Game Philosophy

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Game Philosophy: Judgment’s Opening

How the opening of the game Judgment represents the entire game’s story with meaningful visuals and motif.

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June 2, 2020May 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Combos

Combos in Action/Fighting games. How do they work?

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May 12, 2020April 14, 2020

Game Philosophy: Ghost Run

What do stealth enthusiasts mean when they say “Ghost Run”?

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April 21, 2020April 21, 2020

Game Philosophy: Thief Deadly Shadows and Thief (2014)

What do I think of the black sheep of the Thief Franchise?

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April 2, 2020June 24, 2020

Game Philosophy: What Games mean to Me

The story of me and games. Enter the game of madness!

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March 27, 2020April 11, 2020

Game Philosophy: Your game’s first meaningful action

Learn the importance of the first unique action in your game!

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November 22, 2016March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Working in a Team

Witness the horror of working in a team!

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June 22, 2016March 28, 2020

Game Philosophy: What games can learn from Rurouni Kenshin

How did Rurouni Kenshin deal with Love Triangles and how can Games learn from them?

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February 16, 2016March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Mentors and Safety Nets

Mentor Characters in Video Games. can they be done right?

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February 4, 2016March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: What games can learn from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
My most favourite Theatre Play of all time.
What can it teach to Video Games?

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January 21, 2016March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Character Establishment

How to introduce your character with a BANG!

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December 14, 2015March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Character Design

There’s more to Character Design than making them look good… though it can help.

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December 7, 2015March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Combat Systems

Round 1!
Fight!

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December 1, 2015March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Producers/Editors, Writers and Directors

You see such titles named in the credits, but what are the actual differences?

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July 31, 2015March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: The Importance of the Camera

Lights! Camera! ACTION!

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July 23, 2015March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Designing the Gameplay of Sequels

Eh, you just can’t beat the original… or can you?

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July 16, 2015March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Villains You Love To Hate

God I hate that villain so much. Please tell me he returns in the sequel?

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July 9, 2015March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Mobile Phone Games

Mobile Games aren’t any less “true” games than Regular Console Games.

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July 2, 2015March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Spider-Man Games

Spiderman, Spiderman,
Does whatever a spider can!

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June 25, 2015March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Collectibles

The reason why you purposely take the wrong roads.

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June 18, 2015March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: “It’s for Kids”

So kids aren’t supposed to get good quality?

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June 11, 2015March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Action Comedy

How Comedy and Action can be mixed.

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June 4, 2015March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Asymmetry

So why DOES Final Fantasy characters have mismatching shoulderpads?

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May 28, 2015March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Villain Protagonists

Because not all protagonist have to be knights in shining armor.

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May 21, 2015March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Originality

Why it’s generally not that wrong to rip things off.

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March 25, 2014March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Bad Games

Play some Bad Games every now and then. Go on, I dare you.

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November 14, 2012March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Adventure

I’m going on an adventure!

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June 12, 2012March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Graphics, Aesthetics and Animation

All those words! What do they actually MEAN?

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April 10, 2012March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Co-op

Nothing beats sitting on a couch and playing a game with someone.

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April 6, 2012March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Rivals and Foils

How a Rival Character can help not only the Protagonist, but also the Player.

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April 4, 2012March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Fanboys

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Now it’s ruined FOREVER!!!!!

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April 3, 2012March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy Special: Rebuttals

Time to argue with myself!

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December 15, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Reviews

Are reviews really gospel?

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November 18, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Split Screen

What’s with the removal of Split-Screen Modes?

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November 12, 2011March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Final Levels

Muahahahaha! Welcome to DIE!

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November 11, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Multiple Characters

So many characters to pick… Hmmmm…

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November 10, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Side Missions

Don’t you just love detours?

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November 9, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Stealth

Sneaky sneaky…

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November 8, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Bosses

Boss battles. More than just enemies with health bars.

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November 7, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Characters

What makes us care about these virtual people?

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November 6, 2011March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Underrated Games

Stop playing GTA and play some of THESE sometime.

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October 23, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Underrated Features

Please add more of these features in your games!

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October 11, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Horror

Spooky scary skeletons!

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October 10, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Shooters

How many times do I have to shoot terrorists with a Sniper Rifle while running around in the open?!

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September 30, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Ninja Gaiden III and DmC

So what do I think of the latest iterations of my favourite action game franchises?

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September 17, 2011March 27, 2020

Game Philosophy: Sequels

The traps of sequel making!

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September 14, 2011March 26, 2020

Game Philosophy: Reboots

The very first Game Philosophies about Reboots!

September 7, 2011March 26, 2020