Josh Bycer

@gwbycer.bsky.social

Game Design Critic, player of all indie games https://www.game-wisdom.com https://www.youtube.com/c/game-wisdom https://discord.gg/jGWxsj2eZH https://www.routledge.com/Game-Design-Deep-Dive/book-series/CRCGDDD https://www.patreon.com/c/GWBycer

(1) I was going through some of my old books and I found this in an unofficial Nintendo guide from 1994 on the subject of having a rating system for games (the ESRB would be formed the same year) and it's wild to think about these opinions and where things are today.

the introduction of a guide going into their thoughts on having a rating system.the wrap up of the introduction thanking their editors and talking about the problems with a rating system.

Just saw one of the worst "we're using AI" descriptions on a steam store page: "and we believe we have the necessary rights to use it." I can't wait for the bubble to burst, as it seems like it's going to get worse for awhile.

A thought that made me laugh, there are FPS fans out there who only play military shooters like Call of Duty. And then there's me who's going to end up playing: BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER BEFORE 4: DEMONS FROM THE PORTAL TO HELL I OPENED ARE STILL IN THE FAVELA AND NOW I HAVE TO SAVE MAMADAS FROM RONALDO

just started recording the script for a design video/rant on Marvel Midnight Suns, as there's so much I like about the game and so much that ended up frustrating me.

I picked up the Zork collection off of GOG this week, and wondering if there's a streaming interest in watching someone type into a text parser to go on an adventure.