What Makes a Good Cast of Game Villains?

Design Doc October 14, 2022
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⚙️ Download GameMaker for free and start today: https://opr.as/GMDesign-Doc Thanks to GameMaker for sponsoring the video! Writing one villain is hard. But SEVEN villains? That’s like… twice as hard. So why go through the effort of creating a whole cast of villains for a game? Well, they can unlock group dynamics that you won’t get any other way. You just get a level of complexity that you can’t get from Johnny SingleBad. Let’s talk about how to build a bad team. Featuring: Mega Man Persona 4 Metal Gear Solid 1, 3, and 4 Star Fox 64 AND Star Fox Adventures Yakuza Zero No More Heroes Sonic Forces Kingdom Hearts, mostly in B-roll though Freedom Planet 2, in more B-roll. Go play Freedom Planet 2. Patrons get ad-free episodes early, plus access to our behind-the-scenes podcast. Support Design Doc on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/designdoc Design Doc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Warbot400 #yakuza #persona4 #gamedesign

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