An excellent column in The Escapist on satire, violence in videogames, videogames not getting the same treatment as other art forms and the meaning of experiencing something. For the record, I have not played the game mentioned in the title, but after reading the article I kind of want to.

This post is in the vein of more game design thoughts. I’ve played alot of different video games. And I’m saying, alot. More frequently, I’m playing modern console games. Generally, these are more leaning towards casual, low-commitment play. Recently, though, with a few of the more modern games, I’m getting this sense. Its hard to…

I just discovered the most amazing game – Samorost. The control of this game is such that you play a character (in the loose sense) navigating about a world in a puzzle-solving mode. But, the cool part of this game is that you get to make choices about your environment which should be beyond your…