Scott Jones did not enjoy Fallout 3. But his story isn’t a counter review. It’s an explanation of why it can be so hard to love a game that everybody else enjoys. Let’s be frank; the game makes a terrible first impression. The opening hour is simply one of the dullest videogame openings in our […]
Entries Tagged as 'Crispy Gamer'
Print Screen December
December 31st, 2008 · Comments Off on Print Screen December · Crispy Gamer, Print Screen
Final Print Screen of the year is up at CG. Changing the Game: How Video Games Are Transforming the Future of Business was recommended by Crispy Czar John Keefer, and it’s a good read. I do wonder who the audience is, though.
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Age of Ensemble Reflections
December 29th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Ensemble, History, Industry
Now that the series is complete and I have some distance from it, I can probably reflect a little more about the Ensemble three parter. I’m most happy with how open everyone was, especially with their criticisms of their own work. The series would simply not have been as interesting as it was if Shelley, […]
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History of Ensemble Part 3
December 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Ensemble, RTS
The final part of my Ensemble history is now up. By the way, if you enjoy this sort of story, please let CG know by commenting in the comment box there. Yeah, it means another registration for another site, but I’ve become a real zealot for what the site is trying to do, especially since […]
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History of Ensemble Continued
December 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Ensemble, RTS
Part 2 is now up.
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A History of Ensemble
December 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Ensemble, History, Industry
The first part of my history of Ensemble Studios is up at Crispy Gamer. Yes, the first part. The article was so long that my beleaguered editors had to chop it into three pieces. And it could have been much longer. I have hours of audio, long emails, extra comments from colleagues and peers…all kinds […]
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