Recent content by lumi21

Amazon seems to be paying, on average, $2 more per game.

Not really, no. Designers are all about creating a full, robust gaming experience. Publishers are all about episodic gameplay.

That's a mighty fine block of text there making quite the unsubstantiated claim. I could just as easily post a similar claim that smokers are responsible for 97% of the cost of health care because of their incessant cancerous contributions to society, but it would be equally baseless. Is...

Holy shit, is this guy serious?

Where do YOU live? I would pay rent to live there when I have kids to raise. McDonald's isn't a nicotine delivery system. You can't exercise to negate the effects of substance addiction. Comparing obesity accusations at McDonald's isn't a valid comparison to the tobacco industry.

Got this as a birthday present a few years ago and burned right through it. I would highly recommend this book for any designer or aficionado of the gaming industry.

How could I forget? Mega Man. The Blue Bomber IS his own genre and style of game at this point, but when the original hit the shelves, it was something new and fun and amazing. My first Mega Man is another gaming milestone I'll never forget.

Earthbound definitely struck me as a breakaway RPG in terms of conventions, style, and general feel. It had this goofy ambiance that you just don't see in many other RPGs, and none before its time (that I ever found, anyway). The two-player (specifically excluding single-player) experience...