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Michael Stevens's Blog

Is a Chicago-based artist and designer.

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Comment In: Next-Gen Xbox: What Microsoft Needs To Reveal On 21st May [Blog - 05/20/2013 - 11:51]
1 Smartglass is actually pretty ... 1 Smartglass is actually pretty cool. It could run a bit smoother on my iPhone, but that 's whatever. Content is a bigger issue it came out too far behind Halo 's Waypoint to be a unified solution. Instead everyone has their own mediocre companion app. r n r n2 ...

Comment In: Antagonistic Horror Design [Blog - 04/24/2013 - 02:45]
Dismemberment is exactly what I ... Dismemberment is exactly what I had in mind. I wouldn 't have it be at a damage threshold, but a percentage chance on grabs. If you have shorter scenarios you can significantly hinder the player in ways that would just be annoying in a full size game. If I 've ...

Comment In: Why the Next-Generation Will Change Games Forever [Blog - 04/23/2013 - 08:35]
I 'm not sure Audiologs ... I 'm not sure Audiologs are a problem in the same sense as your other examples. They 're one of my favorite new tropes this gen, and I think they can be a really useful and versatile tool for planting exposition/characterization/worldbuilding without making the player stop what they 're doing. ...

Comment In: Dragon's Crown, George Kamitani, and being stupid on Facebook [Blog - 04/23/2013 - 03:10]
I don 't want to ... I don 't want to go any further off topic than this I 'm sure Atlus will be fine if I sit this one out. r n r nAtlus is not a AAA developer or publisher, but is also not a public service that needs to be defended. They 're ...

Comment In: How Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Surpassed Street Fighter IV [Blog - 04/22/2013 - 09:20]
Excellent analysis, as usual. ... Excellent analysis, as usual.

Comment In: 12 ways to improve turn-based RPG combat systems [Blog - 04/11/2013 - 05:21]
I think it 's also ... I think it 's also pretty interesting to note that SquareEnix chose to hide the vast majority of the battle system complexities, likely in an attempt to make it less intimidating. r n r nIt 's an easier choice to understand when you realize that TLR is not just a ...

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