Best Articles
October 22nd, 2010
A collection of my best posts can below. Some of the earlier game-specific articles tend to generalise more than I’d like, but I can say that I’m generally pleased with what I’ve written here. Please enjoy.
Collections of Posts
Super Metroid (level design, tenets and player stringing)
Heavy Rain (narrative, skill, player roles)
Resident Evil series (various design elements)
Okami (player stamina, progression and flow)
Metroid Prime 3 (play journal, level design)
Zelda: Twilight Princess (originality and structure)
GTA Series (shared journal and 3 part overview)
Syphon Filter Series (mix bag)
Quake series (nightmare, narrative, mobility and design)
Games Crunch
DP’s Games Crunch 2009 Part #2
DP’s Games Crunch 2009 Part #1
On Individual Games
Super Monkey Ball – Leading into a Banana Blitz
Differences Between House of the Dead II and III
Majora’s Mask And Cultural Alienation
Trash Panic: Causing Much Mayhem, Dropping Drama!!
The Torturous Taste of a Magnificent Neo-Retro Light Show (Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved)
Guest Writing
Link’s Crossbow Training Review (Wii)
Portal and the Deconstruction of the Institution
Editoral/Features
Exploring Jamaican Game Culture (Interview)
Marketing Stimuli, Previews and Chicken Feathers
Why You Should Buy the Original Metal Gear Solid over Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Watch Morgan Webb Totally Degrade Video Games on the Tyra Banks Show
Five Advantages of Being a PAL Gamer
Speculating over the Original Intentions Behind the Gamecube’s Hi-Speed Port
The Best Upcoming Fan-Service Games of 2008
DP’s Retro Gaming Compilation Wishlist
The 12 Best “Non Gamer” Games for the PSP
Trailer Analysis
Resident Evil 5 PS3 Conference Trailer Breakdown
Hidden Secrets/Clues in the Resident Evil 5 Trailer
Books
Good Video Games and Good Learning Overview
An Overview of A Theory of Fun (Raph Koster)
Metal Gear Solid Novelization Break down (Part #2 Tangible Differences)
Metal Gear Solid Novelization Break down (Part #1 Impressions)
Publications
Pixel Hunt Re-examined (+ Some Words on Retroaction)
Good Game ‘Rei: The Blogosphere’ Dissection
Hyper, Print Media and Tips for Survival
Other
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