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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. But I do it in a highly popular, successful, vibrant, undervalued medium (video games) instead of a respected, posh medium that nobody cares about (books). Who likes fantasy? What makes fantasy work?

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The Heart of Gaming Is the Power Fantasy

The Bottom Feeder

If you like weird, retro indie games or RPGs, it’s worth a look.) Video games function best as power fantasies. This is a statement that can generate controversy, though fifty years of video game history show that it is true. We've seen debates about whether video games can be art. Video games that sell?

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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

When you’re in the game, all you need to do is press the Escape ( ESC ) key on your keyboard. Here are some other handy checklists to help you determine if your computer is up to the task: Operating System: Confirm that your PC’s operating system aligns with the game’s requirements. Processor: Next, evaluate your CPU.

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Fantasy Strike is Free to Play

Sirlin

The Fantasy Strike fighting game is now free to play. The original vision of the game was always to capture the essence of the genre along with all its strategic depth and difficulty, but to make it radically easier to understand and control than most of the rest of genre. There are, in genres other than fighting games.

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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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Game Balance and Fantasy Strike

Sirlin

Fantasy Strike is an interesting case study in game balance for an asymmetric game. Relying on Experts I find it much easier to balance a competitive game by going off the opinions of experts than looking at data anyway. I’ve found both ways can work just fine, it’s all a matter of knowing which experts to listen to.

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