Basics of Game Design

Quests as Puzzles

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while completing a sub-quest can also cause the player to forget who

initiated the quest. It can be annoying to have to chat with all the

NPCs in a town to nd the one that initiated a minor sub-quest. A

journal in which minor quests are recorded, as well as who initiated

them and where, is incredibly helpful.

Finally, the development team needs to keep in mind that a tri-

ple-A product is likely to be released internationally, and therefore

any puzzle-in-a-game needs to be able to work in multiple languages

and cultures. Hence, including a word or memory puzzle game can

be problematic unless the team is willing to rework ...