Chapter Review – Uncharted 4
Naughty Dog In the second chapter of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, they take a look at the studio Naughty Dog. Naughty Dog, an old company, is responsible for several games such as Crash Bandicoot...
Category: Game Analysis
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: Obsidian Entertainment
Recently, I have had the great pleasure of reading Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made, an excellent collection of real development stories written by former Kotaku...
Chapter Review – Obsidian Entertainment
Recently, a new series of assignments in our class for CSG 4603 – Portfolio & Professional Development has arisen. In the book, Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, we will be overlooking each chapter and the...
Review: Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Chapter 1
Hi, my name is Ava, and for the next few weeks I am going to be analyzing Blood, Sweat, And Pixels. This is a lovely book written by Jason Schreier which analyzes the struggles and wonders...
Game Review – Stardew Valley
This week, I am reviewing a game and how it handles pacing. As a general sanbox player, I had a little bit of difficulty deciding on my game of choice, as they all tend...
Review: Splatoon 3: Return of the Mammalians
Warning, this review will contain spoilers for the story mode. You have been warned. Splatoon 3 has been a major time sink for me. A lot of it is because of the story...
Review: Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Level 1-1: Downtown Grasslands. When I heard Kirby was getting its first true 3D game, I was excited to try a ‘normal’ Kirby game. Epic yarn was the only game I had played, which...
Game Review – Subnautica
This week I will be looking over a game that has a motivational drive for the player throughout the game while not being too overbearing. When I was thinking about this prompt, I almost...
Review: The Cat and the Coup
DISCLAMER: I DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE EVENTS THIS GAME TALKS ABOUT, SO ANYTHING I SAY MIGHT BE WRONG. Everyone has that weird game they place once and forgot about. For me, that...
Game Review – Dead by Daylight
In the realm of competitive online games, a fair playing field between one team and the other is the difference between a successful game and an unsuccessful one. When it comes to Dead by...