Critical Play: World Building July 23, 2026 For this week’s world-building Critical Play, I played “A Dark Room” by Michael Townsend. This minimalist, reading-based RPG is likely aimed for Middle/High School…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding July 23, 2026 Dorfromantik (The Board Game) Dorfromantik: The Board Game is a cooperative tile-laying game designed by Michael Palm and Lukas Zach, and published by Pegasus…
Sketchnote: Loops & Arcs July 23, 2026 Describe a game you enjoy and what kind of architecture it has. I love playing Overcooked 2 with my friends, which is a max…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding – Dark Souls 3 July 23, 2026 When people think about world building in fantasy, they usually think about maps, monsters, magic, and kingdoms. Gabriela Pereira argues that good world building…
Critical Play: Walking Simulator July 23, 2026 The game I played was What Remains of Edith Finch, published by Annapurna Interactive. The game is playable on PlayStation, Windows, Xbox, Nintendo Switch,…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding July 23, 2026 The game I played was A Dark Room by Doublespeak Games. A Dark Room can be played in web brower, iOS, Windows, and Mac…
Critical Play | Worldbuilding – Wizard 101 July 23, 2026 Fantasy games often rely on familiar stereotypes so players can quickly gain an overall understanding of an unfamiliar world. However, these stereotypes also influence…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding July 23, 2026 I chose to play the game Dark Souls III, an open-world RPG published in 2016 by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding July 23, 2026 The game I have chosen is Pokemon Emerald. Its main audience is Game designers, fantasy writers, and players interested in game ethics and world-building….
Critical Play: Worldbuilding July 23, 2026 Robert Kurvitz said during his Game Camp France speech on worldbuilding, “Make sure your world can house multiple genres of story, from detective to…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding July 22, 2026 Pokémon Pearl, a creature-collecting RPG by Game Freak/Nintendo (2007) available on Nintendo DS (played on online emulator), targets children and RPG players of all…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding July 22, 2026 From Fighting Monsters to Understanding Them: How Undertale Changed My Understanding of Worldbuilding If someone had asked me after my first hour of Undertale…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding July 22, 2026 The game A Dark Room, built by Double Speak Games, is played in a browser. The premise begins simple: the player lives in “a…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding July 22, 2026 For this critical play, I chose Cyberpunk 2077 because I enjoy open-world RPGs with strong storytelling. Before playing, I mainly knew the game for…
World Building in Undertale – Yan Chen July 22, 2026 Game: Undertale Target Audience: RPG/narrative game players Creator: Tobyfox Platform: PC Undertale creates a distinctive monster society through its shared history and social values,…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding July 22, 2026 Wizard101, developed by KingsIsle Entertainment, is a PC-based MMORPG that caters primarily to preteens and teenagers but also interests the casual audience. The players…
