Bashing Kickstarter games for missing their timelines feels like a bit of a dead horse these days. It seems pretty much all of them underestimate just how much work is…
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David Klemke
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There have been so many games I’ve shied away from this year because of lack of time. Any game that demands 10+ hours of my time means I probably won’t…
David Klemke
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I’ve tried to think about what it is about loosely or completely disconnected narrative games that irks me so much. To be sure I find interest in stories where there’s…
David Klemke
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Some of the most challenging aspects of crafting a game is doing the things right that won’t get noticed. The minutiae that fades into the background can often be as…
David Klemke
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Bringing on big name actors to a game is a bigger risk than you might first think. Whilst their star power is certain to draw attention from a wider audience…
David Klemke
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The public discourse on reviewing things has long since shifted away from subtly. No longer can something simply be good enough for its own sake, everything must fall into one…
David Klemke
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I stopped looking at games to back on Kickstarter quite a while ago as it just seemed to encourage developers to take far, far too long to actually release something…
David Klemke
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Pacing is essential for narrative driven games. Move the story forward too fast and you quickly lose your audience, drowning them in rapid fire events that aren’t given enough time…
David Klemke
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The Early Access survival/base building genre seems to have a pretty well trodden path these days. You start off with the base game and then release chapters/technology tiers/any other progression…
David Klemke
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There’s a fine line you have to walk when looking into a game. On the one hand you want to know enough about it to make it worth your time…