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David Klemke
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I am…truly at a loss to set the scene on this one. In my regular dive through the dumpster that is the Steam new releases page I came across KIDS…
David Klemke
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Sometimes I just want to play something dumb. That’s partly the reason I keep playing Call of Duty; it’s the definition of “turn off your brain” kind of entertainment. But…
David Klemke
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Games built by students are, for the most part, completely terrible. Many of my friends went into game development courses and the games they developed as part of them were…
David Klemke
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The one thing I’ve always hated about most Metroidvania games is when they show you something that you’re not able to access with your current abilities. Often this manifests extremely…
David Klemke
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It’s not often that a developer simply explaining the mechanics sells me on the game. Usually if you can’t simply show how it works through a gameplay trailer or similar…
David Klemke
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There’s an increasing number of games that are made by developers as part of their own process of self reflection. For some this comes as a catharsis, a want to…
David Klemke
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I’ve very much come to enjoy the new breed of city building simulators like Frostpunk and They Are Billions. I think this is mostly due to their more relaxed pace…
David Klemke
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5 years ago I attended my first (and, as it turns out, only) PAX event in Australia and, despite the teething issues, managed to have a rather enjoyable time. Whilst I…
David Klemke
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There comes a time in every game’s development when the call to ship it needs to be made. For some games this comes at the right time in their dev…