Radiator Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

But here's what I'm playing and what I'm talking about: Immortality Wayward Strand Cult of the Lamb Betrayal at Club Low Atuel Immortality by Half Mermaid The third "FMV game" helmed by auteur Sam Barlow and his studio, about collecting short video fragments to assemble complex psychological stories.

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Interesting Choices

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

I've been fascinated by board games that revolve around drafting for years now, and in early 2011 I wrote a post on the pillars that make these games click. For a variety of reasons, the decks for each age in 7 Wonders are fixed from game to game. Few viable paths to victory.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2019

With progressively deep content wrapped into a single slot machine, casual art style, a more substantial meta, strong social features, hyperactive live operations and great UX/production value, Israeli developer Moon Active has pretty much flipped the traditional Slots games design model on its head.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

There are also hidden easter eggs with interesting lines and detailed facial expressions if players click on or drag them around. Special effect from clicking on and dragging the Hot Cocoa Cookie. Despite the core gameplay being an integration of two classic types of mobile games, it does not feel out of place for the players.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 31, 2009

Before we begin, a couple of points: Some of this I've written about before, so I apologize if I'm wasting your time. While Insult Sword Fighting is one of the first things people think of when they hear Monkey Island, I thought it seemed little tedious (but fun) as I played though it again. That was a good design choice.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 30, 2009

Before we begin, a couple of points: Some of this I’ve written about before, so I apologize if I’m wasting your time. While Insult Sword Fighting is one of the first things people think of when they hear Monkey Island, I thought it seemed little tedious (but fun) as I played though it again. That was a good design choice.

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Puzzle Point and Click Fighting Animation 130

Sirlin

JULY 25, 2019

I’m aware that this is a subjective claim, that people will be skeptical, and rightly so because so many other fighting have done a questionable job with “accessibility.” User Interface for Friend Matches This is the kind of innovation that isn’t new to the world, but it IS new to fighting games. No more UI than that is needed.

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