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…
Mindmap: Game Design as Narrative Architecture April 28, 2021 Examples of Four Types of Narrative: Evocative Narratives: Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros.‘ core gameplay is focused on knocking other characters out of the ring,…
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…
Read & Mindmap Narrative Architecture April 27, 2021 Evocative Spaces: Spiderman games; Star Trek RPGs Enacting Stories: Life is Strange Emergent Narratives: Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Embedded Narratives: Cube…
Critical Play: Walking Simulators: The Sailor’s Dream April 27, 2021 Game Summary For this assignment I decided to play The Sailor’s Dream. The narrative of this walking simulator game is of a man, a…
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…
Read & Mindmap Narrative Architecture April 27, 2021 Examples of Four Types of Narrative: Evocative Narratives – Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary in Super Smash Bros Brawl is a mode of…
Mindmap: Game Design as Narrative Architecture April 26, 2021 Evocative: The Binding of Isaac – This game uses extensive reference to Biblical stories and allegories, but uniquely shaped into how a troubled young…
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…