Critical Play: Competitive Analysis May 2, 2023 I played mario party, and I forgot to take screenshots because I had to ask around to find someone with a switch and didn’t…
Critical Play: Journey May 2, 2023 For this week’s Critical Play, I decided to play Journey! The game was developed by Thatgamecompany and initially released for the PlayStation 3 in…
Critical Play: Skribbl May 2, 2023 Skribbl.io is a web game based around drawing. I have no idea who published it! Players take turns choosing from a set of three…
Critical Play: Secret Hitler May 2, 2023 Secret Hitler is a board game created by Goat, Wolf, & Cabbage LLC. The target audience is a bit difficult to state too specifically,…
Game Design as Narrative Architecture Mindmap May 2, 2023 Game Examples: Evocative Spaces – Pokemon Go Enacting Stories – Genshin Impact Embedded Narratives – Portal 2 Emergent Narratives – Spore
Short Exercise: What do Prototypes Prototype? May 2, 2023 Is this game going to be replayable? Our game is a physical collection of minigames, where players play over 20 different small activities. Are…
Critical Play: Walking Simulators May 2, 2023 Yume Nikki appears to me to be a game that relies entirely on its “vibe.” There are very few mechanics, mostly just movement and…
Narrative Architecture : Mindmap May 2, 2023 Evocative Nashville Music City Escape Room Enacting Mall of America Tycoon (used to play this all the time as a kid) Embedded Mia’s Math…
Critical Play – Judging May 2, 2023 Quiplash, a game available on jackbox.tv, is a popular social party game that relies on player wit, humor, and judging to create a fun…
Critical Play May 2, 2023 The classic party game, Truth or Dare, has been a popular choice for adolescent and young-adult social gatherings for years. Our team developed a…
Life is Strange May 2, 2023 The game that I played this week is Life is Strange, made by Square Enix and released in 2015. It is on all major…
Critical Play: Dear Esther – Jiwon May 2, 2023 Dear Esther is a single-player walking sim game developed by The Chinese Room for Windows, Mac OS, PS4, Xbox One, and iOS. The premise…
Critical Play: Dear Esther May 2, 2023 For my Critical Play, I spent time analyzing Dear Esther which was developed by Chinese Room as a first-person exploration game of a deserted…
Critical Play: Walking Simulators – What Remains of Edith Finch May 2, 2023 Name of game What Remains of Edith Finch Creator, platform: Developed by Giant Sparrow, published by Annapurna Interactive, available on PC, PS4/5, Xbox One,…
Critical Play: Babbdi — Jeong May 2, 2023 Babbdi is a walking simulator game developed by Sirius Lemaitre and Leonard Lemaitre, released in December 2022. Though the target audience is not specified,…
Critical Play 4: Firewatch May 2, 2023 Firewatch is a first-person adventure game created by Campo Santo for all popular gaming consoles (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Linux, Windows, and Apple products). The…
