Even though I don't play Magic anymore, I'm a constant reader of their site. Recently they posted this great archive of old articles of Richard Garfield. I highly suggest reading through them if you have any interest in game design.
After reading his articles on the creation of his game, 'The Great Dalmuti', I just reminisced on the countless hours my cousins and I played tiến lên (even though I thought it was always called tiến lân). I don't know what's so addicting about that game. Maybe because the game is short and has a lot of variety. Or maybe for those, 'ah hah!' moments where you beat someone's 2 of hearts with a bomb. Or maybe, I just like counting cards, and this is an easy game to count cards with. Actually, you have to count cards to do well in the game. which brings me to a different point, I don't understand how Casinos have made people think 'counting cards' is considered cheating outside of the casino. They need to play some tiến lên
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
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Well, this is my first post, and first blog. I leave no guarantees of enjoyment while reading. And of course you may have missed this post, because I'm not making this public. If I feel like I actually will be regularly blogging, then I'll make it public. This is my experiment for now.
Even though growing up, I loved playing single player games, I've migrated to games that only let you play with other people. Thus, cooperative music rhythm games like guitar hero, rock band, and MMOs have been on top of my list to play. Even though many good single player games like God of War and FFXII have come out, I always end up playing multiplayer games. Playing with people is always more fun than by yourself. I wonder if Lost Odysey will change that. With it being my first next gen game by a japanese company, I look forward to the cinematics and beauty of the game. And of course, the music, by Nobuo Uematsu is incredible. If I finish this game, this will be the first in quite a while for a single player game.
After wandering around video games news sites, I encountered myself upon Patapon. Music Rhythm game + strategy + RPG? Too bad it's on PSP only, this would've have been perfect for something like Xbox Live Arcade.
Even though growing up, I loved playing single player games, I've migrated to games that only let you play with other people. Thus, cooperative music rhythm games like guitar hero, rock band, and MMOs have been on top of my list to play. Even though many good single player games like God of War and FFXII have come out, I always end up playing multiplayer games. Playing with people is always more fun than by yourself. I wonder if Lost Odysey will change that. With it being my first next gen game by a japanese company, I look forward to the cinematics and beauty of the game. And of course, the music, by Nobuo Uematsu is incredible. If I finish this game, this will be the first in quite a while for a single player game.
After wandering around video games news sites, I encountered myself upon Patapon. Music Rhythm game + strategy + RPG? Too bad it's on PSP only, this would've have been perfect for something like Xbox Live Arcade.
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