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The genius of Lode Runner is that the simplicity and weakness of the AI is actually the game’s strength, as luring the AI into traps is an essential game mechanic.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

I was not prepared for the end of Act I.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Clair Obscur is amazing. Visually lush, great character design, emotional weight, evocative audio, fun combat. Some of the design reminds me of the 2007 game Blue Dragon, but far less annoying. Feels like I’m playing an epic movie.

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

PSA for artists depicting dice: Opposite sides of dice always add up to seven. Don't put 1 and 6, 2 and 5, or 3 and 4 next to each other. #BluePrince

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

The casting of a male actor in the lead role of Murderbot surprised me, because when I read the books I always thought of Murderbot as female. When I wondered why, I realized it’s because in my head, I always heard Failsafe’s downbeat voice.

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

@scalzi.com Just finished the Hannah Leventhal chapter of When the Moon Hits Your Eye, which was delightful in every whey. In case edits are possible for ebooks or future printings, it’s “Willy” Wonka, not “Willie”. Looking forward to the rest of the book!

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Locks and keys: chicken or egg? If you give the player a key before the lock, it’s foreshadowing. The player knows they will find the lock in the future, and feels empowered. They have a tool they know will overcome a future obstacle. Depending on your game design, this can also be a clue.

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

Finished Avowed. Thoughts. Loved: * Being able to buy abilities from any skill tree * "Send to camp stash" button (although I would have also loved a "sell from camp stash" button). * Combat balance (I played on Normal). * You'll pry my wand out of my cold, dead hands.

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

“Smithers! I have valuables I want locked up. Get me one of those newfangled lock contraptions!” “The ones that open for anyone who knows a low-level shock spell or happens to have one of the electrical pods that seem to grow everywhere, sir?” “Good point, Smithers. Better use two.” #Avowed

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

“I’m… dying… limbs crushed… barely conscious… but damn if I won’t… summarize what happened… in writing… with quill and ink… for the benefit of any… adventurer… who finds my skeleton.” #Avowed

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

NPC: “Someone stole from us!” Me: “How horrible! Yes, of course I’ll track them down and recover that for you!” Also me: “I’ll just help myself to the contents of the glowing chest in your storeroom, and everything else that’s not nailed down, OK?” NPC: … #Avowed

submitted 107 days ago • 1 comment

I think shortbread, which requires no eggs, is poised to have a moment in the cultural zeitgeist.

submitted 120 days ago • 1 comment