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game design

Snack sized bits & ponderings on game design and the industry’s most intriguing ideas.

Naraka Bladepoint

Why its flawed sign posting undermines the game’s risk-reward mechanics

Naraka Bladepoint · March 2, 2022December 10, 2024

Fallout 4

Despite their clunkiness the settlements in Fallout 4 were its most brilliant feature

Fallout 4 · December 21, 2021December 10, 2024

cyberpunk 2077

How it’s distrust in the player’s curiosity lets one of the decade’s most intriguing open worlds fall short of potential

Cyberpunk 2077 · December 19, 2021December 10, 2024

The Dark pictures Man of Medan

It’s lack of interest in the player’s incompetence is a sign of deep respect

The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan · September 15, 2021December 10, 2024

In the absence of a narrative, in ANNO 1800 the music tells the stories

Anno 1800 · September 7, 2021December 10, 2024

Wolfenstein Young Blood

How focus in design makes Wolfenstein Young Blood a better game than it should be

Wolfenstein: Young Blood · September 3, 2021December 10, 2024