{"id":2673,"date":"2025-03-03T11:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T11:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/?p=2673"},"modified":"2025-03-12T19:59:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T19:59:51","slug":"week-5-playtesting-improving-your-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/2025\/03\/03\/week-5-playtesting-improving-your-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 &#8211; Playtesting &amp; Improving your Game. . ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Thursday Playtest<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I helped write down some of the playtesters&#8217; feedback for our playtest on Thursday. Our first set was a group of 3, and here is their feedback based on their gameplay experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Playtest 1<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Liked<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They found the character cute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liked the level of structure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Crit<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The view, the car is too close to the wall\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maybe put the car in the middle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scroll is confusing, remove the white scope area\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bubble as a scroll instead of a white area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigation of the level is difficult<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Checkpoint in level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Second Playtest<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Crit<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Move UI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easier level design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mechanics should be easier to understand (Bubble range instead of white range)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Camera sensitivity is too high<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Puzzles are fun but too hard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Third Playtest<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Crit<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The camera is jumpy\/ way too close<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quite difficult at first, needs a tutorial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works better on a computer vs a laptop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first level should be a &#8220;baby level&#8221; (introductory level)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change to ability interface<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Needs more momentum than stopping and thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The character should move like a car, speed should accelerate after a while.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1\">What I learnt from this playtest. . .<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the feedback was repeated which means that&#8217;s a task that we need to try and fix by the next playtests. Some of these include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Camera panning needs to be fixed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tutorial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change scope for ability activation (How the ability is visualised)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make the puzzles easier for the first-level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add checkpoints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday Playtest I helped write down some of the playtesters&#8217; feedback for our playtest on Thursday. Our first set was a group of 3, and here is their feedback based on their gameplay experience. &#8212; Playtest 1 Liked Crit Second Playtest Crit Third Playtest Crit What I learnt from this playtest. . . 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