I’ve tried to think about what it is about loosely or completely disconnected narrative games that irks me so much. To be sure I find interest in stories where there’s…
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David Klemke
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Believe me, it’s not by active choice that I’ve been leaving such long periods between reviews, it’s been out of necessity. That doesn’t mean I haven’t had the time to…
David Klemke
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It’s been almost a decade since Journey was released and you will still find its influence weaved throughout the indie game scene. This is a testament to what it represented…
David Klemke
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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
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Bringing on big name actors to a game is a bigger risk than you might first think. Whilst their star power is certain to draw attention from a wider audience…
David Klemke
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The public discourse on reviewing things has long since shifted away from subtly. No longer can something simply be good enough for its own sake, everything must fall into one…
David Klemke
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It’s rare that I’ll sit down to play a game and then not want to get back up again until it’s finished. Part of that is getting older and having…
David Klemke
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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
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I stopped looking at games to back on Kickstarter quite a while ago as it just seemed to encourage developers to take far, far too long to actually release something…
David Klemke
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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…