"I think you should look into another profession. Either way, I hope you stay in touch. I like to keep in touch with all my trainees even if I don't think they are suitable for the job" That was the closing statement by my overseer on my last day … [Continue reading]
No Pineapple Left Behind: My Own Experience in Cultivating Pineapples
A Mind Forever Voyaging: The Original Political Game
In 1985, Infocom released a groundbreaking game written by Steve Meretzky that no one has tried to re-invent or iterate on since. Not only did it put its political message front and center, it also created an open world so ambitious that it might be … [Continue reading]
Just Cause 2: A Review
The worst part of open world games is that they seem huge and full of potential but then you end up doing the same shit over and over again. Just Cause 2 has you playing as Scorpio, a mercenary/special ops kind of guy working for the U.S. government … [Continue reading]
Sleeping Dogs: A Review
Sleeping Dogs was sold to me as Infernal Affairs: the Game and as someone who loves Heroic Bloodshed, how could I say no? The story of the game follows the story of Wei Shen, a Hong Kong native who has returned from living in the United States for … [Continue reading]
The Methodology Behind The Witness
Much has been said about The Witness’s ability to teach the player how to solve its puzzles. In designing the puzzles, Jonathan Blow worked from simple to complex, and while the game is arguably genius in how it teaches the player, the methodological … [Continue reading]