Hey! A new episode for you. This time, I'm looking at Artificial Intelligence and all the different ways games can feature "good AI".
I plan to follow this up, maybe next week, with a free bonus episode on the basics of how AI actually works. I learnt so much when researching this episode and woul...
2017-05-30 20:30:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! Last week I made a special Behind the Scenes article about the Skyward Sword Boss Keys episode, and gave it to $5 Patrons for a bit. That article is now available to all, right here.
While I'm here, I'll let you kn...
2017-05-27 08:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
In his most recent video, on Edith Finch's cannery level, Super Bunnyhop started the show with his "canon of super neat & super influential levels".
They were:
1-1 (Super Mari... 2017-05-24 07:41:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Transistor on here and on Discord. I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on the game.
We had a bit of a mixed reaction to the game, but if I was trying to find a consen...
2017-05-19 08:32:20 +0000 UTC View Post
So, this Skyward Sword video has a lot of motion graphic fun in it. From 3D maps to graphs to composite videos to silly gags, a lot of work went into it.
I thought it might be fun to share my process, so you can get a better idea of what goes into a video like this.
How I research Ze...
2017-05-17 20:54:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
A bit of a snafu with this one - you might have already seen it! But, that's all fixed up now. (And $5 Patrons - watch your inbox this week, I'll have a goodie to make up for the mix up).
Okay, so this is my video on Skyward Sword. I really don't like this game but I had to admi...
2017-05-17 16:54:04 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, you guys get early access to this Boss Keys ep
(Ignore The fact I accidentally uploaded it and 800 people saw it before I pulled it. Whoops!)
Lots of stuff in this one, enjo...
2017-05-16 17:03:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
So, today's the day to start talking about Transistor. Hope you enjoyed the game - or at least found it interesting to think about.
If you didn't finish the game, that's okay - just be wary that spoilers will be fair game in the comments section and on Discord.&...
2017-05-15 06:20:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! So, I finished Prey.
If you don't know, Prey is a new immersive sim from developer Arkane. After making Dishonored, the studio split in two with one side (in France) working on Dishonored 2 and the other (in T...
2017-05-14 09:54:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey!
One question that I get asked a lot is "are there any other channels like Game Maker's Toolkit?" and I always answer "no. I invented the idea of making video essays about games, and no one else is doing it. Please don't search YouTube, just watch me forever".
But because you're my Patro...
2017-05-11 08:31:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay! Let's wrap this bad boy up. As promised, no charge on this one.
I'm pretty pleased with this whole thing. But I think in future I will try to follow a single element from game to game (more like Boss Keys) because otherwise it just starts to sound like a review.
But I'm pleased with th...
2017-05-08 14:42:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone. Here's the final part of the Dead Space video. We wrap up by looking at the action heavy, co-op blaster Dead Space 3, and talk about the pressure to change game design to find mainstream appeal.
As promised, backers only pay once for this three part episode - so no charge this ...
2017-05-08 06:07:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys. was just making a motion graphic for the Dead Space 3 video and realised that it could make a nice quick premiere tutorial.
It's a circular gauge that fills up, to show the metascore for each dead space game. There's a mix of clever stuff and dumb brute force stuff. Hopefully it's ...
2017-05-06 22:52:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! This episode's going out to everyone tomorrow.
Oh, and I hit two big YouTube milestones yesterday: 200,000 subscribers and 10 million views. Wow! Very pleased, thanks for your invaluable help in getting to where I am today.
2017-04-30 19:27:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the next one, out on Monday! Dead Space 3 neeeeext Monday.
2017-04-29 19:27:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow! Okay. I didn't see that coming! Transistor and The Sexy Brutale were absolutely neck and neck during that poll - and as I ended it this morning there are only 3 votes between them.
So, here's what I propose. Because the two games are quite short (How Long To Beat has them at 6 hours eac...
2017-04-28 12:08:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! Here's your Game Maker's Playlist episode for April. Enjoy!
2017-04-26 18:48:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! Here's the newsletter for April.
Post Script
So, because I finished the Psychonauts episode quite early in the month, I decided to spend the rest of it on a more substantial project: playing, finishing, analysing, and comparing the Dead Space trilogy.&nbs...
2017-04-26 08:34:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
Thank you for your support this month. Here's what I've been reading and watching: 30 articles and videos that I can recommend. Grab a drink and settle in for essays, reviews, interviews, and analysis.
[Video | CC] 2017-04-25 12:07:36 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the first episode in a three part series on the Dead Space trilogy.
Episode 2 will be out on May 1st, and Episode 3 on May 8th. You're only paying for one (this one!)
Not much has hap...
2017-04-24 15:07:53 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! GameClub is back for another round!
If you missed the first one, here's how it works. We vote on a game, and then take about a month to play it. We then come back and have a good ol' chat about what we thought.
For this one, I'll be setting up an (optional) Discord server so we...
2017-04-24 09:03:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone. As promised, I've been playing the Dead Space games for a special three-part episode of GMTK. This is the 50th episode, so deserved something a bit different.
This is part one, on Dead Space 1. The other parts will come out in the following two weeks. Like I say, Patrons will only pa...
2017-04-22 13:59:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone. Quick update on what I'm up to.
So I've finished all three Dead Space games. Phew, that was a lot of zombies! I also had to go back to games to play bits on harder difficulty modes, and remind myself how the older games played.
I might have to play some more still, and would al...
2017-04-13 11:26:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! Thanks again for your GameClub support - it really inspired me to make this episode. We'll do another GameClub soon. I'll look into a Discord server for that, so we can chat in real time. And I have a great list of potential games - just gotta wait for the new releases to die down. Anyone else ...
2017-04-07 16:41:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone.
So I just finished Skyward Sword's dungeons, and I thought I'd share the graphs with those who are interested (a Patron recently asked me to share some graphs).
I won't be releasing this episode for a bit as I'm focusing on Psychonauts and Dead Space, but wanted to get some not...
2017-04-07 08:40:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
So, our recent GameClub expedition to the Whispering Rock summer camp inspired me to do a piece on the way Psychonauts weaves characterisation into its level design. I think I'll call this one "What made Psychonauts special".
I'm hard at work on the Dead Space trilogy video. I'v...
2017-04-06 16:23:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
Post Script
So, it's not every day that your favourite developer releases a critically acclaimed game in your favourite franchise, on a brand new console. So yes, much of March was spent playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
I adore this ...
2017-03-31 09:17:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's take a breezy look at a pair of DS games. I didn't want to go over the same structural stuff I've been repeating for the past few episodes, so decided to look at information and experimentation instead.
2017-03-29 16:57:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Four games for you to check out! And a bonus one to forever avoid.
There are a couple more games I'm interested in - Snake Pass and Rainworld - but I haven't got to them yet so maybe look out for them in April.
Cheers!
2017-03-29 09:07:53 +0000 UTC View Post
No prizes for guessing which game this Reading List would focus on! It's Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash, of course! No wait. The other one. Zelda.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild