Hello, and welcome to another episode of Talk This! It’s Dangerous to Podcast Alone. This week, we’re talking about resource management in video games. You will literally use that elixir over my virtual dead body.
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The Topic
Where does resource management play into games, and how does it differ from game to game? How can you stop your players from hoarding their items forever? What are some of the difficulties surrounding designing items and inventory systems in general? How do you make these systems fun?
The Actual Conversation
Wow, game design is complicated, huh? We talk about the necessary evil of items and the ways various genres of games have attempted to refine the system into something fun and effective. We also talk about why players hoard items, and whether you can really stop that psychological urge in a traditional inventory system.
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