NOTE: I would like to preface this essay with a few things. I'm a cishet white guy which will color my observations, though I am trying to be observant of something I consider to be unnerving about...
2021-09-22 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostLet's talk about something light. Something that is entirely within my own wheelhouse of video game inside baseball. Have you heard the term "collectathon"? If you care about old 3D platformers you...
2021-09-18 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostWere you paying attention to the video game enthusiast press when the Wii launched? It's an odd time to go back to. There's some mild excitement based on overestimating the technology but the secon...
2021-09-14 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSystem design isn't something done in a vacuum, the way a system functions usually involves building around what will encourage the game to be played in a way that fits what the developer wants, or...
2021-09-11 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI want to talk about one of the first forms of consistent design I ever noticed growing up. Probably about 2003? That'd be when Ratchet and Clank 2 came out (Going Commando in the U.S. may have bee...
2021-09-09 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe early 00s standardized the idea of having two analog sticks on a console controller, with the Dual Shock such an anomaly in the late 90s almost nothing used the right stick. The industry ultima...
2021-09-04 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI want to talk a bit about a franchise that's near and dear to me. A daring little series that really went against the grain some 20 years ago and which, whenever it does release, is still respecta...
2021-09-03 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostA quick heads up, a few people who have been supportive of this idea were also encouraging the notion of audio versions of these posts to go up alongside the essays themselves, so I'm experimenting...
2021-09-02 21:30:30 +0000 UTC View PostOne of my favorite kinds of game directors is the kind that clearly are capable of drawing those in their team into a production that goes against conventional design wisdom. I dislike the term aut...
2021-09-02 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostDid you ever notice Devil May Cry games really don't like having you just play Dante anymore? It's a bit odd when you think about it. Dante's popular, he's the face of the franchise and few people ...
2021-09-01 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSo, after years of Japan exclusivity the Great Ace Attorney games came to the west about a month ago. As a big fan of the series they've been on my mind a lot. I think they're brilliant, but that i...
2021-08-31 04:42:15 +0000 UTC View Post