Tomorrow we will begin our journey to the GDC, during the exhibit days (March 2nd to 4th) we can be found showing Amnesia in the IGF Pavilion.
The Dragon Speech
This weekend I discovered the “Dragon Speech” by Chris Crawford and found it really great. He brings up a lot of good stuff, and touches on many subjects that I have ranted about. I am actually a bit embarrassed that I never seen this talk before.
The Dead Island Trailer and the Future of Games
By now most of you have probably seen the teaser trailer for Dead Island. This trailer has been getting tons of attention over the Internet and many seem to think that it is one of the best game trailers ever. I find that this is quite interesting, since just about everything that makes the trailer good are things that modern video games lack. I would even go as far as to say that a video game made using modern gameplay-centric design could never create something that gives the same experience.
Thoughts on Dead Space 2
So I just finished Dead Space 2 and wanted to discuss it a bit. Mainly because it is a perfect example of some trends in game design that I find are really harmful. I also find that it has some moments that could have been brilliant if just slightly changed, making it extra interesting to discuss.
