With featured posts, I try to highlight something that is cool and current.
The results from the Skyrim Comments Game Giveaway. Also, for those that are considering following this blog, the game giveaway is going to become a monthly staple. It will be for a $10 game (not two), so make sure you follow my Twitter feed or check me out on Facebook. There’s free games for the takin’!
I want to hear why you think Skyrim is going to rock. To that end, I’m offering 2 gifts. A $10 Steam gift of a game of your choice and a $5 Steam gift of a game of your choice.
11. 11. 11. 1111111! Hooh! Haah! I can practically hear millions of gamer geeks chanting at their desks, viewing screenshots, hands on their.. uhh.. mice. 11! Hooh! 11! Haah! 11! Dragonbornnnnnne!
I’ve mentioned recently that I was going to build a small form factor PC, and yesterday was the day. All the components had arrived, the stars were in alignment, and unfortunately it was 31 degrees in my kitchen. The whole build took me about 2 – 2.5 hours. You pretty much only need time, patience, and a screwdriver with a Philips bit.
I believe that a lot of good games could be great ones if some of these ideas were acted on – most are either free to implement or require nothing more than an investment of time and energy.
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the carpet bomb.
The sheer number of ways you can succeed at this game begs you to play it, over and over and over again.
I admire great design just like every gamer. Sometimes the little things that are actually huge advances get overlooked because before long, all games have implemented that same great idea. Eventually it becomes an expected design decision. At that point, its unthinkable that any game would do it differently.
Since the dawn of home video gaming, circa 1980, games have offered exploration and adventure. They give everyone the ability to feel like a hero, to explore dangerous and uncharted lands. And since the very beginning, game designers have made huge blunders in creating those worlds.
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