I like and make video games. I currently work as a game designer at LightBox Interactive. In the past I have worked as a developer on Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor, The Political Machine 2008, Demigod, and Elemental: War of Magic. I also frequently enjoy independent game development and design and am currently using Unity for game prototypes and web games. In the past, I've been known to author or coauthor a programming book or three.
Everything I post here, and more, can be found on my personal site: http://www.polycat.net/
Taking a look at generational thought to analyze what the traits of Generation Y mean for game design as we go forward into an increasingly Y-filled industry (and culture).
A look at how The Darkness manages to make a more meaningful gameplay experience by using the intimate focus of its core storyline to infuse the small central characters to give the player a relate-able context for actions throughout the game.
A discussion which attempts to strike a formal difference between challenge in games and the misapplication of challenge (frustration) through Insomniac's Resistance 2.
As for Matthew Sheppard he wasn't a victim of a hate crime, but crimes committed against millions of indiviuals everyday. Thats right, EVERY CRIME is a hate crime.. Do you have any idea what you're talking about at all What happened to Matthew Shepard is the definition of a hate ...
I couldn't think of anything nice to say, so like Mommy always said, just resort to cheap tangential attacks. That all said, Andre's comment was absurd. He doesn't get offended fantastic There are people that would get offended and it's ludicrous to suggest that those people are in the wrong ...
I'm giving Infinity-Ward the benefit of the doubt. They're not some one-off developer working on a multiplatform title they're originally a pretty great PC developer that has made a transition to consoles over the years. I don't think they'd put work into a system that would totally screw over PC ...
While I disagree with your points on a fundamental basis, my issue with this piece is that you don't seem to actually put any thought into the analysis of the game. This reads more like a forum post about a game you're not good at than a thoughtful design critique ...
