My prompt for Blaugust was a doozy. A real noggin’ buster. Thanks, Bel. What is your greatest fear, and how does it impact the type of content you create or consume?
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Getting your grind on: The misunderstood side of RPGs
So I know this is supposed to be part two of my review of Tokyo Mirage Sessions. And in a way it is, I'll be discussing parts of that game here, but I'll also be discussing other games while focusing on the topic of grinding. The reason for that is this weekend I...
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Toyko Mirage Sessions [Video Game Review, Part 1]
What a strange game. I've never really played anything quite like this but it's got a strange familiarity to it as well. Maybe it's like the first time you eat cotton candy ice cream, a dessert that's composed of all familiar tastes and textures but still jumps out to...
Is it a party or a battle? Genre conventions, Smash Bros. and you
Earlier this week I saw a few twitter threads about how Smash Bros. isn't a fighting game, but rather a party game. Other people disagreed and many online discussions were had but very few minds were changed. Now I'm not out here to be some keyboard warrior for my...
Decisions, decisions: The crossroads of story and choice
If you read last week's blog post about Pokemon (which, is here if you missed it) you'll know that I'm big on games that present interesting decisions to players. It's what, at the core, defines a good game to me. But when I talk about this concept with friends,...
Pokémon’s (grassy) Route to Success
When my mom took me to Walmart to purchase a copy of Pokémon Blue on release day in September of 1998 (I was 11) with money that I had saved up my allowance for months to purchase, there's no way she could have known that this little $40 game you played on a dual-tone...
The Sequel Part 2: The Sequencing
Welcome back to my multi-part blog post on sequels! Sorry for the wait last week, there was a lot to juggle and honestly I couldn't put off cutting the grass any longer and that took forever because my area had a flood a few weeks prior so it was like clearing jungle....
Let’s Talk about Video Game Sequels: Part One
Video games, more than any other medium of entertainment, revolve around continuing franchises — long chains of sequels — to the degree that when major developers unveil a new IP it’s often huge news.
On constructing a good video game town
Video game worlds can usually be divided up into three fairly clean categories: overworlds, dungeons and towns. Dungeons get a lot of love, it’s true. But nothing quite makes me fall in love with a game or setting like a really well made town, city or village. I love...
Welcome to the 13th Story
The 13th Story will mostly focus on any number of random ideas and thoughts, but I really want to make it my goal to be insightful. I really want to express concepts and ideas that will help you appreciate games on a deeper level.
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