{"product_id":"reverse-design-patrick-holleman-9781138323735","title":"Reverse Design: Chrono Trigger","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eReverse Design\u003c\/i\u003e series looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic video games. This is the second installment in the Reverse Design series, looking at \u003ci\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/i\u003e. Written in a readable format, it is broken down into four sections examining some of the most important topics to the game: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyzes how the designers use gameplay to preserve and embellish the surprises in the plot\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains how \u003ci\u003eChrono Trigger \u003c\/i\u003eis really two different games: the \u003ci\u003eTragedy of the Entity\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eComedy of the Sages.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlights how the two games differ in terms of tone, linearity, player choice and in the pacing of their content.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive definitions of key concepts and terms, introducing the reader to the basic knowledge about the study of RPG design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eSummary of historical context of \u003ci\u003eChrono Trigger\u003c\/i\u003e how it came to be, how it influenced other games, and how it manipulated players through expectations they had about the RPG genre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive collections of data and data visualizations explaining how \u003ci\u003eChrono Trigger's\u003c\/i\u003e systems work and how the game's challenges increase in complexity as the player gets deeper into the content\u003c\/li\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Holleman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113832373X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138323735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.40d","brand":"Patrick Holleman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063765987583,"sku":"9781138323735","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc2ca0f0-57d2-4787-bafa-60babe63ab9f.jpg?v=1685391520","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reverse-design-patrick-holleman-9781138323735","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}