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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante -- Choose Your Own Destiny

“The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante” is a narrative game that resembles a “choose your own adventure” interactive book. The story follows a person who dares to challenge the existing order in a r...

To the Moon -- A Sad Tale of Love, Loss, and Regret

Three years ago, my friend and mentor @Brian Freyermuth recommended that I play “To The Moon”, citing it as an exemplar of narrative game design. At first glance, it’s a pixel art game with somewha...

The Art of Building Worlds - How Riot Games Mageseeker Reinforces the Importance of Lore

Imagine delving into a world where stealing magic is part of surviving – welcome to my weekend with Mageseeker, a riveting 2D action RPG with nostalgic pixel graphics. The game thrives on its uniqu...

Game - Rainbow Billy The Curse of the Leviathan

Just stumbled upon an amazing game on Xbox Game Pass called Rainbow Billy: The Curse of Leviathan. Though the game appears casual and simple, it’s a cute and colorful 2.5D Adventure-Puzzle-Platform...

Book - Drawing Basics and Video Game Art

I just finished reading “Drawing Basics and Video Game Art: Classic to Cutting-Edge Art Techniques for Winning Video Game Design” by Chris Solarski. As a game designer and developer I was looking f...

Animated Drawing

Have you seen the new tool from Meta AI that lets you animate your child’s drawings? It’s called Animated Drawing, and it’s a great way to bring your child’s artwork to life! This amazing tool all...

Into the Breach -- Design with Constraints

Embracing constraints can lead to game-changing design. One of the best examples of such games is “Into the Breach” by Subset Games. Constraints drive creativity and innovation, pushing you to thin...

One More Educational Idler

I can find educational aspects in any game; however, each time I enjoy as a kid, I found an educational game, especially in such genre as Idle/clicker. I’ve mentioned one recently, and today I want...

Atari Basic Programming Game

As I’ve mentioned earlier, the Atari era passed me by, so I’ve been reading up on this console and its games. I was surprised to discover that there was an educational programming game in 1979 call...

Naruto is Dark Fantasy

This year, I decided to reread and complete the entire Naruto saga. I read it many years ago and remembered it as a great story about ninjas, superpowers, magic, and willpower. But I didn’t remembe...