They actually complained about the resource system in the beginning, but instead of understanding why they had a problem with it, we explained to them why it was better the way it was at the moment. We believe that much of the damage control we were forced to do when the game was released could have been avoided, had we actually listened to what our testers had to say. Just like Sanctum we wanted to continue the development for a long time after the game launched.
So we aimed at releasing 4 DLCs. By selling a season pass we forced ourselves to do 4 DLCs since we promised it to our customers.
In the end we were too afraid of discounting the Season Pass until all DLC was released so to not upset our customers that had bought the season pass on day one. We did experiment a lot with new gameplay features, some of which were very successful, some of which were not. In conclusion, we could have done way more testing of our game, primarily on people outside of the development team. As a final word I want to share a little anecdote from our development that highlights how important feedback is.
What it did in theory was that it extended the range of all towers around it. Nothing at all. We obviously fixed the bug, but the tower had gone through internal and external testing, and almost everyone thought it worked great.
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Subscribe Login. A minimum of 3 characters are required to be typed in the search bar in order to perform a search. Gamasutra to Game Developer link redirects are currently experiencing issues. We're working to restore them ASAP! Featured Blog Postmortem: Sanctum 2 Instead of making yet another sequel, we aimed to change everything we had in Sanctum and improving it, to be able to deliver the best FPS tower defense game ever.
This postmortem describes how it went. What went right 1. Planning for change and diversification The first couple of months we made some prototypes. Early prototype of the free mazing system.
Late version of the free mazing system Code-wise we were able to design systems that made it easy to come up and design new features as well. Focusing on what we were good at Since we could do pretty much whatever we wanted with Sanctum 2, we had a lot of crazy ideas. Environments Instead of having lots and lots of different assets for our game, we let the level designers work with fewer assets and having them build lego instead.
Not iterating enough A lot of core features of the game were prototyped in the beginning, but were never really evaluated until it was too late. Consoles Having developed this game for consoles has actually been a double edged sword. Focusing on bugs This may sound like something that is actually good, but we probably overdid it. The Focus Tower 5. Get daily news, dev blogs, and stories from Game Developer straight to your inbox.
Latest Jobs. Infinity Ward Woodland Hills, California. However, Sanctum 2 is not just a game where players sit back and watch the action unfold. Instead they jump into the fray head-on in FPS mode to light up the opposition with a wide array of weapons, some of which you've never seen before in an FPS game.
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Sanctum 2 Teaser Trailer. Critic Reviews. Score distribution:. Positive: 21 out of Mixed: 7 out of Negative: 0 out of Hardcore Gamer. Opting for this instead of the punitive approach that Sanctum was built on has made for a far superior product in the form of Sanctum 2.
All this publication's reviews Read full review. Game Informer. Planning gets you ahead, but making choices in the heat of the moment is just as important. This dichotomy makes Sanctum 2 some of the most fun I've had with a tower defense game in a long time. Sanctum 2 remains a refreshing hybrid of two genres, tower defense and FPS. The result is a unique game experience.
Eurogamer Italy. Sanctum 2 is a good blending of two very different genres. Just keep in mind that you need a great passion for challenges and strategy to enjoy it at its fullest. Riot Pixels. Sanctum 2 surpasses the original game in practically everything, and, despite a few design flaws, is very addictive.
Sanctum 2 at the very least improves on every aspect of its clunky predecessor, offering smoother and more enjoyable gameplay and living up to the great promise offered by the premise.
The Digital Fix. Sanctum 2 is a jack of some trades, and while it doesn't master them it makes them a lot of fun.
User Reviews. Write a Review. Positive: 45 out of Mixed: 18 out of Negative: 36 out of Although I initially found the game to be a downgrade from the original, I then realized some of the nice changes. Their lines must be broken to breach the Jailer's sanctum. Screams of the tormented fuel the Jailer's army.
End their suffering and deprive the Maw of its most precious resource. The soul river ends at the tower's peak. Destroy those feeding off it to free the countless souls deprived of their afterlife.
Atop the Tower, Sylvanas Windrunner awaits. Here, the final confrontation for the fate of the cosmos will take place. Items in the raid drop at two item levels per difficulty: the first eight bosses drop at one item level, and the last two Kel'Thuzad and Sylvanas Windrunner drop at a higher item level. Beyond the normal item drops, there are a handful of unique items or item effects that are found in the raid. All armor types have ten items with Domination Sockets , two each in the Head, Shoulders, and Chest slots for the Shard of Domination set bonus, and two each in the hands, wrists, waist, or feet slots.
As always, there are some mounts and pets that can be acquired in the raid, either directly from boss drops or as an award for completing achievements. Wowpedia Explore. Main Page All Pages. World of Warcraft. Classic Vanilla The Frozen Throne Reforged.
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