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I always want to make the Patreon as excellent as possible for all of you who so generously support me to make my videos (and games!).
2021-12-03 16:27:53 +0000 UTC
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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...
2021-11-27 10:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 whic...
2021-11-24 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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 fo...
2021-11-20 18:51:36 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 PostHello everybody. Hope you’re doing well.
So it’s been four months since I dropped this update video on y’all. In it,...
2021-11-16 08:24:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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.
Hey everyone! Here’s a chunky reading list, filled with fascinating things to watch and read. Have a fabulous weekend.
The Design of Games
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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 gam...
2021-10-28 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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My new video is out now for $5 Patrons. It's a Boss Keys breakdown of the latest Metroid game, Metroid Dread. You can w...
2021-10-27 15:27:26 +0000 UTC View PostHi!
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 ...
2021-10-15 10:29:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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 ...
2021-10-14 17:45:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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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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 A...
2021-09-29 07:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 2021-09-28 16:30:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 2021-09-27 14:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 thei...
2021-09-23 15:43:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 an...
2021-09-22 10:13:27 +0000 UTC View Post
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 whe...
2021-09-16 14:36:23 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chris Bratt, who does the excellent People Make Games channel, has a spin-off podcast w...
2021-08-04 14:02:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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 i...
2021-07-28 19:47:42 +0000 UTC View Post
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
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2021-07-27 08:44:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 t...
2021-07-20 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 sh...
2021-07-19 20:21:48 +0000 UTC View Post
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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, 2021-07-17 07:23:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 designer...
2021-07-16 16:24:40 +0000 UTC View Post
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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 2021-07-15 08:50:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2021-06-29 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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
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Hello everyone!
So, this month I hosted the fifth annual GMTK Game Jam (an event where people try to make a game in just ...
2021-06-23 08:19:07 +0000 UTC View Post