Meaning of Games Jack Yuan June 29, 2022 One year ago, I talked to this dude who started one of the largest MMO gaming companies in China during the 90s and served…
Catan: Is this game balanced? June 27, 2022 The Setters of Catan, is a multi-player game that was published in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag in 1995. It is a 2-6 people zero-sum…
Monumental Valley Critical Analysis June 27, 2022 Monumental Valley was created by an indie game studio from London and was launched to all major mobile gaming platforms in 2014. It is…
Critical Play: Is this game balanced? – Unstable Unicorns June 17, 2022 Unstable Unicorns Unstable Unicorns Formal elements Unstable Unicorns by Ramy Badie in 2018 for 2-8 14+ players is a wondrous card game where players…
Critical Play: Puzzles — Superliminal June 16, 2022 Critical Play: Puzzles – Superliminal Superliminal by Pillow Castle Games is a surreal puzzle game released in 2019 for PC, Xbox, PS4, or Nintendo Switch…
Critical Play: Mysteries June 12, 2022 Mysteries: Year Walk Year Walk by Simogo released in 2013 on IOS for those 12+ relies on mild horror and puzzles to create a…
Critical Play – Walking Sim – Places June 12, 2022 Places: Walking Simulator This game, Park, is a walking sim game for all ages, focused on exploring a calm and scenic park. I played…
Final Reflection June 9, 2022 I actually only started playing games during the beginning of the pandemic and had begun as a way to fit in with my friends…
Final Class Reflection June 9, 2022 Before this class, I thought about design as something primarily graphic: visual design for cohesiveness using colors, fonts, space, composition, etc. While I recognize…
Critical Play: Theme Only Games June 9, 2022 For this critical play, I played two games in the ‘Match Three’ genre: Dots and Cat Condo, both mobile games on iOS. The similarities…
Critical Play: Is this game balanced? June 9, 2022 For this critical play, I played the game Settlers of Catan, a German-style board game created by Klaus Teuber. I play this game regularly…
Critical Play: Puzzles June 9, 2022 For this critical play, I played the game Factory Balls, a simple online puzzle game developed by Bart Bonte. I LOVED playing this game…
Critical Play: Mysteries June 9, 2022 For this critical play, I played the game Life is Strange, an episodic adventure/mystery game on macOS created by Square Enix and released on…
Critical Play: Walking Simulators June 9, 2022 For this critical play, I played the game Journey, a walking simulator game on iOS created by ThatGameCompany in 2012. The target audience for…