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…2 min read·Mar 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…2 min read·Mar 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…2 min read·Mar 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…3 min read·Mar 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…2 min read·Feb 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…2 min read·Feb 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…2 min read·Feb 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…2 min read·Feb 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…2 min read·Jan 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…2 min read·Jan 18, 2021----