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So for the purposes of this post, a "feature" will be a specific gameplay element that is beyond the standard expectations in a RPG (Battles, Shops, Dungeons, Quests, etc.). Here's a list of examples of "Bonus Features":
-Casino
-Monster Capturing
-Class System
-Crafting
-Fishing
-Home Ownership
-Commodity Trading
-Mini-games
-Arena
You get the general idea. I recall as a teen when first getting into game development, I would be overzealous and naive in putting down that my game would have 100+ hours of gameplay with like 20 bonus features all before setting down my first tile.
Now that I'm older and wizened I have taken a much more reasonable and moderate approach and think up ideas for cool new features or features from other games I really like and then determine if they are really a good fit with the project I am working on.
I am curious to learn though how others tend to go about adding bonus features to their games? Are they usually planned in advance? Added as they're thought up? What steps do you take when deciding if a feature is right for your game or not?
-Casino
-Monster Capturing
-Class System
-Crafting
-Fishing
-Home Ownership
-Commodity Trading
-Mini-games
-Arena
You get the general idea. I recall as a teen when first getting into game development, I would be overzealous and naive in putting down that my game would have 100+ hours of gameplay with like 20 bonus features all before setting down my first tile.
Now that I'm older and wizened I have taken a much more reasonable and moderate approach and think up ideas for cool new features or features from other games I really like and then determine if they are really a good fit with the project I am working on.
I am curious to learn though how others tend to go about adding bonus features to their games? Are they usually planned in advance? Added as they're thought up? What steps do you take when deciding if a feature is right for your game or not?
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