Raymond BoyselGameplay Journal 10: Value Based Game ConceptsWhen thinking of value based design and what to make the idea that sticks out the most to me is the idea of collectivization. The…Mar 30, 2021Mar 30, 2021
Raymond BoyselGameplay Journal 9: Papers, PleasePapers, Please is a sort of half puzzle half simulation game set in the fictional authoritarian country of Arstotzka in which the player…Mar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021
Raymond BoyselGameplay Journal 8: SpentSpent is a sort of text adventure game but rather than exploring a dungeon or alien planet the player has to navigate through late stage…Mar 9, 2021Mar 9, 2021
Raymond BoyselGameplay Journal 7: Metal Gear Solid, Genetic Engineering, and Nuclear ProliferationReleased in 1998, Metal Gear Solid, is a game well ahead of it’s time in terms of implementing value based design mostly unintentionally…Mar 2, 2021Mar 2, 2021
Raymond BoyselGameplay Journal 6: Castlevania 64 Real Time CorruptorWith my first experience with real time corruptor I had an explicit goal of trying to create a playable glitch, one that didn’t entirely…Feb 23, 2021Feb 23, 2021
Raymond BoyselGameplay Journal 5: Mario 64 GlitchWhen considering glitches we often think of them in the context of video games an error or breakdown of systems. Games in themselves are a…Feb 16, 2021Feb 16, 2021
Raymond BoyselGameplay Journal 4: Brent Watanabe’s San Andreas Community CamIn Grand Theft Auto 5 players are treated to a narrative focused on a triumvirate of protagonists, and how their actions affect each other…Feb 9, 2021Feb 9, 2021
Raymond BoyselGameplay Journal 3: Randy Savage Mod For SkyrimWhen presented an opportunity for playing a modded game my mind instantly drifted to Skyrim. With Skyrim comes mods of the absurd and few…Feb 2, 2021Feb 2, 2021
Raymond BoyselMaiden and RE EngineLike many others this week I spent time with the Maiden demo for Resident Evil 8, released on January 21st. The photorealistic assets…Jan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021
Raymond BoyselGameplay Journal 1: Technicity Of Metal Gear Solid 2Metal Gear Solid 2 is a game that deals with our relationship with technology, specifically military technology and the internet. The…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021