T w e n t y S i d e d
This week I’ve been recovering from the removal of my wisdom teeth.
I spent the first half on the couch while mythbusters played in the background. I don’t even think I managed to watch a whole episode, I just kept falling asleep and periodically waking up to take some pain killer, and vary slowly eat pudding.
I’ve felt significantly better over the last two days, so I had the time to finish playing and 100% Just Cause 3. I don’t know why I decided to 100% it, but I had fun for the most part. The most time consuming aspect was of course the collectables. Just a lot of fast traveling and gliding around with the wingsuit. It’s a good thing the main traversal mechanics are fun because I doubt I would’ve done it otherwise.
How’s everyone else doing?
The Gameplay is the Story
Some advice to game developers on how to stop ruining good stories with bad cutscenes.
Deus Ex and The Treachery of Labels
Deus Ex Mankind Divided was a clumsy, tone-deaf allegory that thought it was clever, and it managed to annoy people of all political stripes.
Programming Vexations
Here is a 13 part series where I talk about programming games, programming languages, and programming problems.
The Best of 2012
My picks for what was important, awesome, or worth talking about in 2012.
The Opportunity Crunch
No, brutal, soul-sucking, marriage-destroying crunch mode in game development isn't a privilege or an opportunity. It's idiocy.
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