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Robert Boyd's Blog   Expert Blogs

Creator of Zeboyd Games. Lead designer, script writer, and programmer for Breath of Death VII: The Beginning and Cthulhu Saves the World.

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The Genius of the Game Design in Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine  Featured Blogs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:58:00 EDT in Design, Indie
5 key ideas that elevate the game design of Monaco: What's Yours is Mine to the next level.
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A Better Classification System for RPGs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:47:00 EST in Design, Console/PC
9 criteria that can be used to classify RPGs.
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RIP Xbox Live Indie Games  Featured Blogs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:05:00 EDT in Indie, Business/Marketing
A look at last week's Top 20 best selling XBLIG list paints a bleak picture of the Xbox Live Indie Games service.
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The Effect of Short-Term Sales on Quantity Sold - A Case Study on Zeboyd's Deal of the Day  Featured Blogs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:54:00 EDT in Business/Marketing
Drop the price by 50% - Increase sales to 12500%!
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A Kickstarter Without a Cause - Class of Heroes 2  Featured Blogs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:08:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Console/PC
An examination of one of the most ill-conceived kickstarters to date.
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Crowdsourced Hardcore Tactical Shooter (i.e. not everyone is Doublefine)  Featured Blogs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:24:00 EST in Business/Marketing
An examination of a high budget Kickstarter fundraiser that doesn't look like it will successfully reach its goal.
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Robert Boyd's Comments

Comment In: We're Indie, we like Microsoft. Too Controversial? [Blog - 05/23/2013 - 12:00]

This article is no more ...

This article is no more irresponsible than other indie developers sharing their negative experiences with Microsoft.

Comment In: The World of Lennus: A Game Design Analysis [Blog - 05/22/2013 - 06:13]

Glad to see more attention ...

Glad to see more attention being paid to this underrated gem r n r nThe magic system was unusual beyond requiring HP to cast spells. Rather than have a single Magic stat, each character had stats in up to 8 different fields of magic which could be improved by using ...

Comment In: As Vita languishes, why is Sony still gunning for indies? [News - 05/09/2013 - 11:01]

But the Vita isn 't ...

But the Vita isn 't ONLY getting indie games. It might not be getting the big AAA blockbusters, but it 's getting a fair bit of support from small-to-mid-sized Japanese companies with games like Persona 4 Golden, Ys Celceta, and Dragon 's Crown as well as PS3 ports original games ...

Comment In: A Case Study in how Revolutionaries become The Man [Blog - 04/14/2013 - 03:58]

eSports professional position - all ...

eSports professional position - all the job security of a pro sports position but with a tiny fraction of the salary none of the fame.

Comment In: Games have the potential to be infinite, so why are you still working on a throwaway project? [Blog - 04/08/2013 - 10:15]

I 'm not a fan ...

I 'm not a fan of multiplayer procedural random generation and user content tend to result in much lower quality content than if that content was hand crafted by a skilled designer. r n r nBut hey, if someone manages to make a game that 's infinitely replayable while still ...

Comment In: Full Sail study attempts to shed light on Metacritic's weighting system [News - 03/27/2013 - 06:10]

That 's a definite possibility. ...

That 's a definite possibility. On RPGamer, anything 3 stars or higher is considered a good game but when converted to the 100 system Metacritic uses, 3 stars would be considered 60 aka this game is horrendous on most sites .

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