Video games are great. They’re a ton of fun to play and can be a cheap way to occupy your free time. They help people stay in touch with friends or even make new friends. Games are a far more interactive form of entertainment than just watching TV or movies. They keep your brain engaged […]
I’m really happy with the voice actors that we chose for Hex and Neph. I think they do a great job of bringing tons of personality to the lines and what would have otherwise been plain text hints for the puzzles. I decided to go one step further, however, and added a “talking” animation. This […]
I remember growing up when video games were first starting the transition to include voice acting. I played a lot of JRPGs and was hugely in love with the Final Fantasy series. Starting each new game was a joy. It felt like jumping into the start of an amazing adventure. The first time I played […]
For my very first post, I wrote an article critiquing common design shortfalls of phone games. For this article I want to talk about how I plan to avoid each of the mistakes I listed there while making Hint. Before we get too far into this article, however, consider yourself warned that there might be […]
“But Chris, I thought you said you hate phone games?” Well, that’s not what I was trying to say, but I think the message might have come across that way to some people. I actually play a lot of phone games. I was surprised to find that I stopped playing on my 3DS because it […]
Well, most phone games suck. Alright, fine, a lot of phone games suck. For PC and console gamers this has been the sentiment for a long time. But why? Is it inherent to mobile gaming? Most people with a Nintendo DS or even a Switch will disagree that handheld gaming is bad. In fact, Nintendo […]
