game design

I think I don’t like Mario. There are some things that perhaps have always been around and, for a long time, I simply presumed I knew them, without ever actually paying attention to them. Maybe it’s a medium-close friend. Maybe it’s the entire Star Wars series. Maybe it’s the city I grew up...

It might be my boomer side talking, but every time I pick up a modern game, I immediately feel like I’ve already played it. Yes, the story is new, the graphics are slightly different, and the UI is unique… but that’s about it. Each new game feels more like a reskin of an old one, with a new...