I keep getting side tracked from working on the Twine games that I've started. I think part of it is because I've not really figured all of it out, but I'm also pretty sure that my ambitions are overshadowing my energy. I honestly don' thave that much of it right now. I have a feeling... Continue Reading →
I really don’t like Kratos
I've reached the lake in Midgard in God of War now, and I'm investigating the nooks and crannies of the lake while trying to keep my temper around Kratos. It is proving harder than I thought it would. Atreus is trying to be helpful while Kratos is totally self serving and egotistical. Does Kratos want... Continue Reading →
Boring Bossfights
I had forgotten how excruciatingly boring the first bossfight is in GoW. I had also forgotten how inanely stupid the dialogue is. Here's a dude, knocking on a door, not telling the person who opens what he wants. He's just acting all annoying, and to be entirely honest - very male - by posturing and... Continue Reading →
My Opinion is Unimportant
I’ve started a playthrough of God of War from 2018. It’s the one where Kratos is very angry at birches and hides his grief - one assumes - by gruffly addressing his son as “boy” and avoiding any outward expression of emotion. There really is absolutely nothing in that game that attracts me. The combat... Continue Reading →
Game Design Diary – Chains of Command
So I gave up on Harlowe and started using sugarcube instead. I find it is much easier to understand, but I’m actually not entirely sure why that is. I have some Python experience and a bit of JavaScript and CSS and most likely it’s because sugarcube follows a similar logic. I think the primary reason... Continue Reading →
Game Dev Heroines – Tove Gillbring
Tove together with her husband Anders is behind Åskfågeln, a publisher of table top roleplaying games and the gaming magazine Fenix, which I have written for since 2005. Tove passed away last year, but up until then she was one of the most generous, caring and extraordinary women I have ever known. She is one... Continue Reading →