“If you loved X, you have to play this.” is the clickbait title you’ll see, the lede buried past the few opening paragraphs to make sure you don’t click away…
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10 Articles
David Klemke
3 Min Read
Of the many great lines that came out of the American version of the Office was the one from Andy Bernard: “I wish there was a way to know you’re…
David Klemke
4 Min Read
Choices matter. Or at least that’s what a lot of games want you to believe. It’s become all too common for games to give you the illusion of choice, the…
David Klemke
4 Min Read
There was a time once, long ago, where the time a game spent in development was a good indicator of the level of polish you could expect from it. Blizzard’s…
David Klemke
4 Min Read
Some of the most challenging aspects of crafting a game is doing the things right that won’t get noticed. The minutiae that fades into the background can often be as…
David Klemke
3 Min Read
Back in the day there was an unspoken rule about a game’s length being indicative of its quality. For some reason we all thought that games that took longer to…
David Klemke
4 Min Read
Pacing is essential for narrative driven games. Move the story forward too fast and you quickly lose your audience, drowning them in rapid fire events that aren’t given enough time…
David Klemke
4 Min Read
Long time readers will know I have a penchant for games with great visuals, superb sound work and a high concept. These are my review-bait titles: ones that the second…
David Klemke
3 Min Read
Free to play used to be a taboo word for me, usually indicating that the game was some microtransaction infested hell hole that would do little more than soak up…
David Klemke
6 Min Read
Games that utilise hand drawn animation are few and far between, with good reason. Whilst the tools to make games have gotten exponentially better, allowing many to try their hand…
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