Exploring Perspectives and Playstyles in Overwatch and Cuphead
School
Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis**We aren't endorsed by this school
Course
SDEV 286
Subject
Management
Date
Dec 11, 2024
Pages
2
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Jasmine Reacco Chapter 411/03/20242. If Overwatch switched from a first-person to a third-person perspective, players would have a broader view of their surroundings, allowing for easier visibility of teammates and nearby threats. However, this change could diminish immersion, as the first-person view fosters a stronger connection to the hero’s actions. Additionally, altering the perspective might change gameplay strategies, enabling players to improve their spatial awareness and ultimately affecting the game’s positioning and reaction time balance.4. The game I chose for this is Cuphead. Failure Log and Categories:Individual Flaw:Missed a jump due to mistiming; failed to react quickly to a projectile.Flaw in the Game:Occasional camera issues obscure incoming projectiles and a lack of checkpoints on certain challenging levels.Circumstantial Flaw:Randomly generated enemy patterns that caused unexpected challenges; sudden lag or hardware issue leading to delayed response.Different types of failures impact a player's experience in various ways. Individual flaws drive skill improvement, game flaws can lead to frustration, and circumstantial flaws add unpredictability.
Jasmine Reacco Chapter 411/03/20245. Playthroughs for Overwatch that are Based on Types:Achiever:Focus on personal goals, such as achieving high damage or healing numbers, completing objectives quickly, or aiming for multiple eliminations. Playstyle centers on maximizing stats and personal contribution.Explorer:Experiment with unconventional hero abilities or tactics, like finding new flanking routes, discovering unique interactions between heroes, or exploring parts of the map not commonly used in gameplay.Socializer:Concentrate on team communication and support. Engage in voice or text chat to coordinate strategies, encourage teammates, and prioritize helping others over getting high scores or kills.Killer:Focus on outplaying opponents by aiming for eliminations, dominating high-damage heroes, and seeking one-on-one encounters. The goal is to disrupt the enemy team rather than just completing the objectives.Each playthrough provides insights into how different player motivations influence strategies andin-game decisions, giving a fuller understanding of player dynamics in a team-based game like Overwatch.