Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 15: Heroes of the Storm

Sirlin.Net - Game Design by David Sirlin

Mar 3, 201601:18:34Games & Hobbies

We discuss the design of Heroes of the Storm. It's a bold entry in the MOBA genre and impresses us greatly. We cover the many things is does differently than the rest of the genre that we view as improvements. No last hi...

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