Achievements – how did that start?

I recently finished Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - what a fantastic game! I finished the main story and some side quests - in the game they're called "Field work". I managed to get most field work and the main story done in some 35 hours of game play - but returned to the … Continue reading Achievements – how did that start? →

My map is the largest

I'm a little bit surprised by the ongoing conversation that you Ubisoft have sparked with their announcement about Star Wars outlaws where the planets size seemed to increase and increase and that they should be larger than anything that we've seen before. While this seems to be an attempt to position the game especially well … Continue reading My map is the largest →

Level reuse

I continue to play Lemmings. During the "Tricky" set of levels, occasionally, Levels start to repeat. Well, only on first sight. The level layout is the same there as in the very first level in Lemmings: While the level layout is the same, the Lemming abilities differ - while you have diggers in the first … Continue reading Level reuse →

Achievements and customer engagement

One of the things that I find intriguing about modern games, coming from a 80s/90s gaming past, is that there's a few new concepts that can elevate the experience you have with a game, giving you a few more benefits for the money you put in. A concept I quite liked playing Return to Monkey … Continue reading Achievements and customer engagement →