Robert Wolf Game Design Notes

Core mechanic Dropping gems and merging gems  Game mechanics 1 - Connect gems 2 - Gems drop and drop to the bottom 3 - turn order based on speed 4 - on the monster's turn able to connect gems of their related element (color) 5 - the four party members have element powers to use on their turn related to the color being used. 6 - Different levels have a different number of gem slots but no less than 4 rows and 4 height. 7 - All gem slots are filled once used for said move. 8 - Change out party members before the mission starts. 9 - The gem colors are random 10 - Each party member has a different ability. 11 - Element type chart for dealing 2x dmg that the target is weak to. 12 - the moves affects only apply if the gems of the same color are connected for that given move. 13 - Attack type (like in Pokémon where different moves have different types like Punching) Element chart Fire Effective; Water, Dark Ineffective; Grass, Ice Water Effective; Grass, Ice, Lightning Ineffective; Fire, ...

Introduction Many of the NSFW games use a mix of casual and RPG elements and use them to a great affect. To go over the things that make them addictive and be able to be used in a non-NSFW game setting for others to copy down the path of. Casual loop, complex stats This may seem to work against each other but in reality you can have the two go deeper and become entangled in a way that doesn't stop one gameplay loop from interfering with the other. You want to play a simple connect gems strat? Go ahead, want to auto battle it instead with you doing little to nothing? Go ahead! The complex stats are the more in depth nerdy stuff. There is a seamless switch between type 1 and type 2 (passive and active play) which in turn makes it addictive. You can tackle levels in a under leveled manner as long as you're playing smart but playing dumb? You need to grind. Passive and active play A lot of missions you can play super passive but if you do choose to play active you can in turn speed...