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Fantasy Is Universal

The Bottom Feeder

Sometimes I have to remind myself, with a bit of a shock, that I write fantasy for a living. Yes, I write fantasy. My almost thirty year fantasy-writing career has been very prolific (18 all-new games!) Who likes fantasy? What makes fantasy work? After all, fantasy is the default mode for fiction by humans.

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The Heart of Gaming Is the Power Fantasy

The Bottom Feeder

Video games function best as power fantasies. Not all games are power fantasies, and not all gamers want that. What Do We Mean By "Power Fantasy"? Power Fantasy" is usually used as a pejorative term. In other words, all video games take place in Fantasy. (In They are power fantasies. Art is a slippery thing.

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Clockwork Game Design Podcast – The Final Fantasy Episode

Keith Burgun

Over the last six months, I guess partially because I was doing a bit of traveling, but also partially because I got a Retroid handheld and a Steam Deck (both of which are phenomenal, game-changers for game-playing, for me at least), I’ve been on this crazy Final Fantasy kick. Let me know what you think!

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Cloud Meadow Cheats: Maximize Your Farming Fantasy

Game Errors

Related articles: Baldur’s Gate 3 Cheat Engine: How To Use It Properly How to Fix Farming Simulator 15 Errors and Issues Farming Simulator 17 Crashes on Startup: How to Fix It In the realm of Cloud Meadow, where dreams take flight and fantasies come to life, cheats are your trusted companions on this unforgettable journey.

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Fantasy Strike is Free to Play

Sirlin

The Fantasy Strike fighting game is now free to play. So it’s not surprising that this hasn’t been done much in the fighting game genre yet. There are, in genres other than fighting games. That’s very unusual, and hardly any major f2p games work this way—but Fantasy Strike does. Isn’t This Standard?

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A Fighting Game First: Showing Frame Advantage

Sirlin

We just put a new feature in Fantasy Strike that’s notable because it’s never been done before. The concept of who recovers first after a move hits or is blocked is called “frame advantage” in fighting games. The concept of who recovers first after a move hits or is blocked is called “frame advantage” in fighting games.

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A New Era of Fighting Games

Sirlin

Former Street Fighter designer / Evolution staff member / writer of competitive gaming guide is working on a new fighting game focusing on easy execution, great online play, and will be free to play." Which game is it though: Fantasy Strike or Rising Thunder? As great as it is, it isn't literally a fighting game though.