Candy Crush is not Animal Farm: Small games and itch.io

I began to dive into the yet unexplored (by me) caverns of itchi.io for games a few months ago, as I had posted my one and only (so far) published game on there at the end of 2017. At the time I had only given its library a cursory perusal; I was arrogant enough to …

A new project #readyforsummer

5 minute thoughts on: Dark Souls Remastered

The sound of my sprinting to catch up with the band-wagon. I should say: I’m not talking about the main bulk of the original Dark Souls here, as it’s probably the individual game I’ve spent more time with than any other, but let it be known that this release was more than worth the excuse …

Bi-Weekly Review S2 E02 – If you can’t call it a comeback at this point then stop calling

If you will kindly look at your nearest date-measurer for a moment, I would like you to obscure its current display with something – could be a discarded receipt or the face of a nearby relative – and pen “22 April 2018” onto the obfuscating item. I’ll give you a minute. Have you done it …

Bi-Weekly Review S2 E01 – Unique Mechanic from the 90’s

[unrelated image of Will Smith] I know it’s a month after I said I’d be back – but I did say I would be! That’s at least something! And now I’m back after having some time to distance myself from the game a bit, formulate my ideas and thoughts, procrastinate a lot and eat muffins …

With a brand new track

Hello everyone, it has been a while hasn’t it? I bet you thought I’d given up didn’t you? You thought I’d become frustrated and thrown the whole lot out; baby, bathwater, toys, bubbles, limescale, hopes, dreams, toaster and candle. Well I didn’t. I haven’t. I won’t. Other negatives. I suppose that’s not entirely accurate, however; …

Weekly Review: Week 22 Clear! I know it’s an unpopular saying, but animation is hard

Lentlemen and Gaydies, Happy Sunday to you. I hope you are feeling well and holding yourself together against the maelstrom of reality (gaYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE). We have a shorter post this week with some images and GIFs as per the usual. I’ve been mostly drawing and animating, which doesn’t have the easily compartmentalised steps as programming challenges, …

Weekly Review: Weeks 20-21 Clear! Checkpoint Double Bill Blunderbuss

Oh hello there. I didn’t perceive you. The voice you are hearing in your head is your own psychic generation inspired by the static characters that ‘I’, the individual writer who you have to assume composed these characters (created from their own psychic machinations and not a devblog software) – and, as cold, unfeeling pixels …

Weekly Review: Week 19 Clear! Pixel Therapy

Sunday Sunday Sugar Sunday – hello everyone; I have had too much sugar and am crashing like global oil prices so let’s sit round a spare drum, light a match and watch it burn on the cheap. You Digs it? I have finally settled into my digs this week, so I expect a good working …

Weekly Review: Week 18 Clear! Triggered by Red Death-tangles

Hello. More house moving nightmares ensued this week so I haven’t had much chance to work on the game besides a spot of tinkering and list-making. I do feel, however, that now I have the opportunity to refine the levels I’ve made, I’m encountering obvious fixes and workarounds that would work brilliantly if the model …