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Final Fantasy VII Remake: At the crossroads
(Text originally published during the February 2024 newsletter) Please note, this text assumes that you have completed Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake. This text was written before the publication…
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The Lord of the Trainings, or the paradox of ancillary activities in the twilight of the world
Warning: this text reveals some key elements and structures of several games, to varying degrees. Games with heavy spoilers : Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED, 2020)Disco Elysium (ZA/UM, 2019)Final Fantasy VII (SquareSoft,…
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Loan Verneau, Creative Lead at Mobius Digital on Outer Wilds
This text is a narrative transcription of the interview with Loan Verneau, available as a podcast on Point’n Think. That’s it, the weekend’s here. You wake up a little later than usual,…
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Joe Richardson : Cutting Art
NOTE: the following text is adapted from an e-mail interview with Joe Richardson, independent developer. While the vast majority of this article is fictionalized, the italicized sentences are a copy/paste of Richardson’s…
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Final Fantasy IX : Let the show begin !
Final Fantasy IX (hereafter abbreviated FFIX) brought the PlayStation trilogy of the twin-letter saga to a bold close. The ultimate incarnation of Hironobu Sakaguchi’s obsessions at the height of his fame, FFIX…
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Cyberpunk 2077 : To live and die in Night City – Neon Red
This text is part of a series of articles dedicated to Cyberpunk 2077. Each article will aim to help understand the game’s game design choices and mechanics, as well as grasping its…
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Cyberpunk 2077 – To live and die in Night City : The four elements and the quest for balance
This text is part of a series of articles dedicated to Cyberpunk 2077. Each article will aim to help understand the game’s game design choices and mechanics, as well as grasping its…
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Celeste : The philosophy of game design, a study of the prologue
Rapidly propelled to the top of the pantheons of many gamers scattered around the world, Celeste continues to fascinate, enabling an entire community to rally around the game. By distilling an intimate…
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Cyberpunk 2077 – To live and die in Night City : The sphynx and the abyss of the self
Ce texte fait partie d’un corpus d’articles dédiés à Cyberpunk 2077. Chaque article aura pour but d’aider à comprendre les choix et mécaniques de game design du jeu, ainsi qu’à en saisir…
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Cyberpunk 2077 – To live and die in Night City : Why the FPS view is obvious
This text is part of a series of articles dedicated to Cyberpunk 2077. Each article will aim to help you understand the game’s game design choices and mechanics, as well as grasping…