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Playlist (November 2021)
Hello! It's time for the penultimate Playlist video for 2021. Next month, it's Game of the Year time. As ever, you can watch this as a video by clicking above, or read it as an article by scrolling down. Whatever you prefer.
Before Y...
2021-11-27 10:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostReading List (November 2021)
Hello!
The nights are getting in and the temperature’s dropping - it’s time to stay inside with a cup of cocoa and a list of great articles and videos. Unless you’re Australian, in which case you’re probably chucking snags on the bar...
2021-11-24 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostDeveloping - What genre should my game be?
Hey! This time on Developing, I try to turn my prototype into an actual game - but get hung up on indecision. How will I solve this problem?
Hope you dig it!
Just wanted to thank you for the feedback on the last Patreon post - your tho...
2021-11-20 18:51:36 +0000 UTC View Post24 hour preview - Developing Part 3
Hey folks!
So I just finished up my new instalment of Developing. This time, I try to turn my prototype into a proper game... only to get completely stumped by genres. Puzzle... or platformer? 2021-11-19 12:50:49 +0000 UTC View Post
The big GMTK update post
Hello everybody. Hope you’re doing well.
So it’s been four months since I dropped this update video on y’all. In it, I talked about feeling burned out by GMTK, and my...
2021-11-16 08:24:30 +0000 UTC View PostPlaylist (October 2021)
Hey everyone, welcome back to the playlist. Here’s three short reviews of games I’ve been checking out lately. You can watch it as a video, above. Or read it as an article, below.
Metroid Dread
2021-10-31 12:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Reading List (October 2021)
Hey everyone! Here’s a chunky reading list, filled with fascinating things to watch and read. Have a fabulous weekend.
The Design of Games
Boss Keys 21 - Metroid Dread
Hello!
My new video is available now - it’s the new episode of Boss Keys, and a breakdown of Metroid Dread’s world design. Specifically, focusing on the tricks and techniques that the game uses to guide you through planet ZDR.
24 hour preview - Boss Keys 21: Metroid Dread
Hello!
My new video is out now for $5 Patrons. It's a Boss Keys breakdown of the latest Metroid game, Metroid Dread. You can watch it here.
While the video does...
2021-10-27 15:27:26 +0000 UTC View PostNotification Bug
Hi!
There seems to be something iffy going on with Patreon at the moment - I've heard reports that emails are ending up in spam. And the most recent post doesn't seem to have been emailed at all.
Will this post reach your inbox? I don'...
2021-10-15 10:29:00 +0000 UTC View Post24 hour preview - Developing Episode 2
Hello! I'm back with part two of my game development series, Developing. This time, I want to turn my game idea into reality - but where do I start? And what can I learn from past failures to make games?
Hope you dig it - out for every...
2021-10-14 17:45:14 +0000 UTC View PostPlaylist (September 2021)
Hey, welcome back to the playlist. Here’s three short reviews of games I’ve been checking out lately! Starting with…
Myst
2021-09-30 15:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Reading List (August & September 2021)
Hello everyone! So, as I took August off work, you didn’t get a reading list. And I feel bad about that! So, to make up for it, here’s an absolutely bumper list of interesting stuff from both August and September 2021. Over 50 links in total!&...
2021-09-29 07:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostDeveloping, Episode 1
Hello!
A couple weeks ago, I announced a new avenue for this channel - a series in which I document my journey into the world of game development. Well, I'm excited to unveil t...
2021-09-28 16:30:44 +0000 UTC View Post24 hour preview - Developing, Episode 1
Hello!
A couple weeks ago, I announced a new avenue for this channel - a series in which I document my journey into the world of game development. Well, I'm excited to unveil t...
2021-09-27 14:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostPlaying It Takes Two's Trippy Tree Level with its Designer
Hello!
So before I dive head first into Developing full time, I wanted to do another episode of On the Level (my series where I interview a level designer while playing their stage).
This time, it's the absurdly creat...
2021-09-23 15:43:34 +0000 UTC View Post24hr preview - On the Level Episode 3
Hello!
For my new episode of On the Level, I chatted with Oliver Granlund of Hazelight - a designer on the absurdly creative It Takes Two. We chatted prototyping mechanics, balancing story and gameplay, the team sportiness of game dev, and l...
2021-09-22 10:13:27 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncing my new thing!
Hello! I'm back after a nice big break. I got married, had a holiday, and played some video games. As promised, Patrons weren't charged for August - part of my guarantee that you'll only pay me when I release content.
I also started producti...
2021-09-16 14:36:23 +0000 UTC View PostI was on a podcast! (Plus: August break)
Hello!
Chris Bratt, who does the excellent People Make Games channel, has a spin-off podcast where he talks to people in the press. And I was ve...
2021-08-04 14:02:15 +0000 UTC View PostPlaylist (July 2021)
Hey everyone! It’s time for your playlist video for the month of July. Here’s what I’ve been playing recently. You can watch it as a video above, or read it as an article b...
2021-07-28 19:47:42 +0000 UTC View PostReading List (July 2021)
Hello everyone! On this month’s reading list we’ve got remakes, level design, speedrunning, TikTok, and Iguanodons. Hope you dig it!
The Design of Games
[Watch | CC | 50 mins] 2021-07-27 08:44:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Behind the Scenes - On the Level Episode 2
Hello!
So, I just released the second episode of my interview series On the Level - the show where I play awesome video game levels, alongside the designers who made them. And because this one was such a mammoth undertaking, I wanted t...
2021-07-20 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostGMTK Update Video
Hello everyone!
I'm coming to you from a very hot summer evening in the UK to share some thoughts on GMTK, and some plans for the future.
I outline them in the video above - which, I should warn you, is... not great. My lav mic is popp...
2021-07-19 20:21:48 +0000 UTC View PostFull Dishonored 2 interview
Hello!
As promised, Patrons get to watch the full interview with Arkane's Dana Nightingale and David Di Giacomo. Part one, where we play through the level together, can be foun...
2021-07-17 07:23:34 +0000 UTC View PostNew episode - Dishonored 2 Designers Break Down The Clockwork Mansion
Hello!
My new video is a new episode of On the Level - the series where I play awesome video game levels alongside the designers who made them. This time, I’m sitting down with two designers from Arkane to talk about (one of) Dishonored 2â...
2021-07-16 16:24:40 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon preview - On the Level Episode 2
Hi everyone!
I'm excited to share with you an early look at the next episode of On the Level. It goes out to the world tomorrow, but you get to watch it right now. 2021-07-15 08:50:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Playlist (June 2021)
Hello! This month I played, roughly, 260 games. It was, of course, another Game Jam month which meant my life was pretty much consumed by the event for three weeks straight.
But! I managed to sneak in some new indie games here and there. So ...
2021-06-29 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostReading List (June 2021)
Hello everyone! Hope the world is treating you right. Here's a handful of articles and and videos to check out this weekend.
Design Notes
[Watch | CC | 24 mins] 2021-06-25 14:35:02 +0000 UTC View Post
GMTK Game Jam 2021 Post Mortem
Hello everyone!
So, this month I hosted the fifth annual GMTK Game Jam (an event where people try to make a game in just 48 hours). And I wanted to share some thoughts, so...
2021-06-23 08:19:07 +0000 UTC View Post