Will Partin has written for The Atlantic, Variety, Kotaku, and, most recently a great piece in Vice’s Waypoint about Artifact. Probably less of a “formal game design” conversation than I usually have, but we touched on a broad number of topics that affect game developers and players alike. We also discussed the recent patch, the …
If you haven’t played Artifact, you should give it a try, I think. Not because it’s good necessarily, although I do think it’s probably the best CCG (collectible card game) I’ve ever played. I could talk about the bad kinds of randomness in the game (pro card player Reyand basically describes the difference between variable …
I’ve been playing a lot more videogames recently. Over the past ten years, I developed a very specific set of criteria and tastes that made up a paradigm of game design. All of this lead me to search within an extremely narrow (and increasingly narrow over time) space for new games to play—Eurogames in particular, …
Four design lessons which were really obvious to everyone but me Read More »
Version 1.2 is LIVE NOW! This is a somewhat small patch, but has some stuff to get excited about, like the new items and the new general game balance. Also, players should have an easier time ranking up in general now – it should never take more than 2 wins to rank you up. Without …
Hey everyone! I have a new podcast episode up. I wish it was a little bit more organized; I might write an article later on that presents these ideas in a more coherent and organized way, but with that out of the way, I have a lot of things to say about a certain kind …
Some thoughts about CRPGs, and why I want to make one Read More »
Escape the Omnochronom! version 1.0 is now live on Steam! I’m pretty happy with where it is now – one of the best features is the ranks being listed on the main screen. Please let me know what you think so far! Here’s the patch notes! VERSION 1.0 – Lemon disabled for now – New …
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