Critical Play: What Remains of Edith Finch April 29, 2021 What Remains of Edith Finch is a “walking simulator for people who don’t like walking simulators,” according to designer Ian Dallas. Developed by Giant…
Critical Play: What Remains of Edith Finch April 29, 2021 What Remains of Edith Finch is a walking simulator video game designed by Giant Sparrow that I played on my Switch. The target audience…
Critical Play: Journey April 29, 2021 For this critical play, I played the game Journey, developed by Thatgamecompany and Santa Monica Studio. The game is targeted for a general audience,…
Critical Play: Journey April 29, 2021 Intro For this critical play, I played “Journey”, created by thatgamecompany. Journey is a walking game that allows the player to embark on an…
Critical Play: The Stanley Parable April 28, 2021 My brain hurts. The Stanley Parable is a walking simulator developed by Davey Wreden and Galactic Cafe that breaks every rule of the video…
Critical Play: Walking Simulator April 28, 2021 The Game Paperbark is a mobile walking game taking place in the Australian bush, where the player follows a wombat wandering around. It is…
Critical Play: Year Walk April 28, 2021 Developer: Simogo Writer: Jonas Tarestad Platforms: PC (me!), Mac, iOS, Wii U (lol) Target Audience: Teens and adults interested in the puzzle, mystery, and…
Year Walk Critical Play April 28, 2021 I played Year Walk on PC (though it was originally developed for mobile) developed by Simogo. It is intended only for audiences who can…
Critical Play: Year Walk April 28, 2021 Game Summary: In ‘Year Walk’ as a bodiless soul you traverse through a depressing winter depiction of Sweden. Looking for your one and…
The Genius of Gone Home April 28, 2021 Gone Home is a first person single player exploration game (frequently dubbed a ‘walking simulator’) made by The Fulbright Company. The player assumes the…
Mind Map: Narrative Architecture April 27, 2021 Examples: Evocative Narrative: Lego Batman: The Videogame immerses the player (who plays from the POV of Batman or Robin) in the extensive world of…
Mindmap: Narrative Architecture April 26, 2021 Examples Evocative Space: Hades, which evokes our familiarity with Greek myth Enacting Stories: Dishonored, which has you playing out Corvo Attano’s tale of revenge against an…
Narrative Architecture April 26, 2021 Spatial Stories – Kingdom Hearts Enacting Stories – Ratchet and Clank: A crack in time Embedded Narrative – L.A. Noire Emergent Narrative – GTA…
Critical Play: skribbl.io April 26, 2021 For this assignment, I played the online Pictionary-esque game “skribbl.io,” developed by “mel” a.k.a @ticedev on twitter. The game appears to be best suited…