{"id":4820,"date":"2013-09-21T03:57:27","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T03:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/?page_id=4820"},"modified":"2023-10-18T21:48:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T11:18:58","slug":"warioland4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/danielprimed.com\/warioland4\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Design Companion: A Critical Analysis of Wario Land 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Welcome to the <em>Game Design Companion: A Critical Analysis of Wario Land 4\u00a0<\/em>web portal. Here you can find all of the information you need for your reading and research pleasure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/gumroad.com\/danielprimed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6021 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rsz_game_design_companion-cover.jpg\" alt=\"rsz_game_design_companion-cover\" width=\"400\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rsz_game_design_companion-cover.jpg 400w, https:\/\/danielprimed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rsz_game_design_companion-cover-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gumroad.com\/danielprimed\">Buy Here\u00a0&#8211; $7.99<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>From the press release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Game Design Companion: A Critical Analysis of Wario Land 4<\/em> takes under-appreciated gaming gem, <em>Wario Land 4<\/em> (2001) for the GameBoy Advance, and splays the meat and bones of videogame design and structure across nearly 600 print pages to understand their influence on player experience.<\/p>\n<p>Author Daniel Johnson, in a radical departure from contemporary videogames discussion, examines <em>Wario Land 4<\/em> in its totality\u2014including mechanics, psychology, education, level design, and game feel\u2014calling on evidence-based analysis to understand the player\u2019s subjective reactions to videogames.<\/p>\n<p>Says author Daniel Johnson:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA Critical Analysis of Wario Land 4 is unusual in its approach as we begin to understand videogames through evidence-based analysis rather than socio-cultural critique. I\u2019m hoping this book will push against the accepted norms of \u2018games criticism\u2019 and open up new avenues for analytical discussion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Game Design Companion: A Critical Analysis of Wario Land 4<\/em> is essential reading for fans of Nintendo, side-scrolling platformers and retro videogames, curious players looking to better understand the games they play, and provides games designers a new approach for discussing their craft.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/warioreference\/\">Online Reference<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contains all videos, images, and links referenced in the book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/additional-material\/\">Additional Material<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Promotional stuff, corrections, bonus extras, articles that didn&#8217;t make the cut\u2014they all go here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/warioland4-suggested-readings\/\">Suggested Readings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finished reading and looking for more? Here are some related links freshly culled from the interwebs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/critical-gaming.com\/critical-glossary\/\">Extended Glossary of Terms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A direct link to the Critical-Gaming blog, where you can find articles elaborating on key terms, with explanations, examples, images, and video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danielprimed.com\/game-design-companion-a-critical-analysis-of-wario-land-4-excerpts\/\">Excerpts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Samples from the book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Game Design Companion: A Critical Analysis of Wario Land 4\u00a0web portal. Here you can find all of the information you need for your reading and research pleasure. 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