Game Development Reference
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The adventurer's overlay
Games such as Baldur's Gate (developed by Black Isle Studios) and many of the difficult
and true RPG games from the 80s took the style of surrounding the player with everything
at hand.
In the preceding screenshot, we see all the party members to the right, all the menu op-
tions to the left, and quick use items/skills laid at the bottom of the screen. Although func-
tional, this style of design leaves only a small portion of the screen for the actual game-
play. As these were mostly PC titles and large screens were available, this wasn't too
much of an issue.
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