Combining Action and Strategy in One Game: The Making of Automech Tower Defense by Juan Gril, Studio Manager, Joju Games

Automech Tower Defense PostmortemJuan Gril, Studio Manager, Joju Games

Mixing Genres Create A New One● A very interesting challenge in game design.

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Creating a Good Action Game● Objective: protect the Lab.● Player controls Automech CAR MODE MECH MODE fast movements, weak slow movements, strong armor/weapons armor/weapons

Creating a Good Strategy Game● Tower defense mechanic.● Tower pros/cons.● Balancing of the economy is key.

Mixing It Up● Scarce resources at the beginning make the player focus on the action. Later on, the player earns enough financial resources to better manage his/her army.

Overachiever Reward: Upgrades● Get enough upgrades to beat the later levels.

One More Level: Story● The story gives context and makes players come back for more. But its also brief.

The Result

Thank you!● Feel free to send me your questions at juangril@jojugames.com

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Combining Action and Strategy in One Game: The Making of Automech Tower Defense by Juan Gril, Studio Manager, Joju Games

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