The simplicity of 2D platformer games must be really liberating for developers, especially small time independent ones. I say this because it seems that I’ve played a lot of games…
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David Klemke
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I think my angst around survival horror games stems from the many, many hours I lost to the genre back when I younger. There were many nights when my brother…
David Klemke
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They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery and if there’s any truth to that then Notch, creator of Minecraft, must be feeling awfully flattered. Whilst there’s…
David Klemke
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Striking the right balance between making a game enjoyable and it’s relative difficulty level can be a rather tricky task. Way back in the dawn of gaming developers would often…
David Klemke
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It may come as a surprise to long time readers who’ve followed my near clockwork routine of one post per weekday for the past couple years that I can be…
David Klemke
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I was a real late comer to the Trine party, only getting around to playing it early last year after it had been out for almost 2 years prior. Looking…
David Klemke
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I’m not exactly known for going against the main stream view of a game but for what its worth my opinion is (mostly) formed based on the merits of the…
David Klemke
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The last few years have seen many independent developers attempt to expand on the traditional platformer style, usually either by re-imagining the concept or by combining it with elements that…
David Klemke
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It’s not often that you see games stay as platform exclusives, especially successful ones. Since many publishers look to maximise their profit on any set of intellectual property a cross platform release,…
David Klemke
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Growing up as a gamer my gaming intake consisted predominately of platformers. The reasoning behind this is simple, the hardware at the time wasn’t capable of doing much more, and…