Summary
The game I chose was rocket league. This game is based on cars that can fly jump and drive. the cars participate in soccer, basketball, hockey, etc. You can also customize your car and win prizes.
Game Play Analysis
| Formal Elements | |
| The Basics | NOTES |
| Name of the game | rocket league |
| The platform | PS4,PC, Xbox |
| Time played (should be at least 30 minutes) | 43min |
| If you could work on this game (change it), what would you change and why? | I would change the tournament aspect of the game so there are more and at time where people can make. |
| Players | NOTES |
| How many players are supported? | 4 |
| Does it need to be an exact number? | Not really its a rough estimate. |
| How does this affect play? | The servers are pretty good they don’t shut down or lag. |
| Objectives/Goals | NOTES |
| What are the players trying to do? | |
| Some common objectives include: soc”car” – a 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 of people driving trying to get the ball in the goal. whoever has the most by the end wins. basket ball– you wanna bump the ball in the air and get it in the hoop to win. Training – practice till you are comfortable at the game. Rumble – this game you have power ups to assist you in scoring goals and playing defense and offense. Hockey – a game where you try to score but its a puck instead of a ball. Competitive play – when you go against people you leave and you move up. Tournament – when you play competitively against people and if you lose you are out of the bracket. their will be no re trys | |
| Rules/Mechanics | |
| The whole point is trying to score either vanilla, trickshots or simply just to win. | |
| Controls | NOTES |
| What controls are used? | the controls that are used are a key board and mouse or a controller. |
| Was there a clear introductory tutorial? | the controls that are used are a key board and mouse or a controller |
| Were they easy to understand or did you find yourself spamming the controller? | it was really easy they showed the right buttons to click in the tutorial. |
| Resources & Resource Management | NOTES |
| What kinds of resources do players control? | boost speed flips drive turn |
| How are they maintained during play? | by clicking the buttons |
| What is their role? | to make the game run smooth and be fun |
| A resource is everything under the control of a single player. Could be the money in Monopoly or health in WoW. Other examples are:Territory in RISK The number of questions remaining in 20 Questions Objects picked up during videogames (guns, health packs, etc.)Time (game time, real-time, or both)Known information (like suspects in Clue) | you can controll your credits rank garage and even the trainings |
| Game State | NOTES |
| How much information in the game state is visible to the player? | they have a website you can go to if you dont know what to do |
| A snapshot of the game at a single point is the game state. The resources you have, the un-owned properties in Monopoly, your opponent’s Archery skill all count towards the game state. Some example information structures are:Total Information – Nothing is hidden, like Chess.Info per player – Your hand of cards is only visible to you.One player has privileged info – Like a Dungeon Master.The game hides info from all players – Like Clue, where no one knows the victory condition.Fog of War – In video games, where certain sections of the map are concealed if you do not have a unit in sight range of that area. You also cannot see other players’ screens, so each player is unaware of the other’s information. | |
| Sequencing | NOTES |
| In what order do players take their actions? | their is really no order the game lets you play how you want |
| How does play flow from one action to another? | if you want somthing it brings you into it if you dont have something it brings you all the way back and the transitions run really smooth |
| Some structures include:Turn-based – Standard board game technique.Turn-based with simultaneous play – where everyone takes their turn at the same time (like writing something down or putting a card down in War).Real-time – Actions happen as fast as players can make them. Action-based video games.Turn-based and time limits – You have this long to take your turn. | there is no turn base everyone can play except when you make a goal you have to wait for everyone to skip the clip to play again |
| Player Interaction | |
| Some examples:Direct Conflict – I attack you.Negotiation – If you support me here, I’ll help you there.Trading – I’ll give you this for that.Information Sharing – If you go there, I’m warning you, a trap will go off. | |
| Theme & Narrative | NOTES |
| Does it have an actual story structure? | no |
| Is it based on a historical event (or similar)? | no |
| Does the theme or narrative help you know how to play? | yes with some driving basics and the way cars turn |
| Does it have emotional impacts? | no |
| Also, look for en media res (does it start in the middle of the game)? | you can start in the middle of the match if somone left the game you will replace them but other then thta no you cant |
| The Elements in Motion | NOTES |
| How do the different elements interact? | boost are orbs if you go into them you get boost crash into someone going sonic you demo them |
| What is the gameplay like? | very fun and competitive |
| Is it effective? | yes makes it more fun to me |
| Are there any points where the design choices break down? | yes some cars have a hit box that doesn’t make sense |
| Design Critique | NOTES |
| Why did the designer make these particular choices? | they wanted to give you a car future sport game and make everything different |
| Why this set of resources? | because it was un heard off and no one thought about car soccer so when it came out everyone loved it |
| What if they made different decisions? | i still would play i dont care about the design i liked the concept |
| Does the design break down at any point? | some things are just ridiculous like some of the cars |
| Graphics & Sound | NOTES |
| Does the game art pair well with the mechanics? | yes everything syncs together nice |
| Did you find any bugs or glitches? | yes one but it got patched fast |
| What about sound? | each car has a different sound same with boost driving on different floors, goals and honking, or even jumping |
| Can you spot any technical shortcuts? | no they were super professional |
| Various Stages of the Game | NOTES |
| To wrap up, some things to keep in mind (as if there aren’t enough already) as you play: | |
| What challenges do you face, and how do you overcome them? | the rank is a big thing because some people are good and some are bad so my score goes up and down quite a bit |
| Is the game fair? | i would say so |
| Is it replayable? Are there multiple paths to victory or optional rules that can change the experience? | no it doesn’t have a story line |
| What is the intended audience? | e for everyone |
| What is the core, the one thing you do over and over, and is it fun? | try to win the sport and yes because you compete with other people |
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