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Is “Cookie Clicker” a Message Game?
Like Cow Clicker, Cookie Clicker is a parody of certain casual game mechanics. Players start by clicking a cookie to earn a couple points to spend on an upgrade to earn extra points. Eventually, you’re earning millions of points per second, … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Chapel Hill, Game Reviews, Gaming Culture
Tagged Cookie Clicker, flavortext, serious games
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No Way Out of ‘Depression Quest’
I’ve decided to share a post I wrote for IGM last year about text-based Depression Quest. There’s an ongoing conversation about depression and suicide, and talking about games is also how I like to talk about feelings. Depression Quest is … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, Game Reviews, Gaming Culture
Tagged Depression Quest, games, Indie Game Mag, indie games, serious games, text-based games
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‘Cow Crushers’: A Message Game Done Right
New piece on IGM about Cow Crushers: Auroch Digital has released a new relevant game, Cow Crushers, around the recent scandal about fast food beef tainted with horsemeat. I’ve written about GameTheNews’ previous titles, My Cotton-Picking Life and Endgame Syria, and mostly concluded that although I … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, Game Reviews, Gaming Culture, North Carolina
Tagged Auroch Digital, Chapel Hill, Cow Crusher, Game Reviews, games, Indie Game Mag, North Carolina, serious games
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Longform
My editor at Geek sent all the writers a group email suggesting that we all feel free to go over our wordcounts whenever the subject warrants a longer piece. I responded with a longform essay on serious, indie games, because who … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Tagged Chapel Hill, games, Geek magazine, North Carolina, serious games
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