine integration capability
- strong guardrails to restrict the model's output
#LLM #Guardrails #AI #VideoGames

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14h

I'm a PRODUCT MANAGER and I can tell u - what you're saying is a project with

10 months of dev effort
⬇️:: project plan

mind you this is just the for _ NPC dialogue creation

❌AI for dialogues project wont ve worthy ROI
#videogames #indiegames #AI #writing

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14h

If you're thinking AI x Video Games, wd be cool idea 💡

here's why it might ~NOT be :
(a thread)

#videogames #indiegames #AI #writing

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14d

1/f

tl;dr
>> How do you design a narrative fused co-op game ?

#VideoGame #gamedesign #analysis #casestudy #HazelightStudios #AWayOut

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14d

1/e How to Make Players Feel for Their Characters?

Through backstories and relationships, you might empathize with characters

> But first playing together and then playing against each other, puts you in the shoes of your characters

where the tension actually feels real

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14d

1/d Narrative games risk players feeling railroaded, how can that be avoided?

> Plot can be fixed, but choices like paths or dialogues or even side activities - add flavor without branching excessively

Something they learned from their previous game "Brothers: A Tale of Two sons"

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14d

1/c How do you tell one story from two different points of view?

> Enter Leo’s aggressive style versus Vincent’s strategic choices, with dynamic resizing and collaborative QTEs

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14d

1/b In most co-op games up until then, Player 1 would lead while Player 2 followed.

But this game changed that. It introduced scenes where both players were compelled to rely on each other’s help.

#VideoGame #gamedesign #analysis #casestudy #HazelightStudios #AWayOut

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14d

1/a First up: How do you design a game where both players feel equally engaged?

In 'A Way Out,' Hazelight nailed this after 'Brothers' where one player could control both characters asymmetrically.

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · 14d

I'm doing game design analysis this weekend, after replaying - A Way Out by @hazelightgames.bsky.social

Imagine what challenges might 've been for the creators while designing co-op -- where "Betrayal feels real"

(a thread) 🧵

#VideoGame #gamedesign #analysis #casestudy #HazelightStudios #AWayOut

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · Jul 24

i was also looking for this title. its so well done

Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · Apr 16

Please people of bsky work some magic !
#gamedev #videogames #writer #indiegames

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Niket Kalia ❄️ @nikettt7.bsky.social · Apr 10

Here's trailer for Detective Frizbee
> I ve b working on this game from past 1 year

It is a game about a Shiba Inu Detective - who is trying to solve crimes in his small town

link in the bio, enjoy
#gamedev #indiegames #demo #videogame #UnrealEngine #upcoming #writer #itch.io #dog #horse #Download

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