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Pyre and Weight of Low StakesPyre and Weight of Low Stakes
byChristopher Gile
Dec 12, 2017
3 Min Read
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Different Kinds of Difficulty: Continuous and AspirationalDifferent Kinds of Difficulty: Continuous and Aspirational
byChristopher Gile
Dec 5, 2017
8 Min Read

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XCOM 2 and Vision: The Cost of an Illusion
XCOM 2 and Vision: The Cost of an Illusion
Feb 3, 2017
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16 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Motion Controls Have Solvable Problems
Motion Controls Have Solvable Problems
Oct 3, 2016
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13 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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The Evolution of a Mechanic
The Evolution of a Mechanic
Sep 5, 2016
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8 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Mechanical Dependence in Class Design
Mechanical Dependence in Class Design
Aug 22, 2016
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6 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Overwatch’s Overtime
Overwatch’s Overtime
Aug 9, 2016
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4 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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How Is A Game Difficult?
How Is A Game Difficult?
Aug 1, 2016
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6 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Ranged Combat and the Disconnect Between Attack and Defense
Ranged Combat and the Disconnect Between Attack and Defense
Jul 11, 2016
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5 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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How Graphical Realism Makes Level Design Harder
How Graphical Realism Makes Level Design Harder
Jul 4, 2016
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6 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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How DOOM Encourages Aggression
How DOOM Encourages Aggression
Jun 27, 2016
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6 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Competitive Elements in Cooperative Games
Competitive Elements in Cooperative Games
Jun 6, 2016
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5 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Poison in Enter the Gungeon and Bloodbourne
Poison in Enter the Gungeon and Bloodbourne
May 31, 2016
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5 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Achievements are Permission
Achievements are Permission
May 23, 2016
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5 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Final Fantasy X-2′s Brilliant Job System (and a problem I have with it)
Final Fantasy X-2′s Brilliant Job System (and a problem I have with it)
May 16, 2016
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9 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Health 101 with Professor Yoshi’s Island
Health 101 with Professor Yoshi’s Island
May 9, 2016
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7 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Ammo Systems and BioShock
Ammo Systems and BioShock
May 2, 2016
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6 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Mario and the Effects of Amplifying/Lessening Player Skill Gains
Mario and the Effects of Amplifying/Lessening Player Skill Gains
Mar 23, 2016
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7 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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5 Changes For A Fallout 4 Without Fast-Travel
5 Changes For A Fallout 4 Without Fast-Travel
Jan 6, 2016
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15 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Fallout 4 and Loot Texture
Fallout 4 and Loot Texture
Nov 18, 2015
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16 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Fixing QTE
Fixing QTE
Oct 2, 2015
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22 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Game Platforms
Dragon Age: Why am I here?
Dragon Age: Why am I here?
Sep 24, 2015
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22 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Eclipsing Mechanics
Eclipsing Mechanics
Sep 11, 2015
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9 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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How do you grow a series mechanically?
How do you grow a series mechanically?
Jul 7, 2015
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17 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Miss-able Collectibles: I want it but not so bad I'll start the game over again
Miss-able Collectibles: I want it but not so bad I'll start the game over again
May 18, 2015
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25 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Games that let you write your own story and how Counter-Strike gives you an audience
Games that let you write your own story and how Counter-Strike gives you an audience
Mar 9, 2015
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8 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Encouraging the Player to Have a Deep Bench: Darkest Dungeon
Encouraging the Player to Have a Deep Bench: Darkest Dungeon
Feb 23, 2015
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18 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Life is Strange: Embracing Metagaming
Life is Strange: Embracing Metagaming
Feb 12, 2015
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18 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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The Scale of a Story and the Scale of Mechanics
The Scale of a Story and the Scale of Mechanics
Jan 19, 2015
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8 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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The Onus Of Playmaking
The Onus Of Playmaking
Dec 30, 2014
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11 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Dragon Age Inquisition and the removal of Heal
Dragon Age Inquisition and the removal of Heal
Dec 22, 2014
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11 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Controlling the stream of mana in RPGs in order to empower the player to use the game's mechanics
Controlling the stream of mana in RPGs in order to empower the player to use the game's mechanics
Dec 11, 2014
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13 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Lets talk about how weird the Silent Protagonist is
Lets talk about how weird the Silent Protagonist is
Dec 5, 2014
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9 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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The Benefits of Less Detail
The Benefits of Less Detail
Nov 12, 2014
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12 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger
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Bullets: Can't dodge instant and why that is a (solvable) problem
Bullets: Can't dodge instant and why that is a (solvable) problem
Nov 3, 2014
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8 Min Read
byChristopher Gile, Blogger

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