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This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) – Book Review
Read more: This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) – Book ReviewI guess I’m doing book reviews for a bit. Look, at least some of these books will be about games, so at least that helps. Not this one though! This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong is a (generally) non-fiction book by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones, who are better known for their Map Men…
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Deceive Inc
Read more: Deceive IncDeceive Inc is out. This game’s been on my watch list for a while, mostly based off playing the demo a while back. I’ve managed to rack up 30 hours so far, and I’m ready to give my thoughts. I do like Deceive Inc, and I recommend it. BUT. In what feels very appropriate, I…
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Guns in Deceive Inc
Read more: Guns in Deceive IncAuthor’s Note: This was part of my writeup on Deceive Inc. Partway through, I realized that a 7 paragraph diatribe about gun balance and the current meta might not be the most relevant for deciding if you want to buy Deceive Inc. That said, I still think this post does make an accurate observation about…
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The Frustrating Intersection of Live Service and Narrative Progression
Read more: The Frustrating Intersection of Live Service and Narrative ProgressionI don’t like putting direct statements on this blog. First of all, they can be traced back to me, and second of all, big bold statements have a way of being wrong. Saying something “can’t be done” is the sort of thing some fans view as a challenge, and saying something can’t be done in…
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The Diablo 4 Rant
Read more: The Diablo 4 RantI remember a time when Penny Arcade had interesting hot takes. Or maybe good hot takes. Jerry Holkins will always be a better writer than me, but I think I might be able to make some points better than him, so let me scream a few things into the void. Let’s not bury the lede:…
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