Improving my morning routine – Games have taught us #10
If you want to improve your life, it’s time to draw inspiration from video and computer games. Use your hobbies to your advantage!
Continue readingThe Switch 2 Is Upon Us – Everything You Need to Know
There are things we know about Switch 2, and some things we cannot know. Here’s my analysis based on what we know about Nintendo.
Continue readingWhat Influences You to Buy Games?
When you’re buying a game, what is it that influences you the most? Previews and screenshots, apparently.
Continue readingRiver City Saga: Three Kingdoms Review
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms throws Kunio and his classmates into ancient China. It’s time for secret staff technique!
Continue readingSense of Mystery in Death Road to Canada
Greatest of games nurture a certain sense of mystery! Death Road to Canada is a prime example of such games!
Continue readingSense of Mystery – Game Design
In gaming, mystery is not merely an element; it is the lifeblood that keeps the player invested. The allure of the unknown is what makes games feel alive.
Continue readingDo Games Even Need a HUD? – Game Design
A good chunk of your field of vision in games is hidden behind a HUD that you don’t even need.
Continue readingShould You Play Real Life Instead of Video Games?
There are people who think that you should use your time to do other things than play video games. Let me analyze those thoughts.
Continue readingStorytelling in Games – Game Design
Games can tell stories in ways that movies and books can only dream of. And yet, games just want to mimic movies and books?
Continue readingMinimaps Don’t Belong in Games – Game Design
Do you like having a minimap in your video games? I no longer don’t.
Continue readingInspired by Sakurai
Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Kirby and the Smash Bros. series has indirectly inspired me to write stuff.
Continue readingReal Life Anti-patterns – Games have taught us #9
You can learn many things from video games. However, some of those things can be wrong. Here’s some of those things and how to rectify them!
Continue readingImportance of Blindly Following Orders – Games have taught us #8
Why would you need to follow orders from some general? Games can explain why.
Continue readingHow to Ruin a Player’s Sense of Adventure with Fast Travel – Game Design
You know what ruins the adventure in any game? Fast travel. Your game could be vastly better without it. Read on and I’ll tell you why.
Continue readingTeaching People With Your Games – Games have taught us #7
Want to know how to teach something with your game? How to make a good educational game? Read this and you might be pretty surprised.
Continue readingBuilding Interest – Games have taught us #6
Educational games are boring! But can we still learn from games? Let me tell you what I consider to be video games’ greatest strength.
Continue readingOptions vs. Freedom – Game Design
Why do games try to hand us premade options, instead of freedom? Let me tell you if you should use options or freedom in your game design.
Continue readingJoe Rogan on Video Games – why do we dismiss qualified opinions?
Joe Rogan on video games: claims that games are a problem. Is Joe Rogan right or just being a doodoohead? Let’s look at what the man really said and give it some actual thought.
Continue readingDefending criminals – Games have taught us #5
Why are there defense lawyers anyway? Why would somebody go about defending criminals? Once again, playing games give us the answer!
Continue readingShould you buy PlayStation 5 at launch?
The PlayStation 5 is coming. But should you buy it right now? Instead of throwing your money away, come and get an educated answer.
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