This is Not Your Older Brother’s Deus Ex
First of all, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is not a bad game. In fact, I find myself looking forward to getting back to it. Which means it’s a pretty good game, in the grand scheme of things. However, it...
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You might notice I added some Google Plus buttons. I may not write a lot here, but I’ve been fairly active on game related topics on Google+. So please, subscribe to me over there. And I will try and...
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Code: The Diamond Square Algorithm
I’ve been interested in procedural generation in games for a while, so when Notch’s entry for Ludum Dare 22 (Minicraft) was released, along with the source code, I went spelunking. I’ve always been...
View ArticleSoapbox: Congratulations, Double Fine, You’ve Changed Everything.
If you aren’t aware, Double Fine put up a Kickstarter project last night with the goal of reaching $400k of funding in just over a month. Within 9 hours they hit their funding target. As of my writing...
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How Not to Make an iPad Game: Final Fantasy Tactics
First, a preface: I have been waiting for Final Fantasy Tactics on iPad for a long time. It’s hard to imagine a better platform for turn based strategies than a system in which you can scroll, zoom,...
View ArticleDark Souls PC Controversy: An Analysis
UPDATE: Please read this post before proceeding: http://www.bluh.org/?p=273 ——– UPDATE UPDATE: Fixed some basic math errors. Oopsies. ——– There’s a lot of anger going around the internet from PC gamers...
View ArticleDark Souls PC Controversy Follow-up
There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding of what I’ve written about Dark Souls PC, so I’d like to clear things up. 1. I don’t know that any of this stuff is applicable to Dark Souls PC. I’m simply...
View ArticleVote With Your Dollar: Dark Souls PC
I am absolutely thrilled to be playing Dark Souls on PC. For what it is, it’s amazing that I’m doing that, and that it runs so well. But obviously there are issues with the visuals and PC settings....
View ArticleDark Souls II Wish List
Dark Souls is the greatest game ever made as far as I’m concerned, and I’ve said many times in many venues that I will likely play it until the heat death of the universe. But with a sequel announced,...
View ArticleFree To Play and Game Design Corruption
I seem to sow a lot of confusion when I attempt to communicate what it is about Free To Play games I don’t like, and so I felt it was finally time to lay out my thoughts and fears, explain exactly what...
View ArticleSuper Metroid and The Exclusion of Control Mastery
I love Super Metroid. It is very easily one of my favorite games. I haven’t played it through in a while, but I have easily played through it 50 or more times. There was a time when I would do it as a...
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On Comments and Discussion
Last week, I had a revelation while I was on vacation. I was five days into a lovely excursion through Newfoundland, completely disconnected, when my phone buzzed. Huzzah! Data! Feeling it would be...
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The Terrible Beauty
When I was seven years old, I watched Challenger explode on live TV. I already had an intense fascination with space, just from a few picture books. I convinced my mom that it was educational to let me...
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