EGD Game Analysis
Robert Rouhani
As a child....
Tomb Raider
- Action-Adventure game
- Development started in 1993
- Release in 1996
- Focus on puzzles and stealth
- Large number of sequels, 2013 reboot
Core Design Ltd.
- British studio
- Owned by publisher Eidos Interactive
- Foudned in 1988
- Sold to Rebellion Developments in 2006
- Eidos put Crystal Dynamics in charge of Tomb Raider
Core Design Ltd.
- Tomb Raider (1996)
- Tomb Raider II (1997)
- Tomb Raider III (1998)
- Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999)
- Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000)
- Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (2003)
- Tomb Raider (GBC) (2000)
- Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword (GBC) (2001)
- Tomb Raider: The Prophecy (2002)
Crystal Dynamics
- Founded 1992
- Released first Tomb Raider game in 2006
- Also known for Legacy of Kain and Gex series
Crystal Dynamics
- Tomb Raider: Legend (2006)
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary (2007)
- Tomb Raider: Underworld (2008)
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (2010)
- Tomb Raider (2013)
- Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015)
Motivation
- Very start of 3d real-time graphics
- Puzzle and stealth mechanics could get a lot better
- Iterating on Rick Dangerous
- Making a lot of money, British games industry was hot in '80s
As an adult...
Team Fortress 2
- Released in 2007 as part of The Orange Box
- Still releasing updates today
- Proved free-to-play can be profitable in 2011
- Fast-paced team-based FPS
- Developed by Valve
- Sequel to Team Fortress Classic
praise gaben
Valve Corporation
- Founded in 1996 by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington
- Also well known for Half-Life and Portal series
- Created Steam
- Steam Controllers, SteamOS
- Entering virtual reality with the HTC Vive
- "Valve Time"
Motivation
- Cold-war era theme
- "Heavily influenced by early 20th century commercial illustrations"
- Very few highly ranked FPS games in 2005-2006
- Call of Duty 2 (2005)
- Rainbow Six: Vegas (2006)
- A few years into the Iraqi War
References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Design
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Dynamics
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Crystal_Dynamics_video_games
- http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-06-remembering-rick-dangerous-the-original-tomb-raider
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zt23gk7
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Fortress_2
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporation
- http://www.pcgamer.com/breaking-team-fortress-2-is-now-free-to-play-forever/
- http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-08-valve-team-fortress-2-f2p-switch-a-resounding-success
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http://www.ranker.com/list/all-first-person-shooter-games-list/reference
EGD
By Robert Rouhani
