One subtle change brought Star Wars: Jedi Survivor's 'Dark Side moment' to life
In today's edition, we have a piece on creating the dramatic "dark side" moment in Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, a feature on the sound and physics of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and news featuring the likes of Dwarf Fortress, Roblox, and more.
Subtle changes to Star Wars: Jedi Survivor's Force meter made Cal Kestis' brush with the Dark Side more impactful.
At the beginning of their presentation on creating key narrative moments in Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, lead writer Daniel Homan and senior encounter designer Patrick Wren took a moment to explain their passion for the Star Wars saga, with Homan referring to it as depicting "the classic fight between good and evil."
Lead sound engineer Junya Osada says making a procedural sound system allowed Nintendo's sound team to work more closely with other departments.
Small but mighty.
The platform's relationship with children has been the subject of scrutiny for years, but Stefano Cozarro thinks Roblox helps more than it harms.