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Blackjack Goren's Blog

Videogames are my biggest passion.  You may find my writing on the subject to be of great use to you:  http://gorenonvgs.blogspot.com/

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Dear Esther And Its Place In Entertainment  Featured Blogs
Posted by Blackjack Goren on Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:28:00 EST in Design, Console/PC, Indie
I examine PC title Dear Esther, and address some misconceptions about the game and its place in entertainment.
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Comment In: The truth about how AAA developers view indies [Blog - 04/30/2013 - 05:01]

I appreciate the purpose of ...

I appreciate the purpose of this article, though I 'm afraid in trying to put AAA developers under an agreeable light to indies and certain game writers, it accidentally paints AAA devs as envious of the indies 's independence. r n r nUnlike the author, I will not speak for ...

Comment In: How Valve hires, how it fires, and how much it pays [News - 02/25/2013 - 06:07]

@Michael r n r nEvery ...

@Michael r n r nEvery philosopher is a hypocrite. However, one can be both hypocritical and wise. r n r nI haven 't read anything from Ayn Rand, though I 've seen some interviews with her. Just felt like pointing out that the will to follow one 's own beliefs ...

Comment In: The surprising grace of Ninja Theory's Devil May Cry [News - 02/08/2013 - 01:18]

Glen Cooney said: r n ...

Glen Cooney said: r n r n So while any one weapon may not seem very deep, the fact that you have all of them available at any time I think is at least equivalent to a so called deeper combo system previous games have. r n r nCombat systems ...

Comment In: Team Ninja's Hayashi: Japanese developers 'desperate to stay alive' [News - 06/06/2012 - 02:48]

@Chris Chichester r n r ...

@Chris Chichester r n r nYour analogy of the awkward blend of East and West found in Ninja Gaiden 3 is spot on. The game is predictably at its best when, for one day, Ryu returns to Hayabusa Village to fight ninja and demons, away from any attempts at market ...

Comment In: A Personal Journey: Jenova Chen's Goals for Games [Feature - 05/18/2012 - 04:00]

Indeed, Mike Murray is correct. ...

Indeed, Mike Murray is correct. r n r nIt 's all well and good that Jenova Chen wants to explore the development of games that he feels aren 't being made. After all, if one is passionate about something, the only choice for him is to pursue said passion. It ...

Comment In: Strong retail sales help Tecmo Koei to increased 2011 profits [News - 05/08/2012 - 05:23]

Ujn said: r n r ...

Ujn said: r n r n They 've removed all the smooth skilled action, all the ninpo weapon upgrades, replaced it with button mashing, wave after wave of weak enemies, pointless story and dreaded QTEs. r n r nI don 't understand what you mean by smooth skilled action, so ...

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