One of the interesting things I’ve experienced developing a game within the framework of a well established genre (Metroidvania, in
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When I was cutting my gaming teeth, the era of the arcade was almost over. While I played consoles mostly,
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So last time I was saying that a developer who is making a world to explore has a problem. He
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Dark Souls 1’s Ash Lake is my favorite location in the game; vast, haunting, mysterious. Visually it hearkens back to
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In an opera, the characters stand around for long periods of time singing. If you attempted to judge an opera
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As I emerge from the jungle into the clearing, I’m unpleasantly surprised to see Xianyong. I don’t know him that
Continue readingThe Lack of Fast Travel in Far Cry 2
I’ve seen some people complain on the internet about the lack of fast travel in Far Cry 2. In later
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