Ever Increasing Difficulty
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Games are typically design for Ever Increasing Difficulty to ensure that players at some point have Challenging Gameplay and Tension, even if it means that the game will ultimately be an Unwinnable Game. Although the design
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Further Player Improvement Potential,
with Increasing Rewards
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Predetermined Story Structures
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Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Narration Aspects
Consequences
Ever Increasing Difficulty typically creates Tension, and this is often a motivation for having the pattern present in a game. Since the pattern strives to put players in overwhelming situations at some point, it also sets players up for FUBAR Enjoyment and Spectacular Failure Enjoyment.
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Levels Enemies Waves Positive Feedback Loops Procedurally Generated Game Areas
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Challenging Gameplay, FUBAR Enjoyment, Further Player Improvement Potential, Spectacular Failure Enjoyment, Tension, Unwinnable Games
with Increasing Rewards
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Predetermined Story Structures
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Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
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History
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