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 Design Diary – Wurk Wurk

I’m in the middle of transcribing and posting a ton of previously written material. Today is also a bank holiday in Sweden and I have some hope catching up on all the things I’ve neglected such as working on Chains of Command and trying to spruce up my portfolio, however that might go. I’m not... Continue Reading →

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