Balancing in the Middle
For a while there was a trend of providing a moral choice to players: The choice between Good and Evil. My understanding is that this idea probably started with Ultima IV in 1985 – but when I think about “moral…
Some Steam Reviews I Wrote
Something I’ve been meaning to do for a while, and which I’ve been perpetually putting off, is writing some short Steam reviews for the games I’ve played over the past few years. I have read from many sources that hitting…
Submissions
For the past few months, the higher-ups at game company after game company have announced that they’re going to be integrating NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) into their games. For those unfamiliar with the concept (probably not as many of you as…
Woven Wave
You can visualize every human who has ever existed as a node in space and time. We exist here and now, one in a vast array of faceted gems shining through space. We occupy orbital patterns, gravitate towards and away…
Join the Madness DevBlog, December 2021: Unspoken
With one thing and another, it’s tough to get much done during December, so almost all of the progress in this update happened in either the first or last week of the month. As I mentioned at the end of…
Pride and Ambition
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Nine Methods and Reasons to Not Enjoy Art
1. You’re tired already, and anticipating the sheer weight of emotion that might be dredged up by an unfamiliar but well-written story makes you uncomfortable. There is too much emotion on your plate already. Someday you’ll be up for it,…
Join the Madness DevBlog, November 2021 – Carnifex
One of the biggest outstanding tasks on my list, from the moment I started this project thinking it was a one-month game jam project, has been that of the first boss. It has come to stand in my mind as…
Lying’s Pride
We will believe any words said with conviction. Not all of us, not all of the time – sometimes people can tell the difference between flattery and observation, between pleasant lies and harsh truths. Still, as much as you may…
Cogs
As I worked on last piece about Inscryption, I also played Daniel Mullins’ other games, Pony Island and the Hex – primarily out of a desire to not put my foot in my mouth by making over-broad statements on their…