May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits! May your every sexual arousal be followed by the runs! May every piece of food you eat for the rest of your life be slightly overcooked! Ahem. So I’ve been playing quite a bit of Mass Effect lately. (Yes, another shooter! In addition to Bioshock! [...]
The heat has been on in my apartment for the last two hours and it’s still only 51 degrees in the living room. This is ridiculous. I am typing from the futon, which is heated with an electric mattress pad, and I am wearing a camisole, a tank top, a long-sleeved shirt, a pair of [...]
Every once in a while, the gaming review community gets the idea that video games need to be innovative. If they’re not innovative, then they’re bad games that shouldn’t be made. Only innovative games should be creative! Games will get praised for their innovation! Games that are not innovative are horrible wastes of megabytes! Etc. [...]
Here’s a tip: Sending an unsolicited email to a game studio detailing the bugs you found in their released game is not a good way to get a job. I am assuming that was the reason for the email, because I can’t see any other logical purpose for it. The game is done. It is [...]
On a recent comment, rhiandmoi suggested that I make a post on the life cycle of a game. That’s a great idea, but it would take way more than a single post to sum it up! I thought I would start at the logical place to do so: The beginning. Games start with a GDD, [...]
Nothing quite like realizing it’s almost 10:00pm and you haven’t blogged yet to get your ass into gear. Right. So. Blogging. I’ve been playing Brutal Legend lately, and it’s been a blast. I’m only maybe four hours into it, but it’s been really fun so far. (Except for the driving. I have never been good [...]
(Quick post tonight, it’s freezing in my apartment so I’m not going to stay at the computer very long.) Re: Minigames. Minigames can be great. They can break up a lot of the same gameplay and add interest and re-playability to a title. However, when you want to add a minigame, consider whether the minigame [...]