PLAY AT NEWGROUNDS My latest game, Traitor, has just been released. It’s a casual shoot’em up set in a universe not quite like ours. The music, which rocks, is by Chris Davis. Some thoughts about the game itself: Traitor is what you might call a casual game. Its focus is …
There is a tendency in game designers (the very word designer implies it, I suppose), to think of games in an entirely mechanical way: as a set of parts, programmed to perform a certain task, with the purpose of the designer being to make them as efficient as possible at …
The Fabulous Screech can now be played at Newgrounds. Why don’t you go over there and vote for it (him?) and leave a nice comment? The game seems to be having an effect on people that is very much like the effect it has on me, so if you have …
PLAY THE FABULOUS SCREECH This very short game has a peculiar background. A few months ago I was approached by someone called Angie to create a present for her boyfriend, Matt. Money being short, this was to be a combined Christmas, Valentine’s Day and anniversary present. He was a fan …
Thought I’d share a couple of screenshots from my upcoming casual shoot’em up game, Traitor:
There’s a really good review of Arcadia: A Pastoral Tale over at Jay is Games. There’s also a brief mention of the game at a place called Superlevel, which warns readers that some of them might find the game “too kitschy”. That set me thinking about a couple of things, …
It would appear that The Book of Living Magic has won the Best of Casual Gameplay 2011 award for Best Point-and-Click Adventure! Am I happy? Of course I’m happy, are you mad? Especially since these awards are based on the votes of actual players, not “industry experts” and such. Because …
Arcadia’s doing quite well, given that it’s got walls of text and no challenge, supposedly signs of bad game design. It’s gentle, beautiful and elegant as it takes your hand and soothes you through its journey of lyrical and playful words. – Indie Games Magazine Arcadia’s a narrative delight. – …
Arcadia: A Pastoral Tale is my newest game. It was created with Twine, which means that it’s a very simple text-based game. When playing, please keep in mind that this game is not a race. It is a stroll, an afternoon walk. There’s no challenge, no puzzles, no wrong choices. …
You may have noticed that the first month of 2011 has been a little stressful so far. I’m also fighting a highly unpleasant insomnia problem, which isn’t helping me keep in touch with the world. So it’s not surprising that I didn’t notice that voting was open for Best of …
