Overcooked in 3 Bits

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3 Bit Design

3BitDesign

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6 days ago

A game dev podcast, where a couple of game designers break down some of the most influential games into the three bits that defined them the most. Original music by Vid Gobac and Emma Donald - https://www.vidgobac.com/ Opinions are our own and do not represent the views of our relevant employers. Some episodes have transcripts, for those interested in reading the content - you can find that here: https://theatrewalkersayshi.wordpress.com/category/video-games/

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Overcooked in 3 Bits

3 Bit Design

38 minutes 56 seconds

1 year ago

Overcooked in 3 Bits

Tristan and Oliver put on their comically oversized toques and tuck their legs in as they scramble for tips in Ghost Town Games’s Overcooked, finely chopping it into these three bits:

The Art of Readability - Exploring the game’s purposefully chunky art style and bold colours

Well-orchestrated Nonsense - Breaking down how the game naturally encourages cooperation through the evolving level design and mechanics

Three Star Mastery - Why Overcooked is one of the best references to date when it comes to star ratings

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Some References:

How Overcooked’s Kitchens Force You to Communicate - Game Maker’s Toolkit (video essay)

Overcooked: How Design Creates Teamwork - Abhishek Iyer, Medium (article)

Overcooked — The Other as Gameplay - Yvens Serpa, Medium (article)

Development by expo: How Ghost Town built Overcooked - Christopher Dring, GamesIndustry.biz (article)

A Simple, Yet Effective Game Design Method - Overcooked - Pixel Soup - The Indie Game Detective (video essay)

The UX of Overcooked: From umami to unexpected design principles - HeyMilou, Medium (essay)

How overcooked thrives on simplicity? The BENEFITS of shallow gameplay - Game Design with Michael (video essay)