November 2024

Battle Lessons: The Superior Narrative Stew of Zephon

How to build great narrative content in games is a topic that’s always at the forefront of my mind. Crafting game narratives has been one focus of my career, and I’ve been around long enough to see several trends in narrative design come and go. The industry has undoubtedly improved at delivering stories over the …

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Comfort Food: Dragon Age Veilguard First Impressions

Two hours into Dragon Age: The Veilguard I started to get worried. The introduction to the game had been crisp, an action-packed sequence reintroducing Varric, a much-loved dwarven companion from the previous games, and Solas, the antagonist from the twist ending to Dragon Age: Inquisition. The action combat felt immediately good and impactful; the environment …

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The Day After: Election 2024, Gaming, and Beyond

Author’s Note: This was written the day of the election. Obviously, by Wednesday morning, the sentiments and predictions that it was based on are out of date, and we’re waking up to a whole new world. I’m still doing my usual repost to Medium and leaving the content of the original post as-is. Once again, …

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