We rave about Until You Fall and investigate why its take on melee combat is so much more compelling than those in Blade and Sorcery and Boneworks. The physics-based simulationism of Boneworks seems super popular on Twitch, Twitter, and Reddit. Why are we championing a cartoony, abstract approach and saying it is more realistic and immersive? Listen to find out!
Timestamps:
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0:00 – Topic Introduction
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4:07 – Until You Fall overview
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19:38 – GORN and Boneworks
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23:41 – Pros and Cons to each approach
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34:45 – Physics in Combat vs World Interaction
Game Link:
Other things we mention:
Music:
Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freak
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Welcome to the post-show notes! This was a fun one. We rag on Boneworks all the time, so it was very cathartic to put that into podcast form.