Terrible Game Missions
Design Doc
Aug 31, 2025 16:00
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Not every game mission has to knock your socks off, but a terrible mission can put a whole game at risk. Many bad missions follow common patterns, and they're just as much of an issue for modern games as they've ever been. Let's learn from game design history, and talk about terrible missions in games!
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