Catalin / Associates came very highly recommended and they did not disappoint. From the early stages, Catalin worked with myself and the team to gain a deep understanding of our project’s needs and focus our design direction. Over the course of multiple months long engagements, Catalin helped us map our game’s major pillars and delivered in-depth simulations of some of our more ambitious and complex systems that were a tremendous help in moving forward with development.
Catalin / Associates will continue to be my go-to when it comes to game system design & strategy and would recommend them as an invaluable resource for any business seeking clear, actionable design insight and concrete, battle-tested solutions to hard game system design problems.
“Catalin brought a significant wealth of free-to-play domain expertise and veteran project management experience to our studio; his contribution to our progress was immediate and immeasurable.
We were impressed with his ability to translate our business values down in to meaningful in-game mechanics and model the long-term consequences of each decision made. We’re grateful for his hard work, focus and pragmatism and would recommend him as a trustworthy pair of hands for any team.”
“Catalin has a great deal of experience and insight into the invisible forces that combine to create
engaging game experiences.”
“Catalin was always looking for ways to produce something special. He has a wealth of game design experience and delivers it with commitment and a genial attitude.”
“Catalin is a passionate games professional with an encyclopaedic knowledge of design models. Focusing on detailed game mechanic analysis, he is able to expand a high level brief into a comprehensive design model.”
