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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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Demon’s Tilt
Read more: Demon’s TiltAuthors Note: Demon’s Tilt has ridiculous number of flashing lights and graphical elements. My friends described it as “making their eyes bleed”. So, photosensitivity warning: if you’re photosensitive, don’t play this game. This writeup doesn’t contain any of those flashing images, but the Steam page likely does. I generally like Demon’s Tilt. That’s not to…
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James Marriott, who hurt you?
Read more: James Marriott, who hurt you?This rant is a response to this opinion piece in the New York Times. You can read it if you want context, but your life is likely richer for not doing so. In his piece “AI spells trouble for creatives — about time too” James Marriott includes a quote from Daisy Christodoulou: “ChatGPT sometimes produces…
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Isle of Arrows
Read more: Isle of ArrowsIsle of Arrows offers an interesting take on the tower defense genre, but a dependence on good RNG to survive pulls it down.
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PAX Unplugged: Indie TCGs
Read more: PAX Unplugged: Indie TCGsTwo interesting indie TCG’s from PAX Unplugged this year were Genesis and Gem Blenders. Here’s my general thoughts on the two.