Design Lesson 101 - Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden

[’Design Lesson 101′ is a regular column by Raven game designer Manveer Heir. The challenge is to play a game from start to completion - and learn something about game design in the process. This week we take a look at Tales of Game’s homage to JRPGS, Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, an independent freeware release.]
Narrative and story are the backbone of many games, like BioShock, Gears of War, and Crysis. These games use their back-story as a way to immerse the player into their world. Every element of these games, from their voice-overs to their level design, all tell a story that helps support the rest of the game.
Often what occurs in these games are little flaws that momentarily draw a player out of the game world. A character in a sci-fi game could say a line that is considered an anachronism from the 21st century; a […]

Original post by editors@gamesetwatch.com (Manveer Heir) and software by Elliott Back