Content HW

The key thing to notice in the Level Design Primer homework was:

• Adding player abilities makes challenges easier
• Adding player abilities changes the nature of challenges
• Adding player abilities requires adding enemy abilities
• Adding player abilities requires a whole new set of challenges

In the Level Design Primer homework, the ability that changed things the most was:

• Double-Jump
• Jump and Shoot
• Wall Jump
• Run and Jump

According to Sequelitis, how does MegaMan use theming to reinforce its gameplay?

• Music ramps up when you enter a big fight
• Showing you a more powerful ally character inspires you to become more powerful
• Bright colors show where you should go in the level
• Tying enemy characters to your backstory makes them meaningful

Which of these blew his mind in Sequelitis:

• The size of the explosions
• Seeing the weapon used in the title screen
• Gaining a power that a boss used
• A duck

According to Sequelitis, what were the two abilities added in Mega Man X that really changed movement?

• Wall Jump and Dash
• Jump & Shoot and Dash
• Rocket Jump and Dash
• Glide and Dash

In Magic the Gathering, how do creatures attack?

• Tap any number of creatures to attack the opposing player
• Tap a creature to attack an opposing creature
• Tap a creature to attack the opposing player
• Tap any number of creatures to attack an opposing creature

How many cards are there in a Magic set? (roughly for a normal expansion)

• 20
• 600
• 200
• 1200

What's the basic gist of the Sequelitis homework?

• Make the right game for your audience (and Mega Man X is awesome)
• Teach the player through gameplay (and Mega Man X is awesome)
• Ramp the difficulty curve carefully (and Mega Max X is awesome)
• Fitting challenges to mechanics (and Mega Max X is awesome)

What's the basic gist of the Level Design Primer homework?

• Teach the player through gameplay
• Fitting challenges to mechanics
• Ramp the difficulty curve carefully
• Make the right game for your audience

What is a zero sum game?

• A game that requires cooperation to win
• The gain of one player is always equal to the loss of the other player
• A game with an imbalanced economy
• A game where the only way to win is not to play