8 Advanced Soulslike Design
8.1 What Is Level and Environmental Design?
For any action-based game that involves exploring, it is crucial that you understand what level and environmental design mean to a game. When we talk about level design, this is focusing on the elements that are actively challenging the player in any given area – where are enemies going to be set up? What are the hazards in the area? Where are the shortcuts and rest areas?
Environmental design is about the aesthetics of the area – what does this place look like? What kind of architecture and foliage make up the space? What is the story of this location?
The overall world design of each of From Software’s games has always received high praise ...
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