Video games & mental health: Celeste and Night in the Woods
My Grapeshot article from last week is up on the website! It’s about the video games Celeste and Night in the Woods - mainly about how they address mental health.
Read MoreWhich Nintendo characters would burn in holy water? A comprehensive study
Yesterday, Simon Belmont (of Castlevania fame) was announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. One of Simon’s attacks is holy water. The only possible conclusion to is that, in some way, every character in Smash is an unholy monstrosity that must be vanquished. Here, we try to work out why.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Dig Dug
So here's the thing with old games like Dig Dug - my time/reward ratio requirements are much different than that of an 80s arcade kid.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Galaga
DOUBLE FIREPOWER
Read MoreThe Checklist - Pac-Man
Pac-Man is still pretty dope.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Far Cry 4
It lets you use a grenade launcher as a sidearm.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Alien: Isolation
As annoying as it can get, it's still probably the best Alien game.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Titanfall 2 (2016)
It's pretty sweet.
Read MoreThe Checklist - Doom (2016)
Doom is awesome.
Read MoreThe Checklist →
Oh boy, here it is. My ludicrous, self-appointed, Sisyphusian task: to make my way through my ludicrous backlog of games - in the order in which they were released.
Read MoreSome university essays
Video games, Beowulf, and prize-winning books: the three essays I'm least ashamed of from university.
Read MoreA List of Every Game I've Ever Finished
Why am I doing this?
Read MoreDaedalus (A Video Game)
Hey all! Here's a thing I made for an Intro to Video Games unit at uni a while back, and it's actually not completely terrible? It's a Metroidvania-style game built in the Kodu game engine. It probably takes around five to ten minutes to finish.
You can download Kodu, which you'll need if you want to play the game, here. It's a pretty good way to get started making games, especially for kids (but adults too).
File below. My proposal for the game is also included.