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Okay so I'm curious! You seem to have a lot to say about the impact of world design, so I'm dying to know if you have Thoughts™ with regards to Classicvania versus Metroidvania. Is one better than the other? Are there different considerations for both??

Obviously you can't quite put one over the other, though... I feel like classicvanias were far more powerful examples of their craft than most of the igavanias (obviously Rondo and SOTN place a lo...

Anonymous User asked:

All of your Metroid write-ups recently have been fantastic, and a great insight into some game design choices and thoughts about genres that I hadn't really thought of before (Seriously, "Metroid isn't about blowing up secret boxes" should be on some game dev's whiteboards in the top left corner as a reminder).

Curious thought, though, have you happened to play La-Mulana and or its sequel? I love them, but their design perplex me in a very un...

@DieselBrain asked:

Heya! Really enjoyed reading your critique of Dread even as someone who really liked the game! Youve written about souls stuff before but i saw the swipe you took at Gael and now it has me curious about your feelings on souls style boss design. Got any favs/least favs?

So for me a great Dark Souls boss needs to be something or someone interesting, something whose existence tells a story, and who is engaging and fun to fight. For me it's rarely...

@valorzard asked:

https://youtu.be/VkjTeRHV5vo?si=aFDkWimspLswywYD think you might be interested in this video. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts!

Yeah this is pretty good. I wanna build on a few things.

I think the general idea of "Hard is Easy and Easy is Hard" is like, totally a worthwhile, easy shorthand for a really real concept but I think I think a more important way to say it to fellow designers is fun is hard, and hard things trick people into...

Anonymous Coward asked:

you're probably sick of hearing this but hey your nails always look amazing

how do I get mine looking smooth instead of streaky and uneven? is it all just top-coat?

I WILL NEVER GET SICK OF THIS 😤

So I'd say the single easiest way to get better quality finishes is a quick dry topcoat that you put on before the polish is even touch-dry. Personally I try and aim for just try enough that it won't stain my brush. This, at least in the top coats I've used, active...

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