Over at Nightmare Mode, Alois Wittwer notices how the gameplay in Etrian Odyssey mirrors colonialism, down to murdering the local people. The Forest Folk are the native people of the Yggdrasil Labyrinth and the first humanoid enemies you face in the game. They don’t want you here. And, much like the
Generally, bronze medalists in the Olympics are happier than silver medalists. It might seem a little counter-intuitive at first, but thinking of “how things could have been” it seems logical: bronze medalists are happy they medaled at all, while silver medalists are ruminating about how they could
Chatting to a bot is a fairly amusing game: see how it reacts to different keywords; discern if it can recognize the subjunctive. Watching two chatbots have a conversation can also be pretty funny, and some human constraints on topics can turn a mechanical conversation into a topical, algorithmic pl
Open-source communities have been helping each other print parts for 3D printers with 3D printers. But what can you do with a 3D printer once you have it? One family found a way to print a kind of exoskeleton for their daughter. This super-sweet toddler, whose name is Emma, has a congenital disorde
Fans at Mane6 are working on a fighting game called My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic. Using 2D Fighter Maker 2002, the game will feature 17 ponies, all with their own special moves. It’s reminiscient of the Sailor Moon fighting games, with plenty of cute punches and heart-filled special moves to kn
Chris Whitman’s Run combines several experimental minigames to tell a story where you, the ludologist, help capture sunshine to enable villagers to survive three years without light. Selections where you read text as you platform across it recall Danielewski’s word design play in House of Leaves. Th
Not every Gamestop trade-in remains in the store where you sold it. Many consoles end up in a Texas facility where they are cleaned and tested. Kotaku has an interesting set of photos that show much of the process, which should assuage any anxieties about buying germ-ridden controllers.
Gaijin Games has a sequel to Bit.Trip.Runner in the works and recently released this trailer. The trailer asks us to “Imagine a world where everything is 8-bit… where your greatest retro dreams come true. Well f*ck that place.” The Bit.Trip games are where some players’ retro dreams come true; Gaiji