Levelling up - that's what games are about, right? Not necessarily, says designer Keith Burgun. It should introduce strategic depth. And he should know - He designed superlative iOS RPG 100 Rogues. His point - levelling up often conflicts with players' rising skill, creating a less challenging experience over time. His solution for some RPGs: what if levelling up lends both positive and negative effects, encouraging players to employ new strategies?
Nuka Cola bottle caps for money, rusted playing pieces - it’s Fallout 3 Monopoly. Unofficial, unfortunately.
Women fighters in reasonable armour. You know, the kind that might actually protect them.
Kevin Butler returns to fictively man SCEA's marketing spigot and rails against “watered-down, get-grandma-off-the-couch weaksauce”.
Super Recursion Toy isn't a game, but it may just make a snazzy new wallpaper for you with its recursive algorithmic magick.
Total class.