Season 1 · Episode 251
#251 David McDonough Supports the Player's Story
The Game Design Round Table · David McDonough, David V. Heron, Dirk Knemeyer
January 19, 20211h 1m
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Show Notes
Firaxis designer David McDonough joins the show to talk strategy game design with Dirk and David. Topics in their discussion include: player stories vs game stories, the spectrum between full sandbox games and historical simulations, and how immersion in player stories can be encouraged. Along the way many games are covered, including both the Civilization series and the XCOM series.