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Re: 99% Invisible • New Zealanders will soon vote on whether or not to...

Gangles — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 00:29:38 -0000

Canada went through a similar process back in the sixties, handily illustrated by this commercial: http://youtu.be/M-tNQA2pOp4

Re: Experience Points: League of Legends: ARAM Jax OP

Gangles — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:21:48 -0000

Nice Jax play! I don't play him much, but I did have a pretty sweet 1v1 fight once: http://youtu.be/GN0ZvxNct2E

Re: Experience Points: EXP Podcast #231: The Last of Us Debrief

Gangles — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:23:55 -0000

FYI you totally can avoid that Bloater in the hotel basement! Likewise the sleeping one in the University dorms and the 3 in the SLC tunnel.

Re: Getting voice actors right in Borderlands 2

Gangles — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:38:26 -0000

"She’s also the wife of the one of the developers." I believe she's actually the writer's (Anthony Burch) sister.

Re: Radiator Blog: I've killed my darling.

Gangles — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:30:40 -0000

Some appropriate music for darling killing: http://youtu.be/iyd8dY8rRtA

Re: The New Deal

Gangles — Tue, 31 May 2011 09:56:43 -0000

I love Toronto, but I'm skeptical of their ability to make poutine. You need to get out to MontrÃ©al toute de suite!

Re: Goodbye, Skrud

Gangles — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:35:25 -0000

Have fun in America, Skrud! I've been here for six months now, it isn't so bad. You can't tell their money apart and they use silly imperial units, but everything else is ok!

Re: An Anniversary, and a Thank-You

Gangles — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:33:11 -0000

Congratulations, here's to many more!

Re: http://tinycartridge.com/post/1064051259

Gangles — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:57:57 -0000

Terrific shirt, any word on whether we'll see it in the online store?

Re: Man Knowledge: Early 20th Century Battles Every Man Should Know

Gangles — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:06:25 -0000

Interesting article! If I may suggest a one more, Canadians in particular may be interested in the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

Re: Revisiting Halo 3

Gangles — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:26:04 -0000

The "30 seconds of fun" quote appears to have been coined by Damian Isla at a developer conference in Brighton.

The vehicles in Halo really enhance the intentionality and improvisation cycle, especially when they're enemy controlled. The game starts you in a bad situation (being attacked by a vehicle), then lets you reverse it mid-fight (hijacking). They're definitely what I look for first in the "scouting" phase.

Re: Queens

Gangles — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:28:56 -0000

I really dig the concept, it gets the message across without being too heavy handed about it. Subtle, great work!

Re: Zoo Review: Duels of the Planeswalkers

Gangles — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:55:49 -0000

I've been hearing the siren call of this game lately too, I was really into MTG right around the end of elementary school (thankfully the shop I bought the cards from shut down, and I had to find better pastimes going into high school.) I might have to give it a shot, especially if the game won't let me waste my time by constantly tinkering with my deck.

Re: Illusionary Choices in Games

Gangles — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:49:53 -0000

This post might also interest you L.B., though it’s more about illusory challenge than illusory choices: http://www.escapistmagazine...

Re: Why Make Video Games?

Gangles — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:16:35 -0000

I feel exactly the same way; being involved in video games now is like being involved with film in the early 40's. The medium is young and still has unique techniques and vocabulary that need inventing. Let's get to it!

Re: No Substitute for Face to Face

Gangles — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:11:41 -0000

I completely agree, the biggest mistake my group made in our SOEN390 project last semester was only getting together briefly to delegate work, then completing it individually.

Rands also wrote a great post on the subject: http://www.randsinrepose.co...

Re: Zeno Clash – The Review!

Gangles — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:18:01 -0000

The 'E' key use was really frustrating. There really should have been one key for locking on / changing targets / unlocking, and another for picking up weapons / eating fruit.

It's a minor problem in an excellent, inventive game though!

Re: Bit Tripping And The Art Of SD Card Maintenance

Gangles — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:11:24 -0000

I wasn't able to beat the first level either, then I showed the game to a friend and he beat it on the first try. Here's to being bad at video games!

Re: Good Tutorials

Gangles — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:34:16 -0000

A minor point, but I’m fairly certain Killer7 did have a small tutorial. There was an optional room you could enter near the start that taught you how to aim, scan and shoot.

I’ll mention a personal pet peeve too: games that restrict your abilities during the tutorial. For instance, in <i>Empire: Total War</i> you can’t move the camera until the game explicitly tells you how to move it. Very frustrating!

Re: I’m Back, Baby.

Gangles — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:25:24 -0000

Welcome back Spencer Greenwood.

Re: The Hardest Part About Blogging

Gangles — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:25:52 -0000

I've never had much luck sticking to a regular blogging schedule. I'd rather post nothing than force something out when I'm not in the mood to write, and I think I end up with a better noise/signal ratio as a result. If you're worried about rambling, I know some writers like to set a word limit for themselves. If they go past it, they end the post or break it into two parts.

As for "publish panic", you have my full empathy on that one ;)

Re: TWiG 2009-01-26: 1987, All Over Again

Gangles — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:00:22 -0000

No Afro Samurai trailer? That game looks promising.

Re: EGO...trip - Daily Dose of Jay-Z: “No Karma,” a mashup of...

Gangles — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:56:46 -0000

I'm so glad someone made this album, I've been pining for a complete Jay-Z/Radiohead mashup since Girl Talk put "Roc Boys" on top of "Paranoid Android".

Re: Abstract Symbolism in Games

Gangles — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:44:32 -0000

Scott McCloud wrote a little about this topic in “Understanding Comics.” As a face becomes more cartoony it also becomes more universal, and can be <a href=“http://www.webword.com/imag... to represent more people</a>. We look at a realistic drawing and see other people, but we look at a cartoon and see ourselves.

Re: Leigh Xtended - Amadeus - “There are simply too many notes.” (via...

Gangles — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:16:24 -0000

This was, of course, right after Mozart's performance of "Through the Fire and the Flames"