Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
CHAPTER 6
Difficulty is one of the oldest ways to look at a
player's journey through a game. A novice player
usually starts with simple challenges: learn to
jump over this obstacle, understand that pushing
the joystick to the right will move her avatar to the
right. Even in multiplayer games like chess or golf,
a new player will often take on easy opponents:
other novice players, or skilled players who are
“taking it easy” on the novice by playing with a
handicap or deliberately playing below their level
of skill. As the player masters some simple verbs,
she's faced with more difficult challenges.
