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24 hour exclusive - something something morality
You get to see the new video so early, it doesn't even have a title yet!Playing Darkest Dungeon got me thinking about the way indie games are talking about morality in far more interesting ways than red/blue meters, karma systems, and those cheeky choice sequences.Games like Undertale; Papers, P...
Heads up: I'm sick
Just a quick warning that I have suddenly come down with the bubonic plague or something and I am seriously out of action for the time being - which is gonna delay an already delayed video!I'll do my best to get everything out in February but obviously I don't want to rush a second episode j...
You will receive negative karma for ignoring this post
Hey everyone. Let's have a quick chat about morality in games.I think we can all agree that that traditional karma system - "do you want to save an orphan from a fire or kick a puppy in the face?" - is a bit lacking. It's binary, reductive, and your choices often take place in isolat...
January's Patreon rewards are now available
Hello! A quick note to let you know that January's Patreon rewards - the newsletter ($1+), and the second episode of Game Maker's Playlist ($3+) - are now available.If you're backing at one of those levels and don't see them on your feed, please check your reward settings for my page...
Game Maker's Playlist - January 2016
Hello! Here's your bonus video for January, featuring games like Darkest Dungeon and Tharsis. Let me know what you think - these videos are made specifically for you guys, so any and all feedback is welcome!
Patreon Newsletter - January 2016
You guys. You guys! I've been absolutely overwhelmed by your generosity this month - and it couldn't have come at a better time. My Mac died mid-way through January and I wasn't sure if I'd be able to make good on my obligations - but here I am, with a working computer and two GMT vi...
Game Maker's Toolkit - Learning from Doom
Man, Doom really holds up. 23-or-so years later, and this archetypal FPS is still super fun. I wonder why that is?
24hr early access - Learning from Doom
Hello super special super supporters!At one point I didn't think I'd get this out for January - my computer died, for one thing, which was A BIT of a set back - but here I am, with one of my favourite episodes yet.In this video we take a look at why Doom is awesome - and also why the game st...
Kill screen coming up
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Game Maker's Toolkit - Analysis of a Side Quest: Beyond the Beef
I've been thinking a lot about the way Fallout has changed (as apposed to war. War never changes, after all).So for the first GMT of 2016 I decided to break down a New Vegas side quest to see how one mission offered so many choices and opportunities for role play.Let me know what you think - was...
24hr Early Access - Anatomy of a Side Quest: Beyond the Beef
Hello super special Gold Tier donors! (Or platinum. Or red. Whatever you want!). Here's your exclusive sneak peek at tomorrow's video.It's a bit different from my usual stuff. I'm breaking down one side quest from Fallout: New Vegas to show how the game offered multiple choices and, ...
Patreon Newsletter - December 2015
Hello! Welcome to your Patreon newsletter for December. As always, thanks so much for your support this month!Post ScriptLet's start by talking about this month's episodes. 5 Bits of Good Game Design from 2015One piece of design that didn't make the cut for this episode was Axiom Verge&#...
Big changes to the Game Maker's Toolkit Patreon
Hey guys, Mark here.I hope you had an awesome Christmas, if you celebrate it. I certainly did! And I'm also enjoying my break from Game Maker's Toolkit.(Well, I say break. I was just capturing footage for the next episode earlier this week. Whoops!)So... lots of amazing stuff happened this y...
Merry Christmas!
Hope you're having a great day
Game Maker's Toolkit - How Her Story Works
As promised, my final Game Maker's Toolkit of 2015 dives deep into the development and design of my favourite game of the year: Sam Barlow's incredibly inventive police procedural Her Story.The video contains spoilers for the entirety of Her Story. They start at 2:22 (and this section is cle...
5 bits of good game design from 2015
New episode! Enjoy!
New episode coming today, and some sneak peeks
Hey guys. December is all about looking back. So the two episodes this month will be about rad stuff that happened in 2015.We'll kick off today with a look at 5 good bits of game design from games released this year. It's like 5 mini episodes of GMT in one! I'll put it out at about 5PM G...
Patreon vlog Dec 2015
Hey everyone. Hope you enjoy this update for December.I didn't play much of note in November so I decided to, instead, reveal my game of the year picks!Lemme know what you think, below.(Sorry about the audio bug at the beginning. iMovie for iPad is a bit broken).
A quick thing about ads
Hey. Just wanted to be completely upfront about this. I've turned on "display ads" on YouTube, as an experiment.These are the ones that show up in the list of related videos on the right sidebar. So, nothing popping over the video. Nothing at the start of the video. No sponsored cards. N...
Game Maker's Toolkit - The Mechanics of Movement
A wild episode appears!Feel free to take an early look while I do the description, thumbnail, and captions!Thank you so much for your support this month. It's getting to the point where I can make some... interesting decisions with my career. Which is awesome. I would LOVE to spend even more tim...
2015's design innovations?
I'm still dedicated to doing 2 episodes a month. Cutting it a little fine with November's but it'll be ready for the last day of the month on Monday!For December, I'll be looking back. One episode will be a deep design dive into my favourite game of the year (No spoilers!)The other w...
The Game Pile
Whenever I'm researching and capturing footage for a video, I inevitably end up with a big pile of boxes on my desk. Here's what I'm wrestling with at the moment.(Yes I know Underworld and Anniversay are in the Tomb Raider Trilogy, but I only got it for Legend :P)
Resurrecting an episode
A quick behind the scenes look at GMT. I had planned to make a video about treasure maps as my second or third episode. I really love these, and wanted to talk about them.I wrote the script, grabbed the footage, and recorded some vocals. But man, it was just so short and light. It needed more meat. ...
Following the Little Dotted Line
Well, Patreon supporters saw this one coming!How do you move through an open world? Well, just follow the little dotted line on your mini map of course!But maybe that's not always the best idea. Let's look at some alternatives...
Looking for suggestions
Hey everyone! You were so helpful with my question about Tomb Raider footage (I'm going with the PS1 version), that I thought I'd put the call out there for help and suggestions with a couple upcoming videos.The first is about open world games, and how they're a little overzealous with t...
25,000 subs!
Woah! 25,000 subscribers on YouTube. I'm very pleased with that. Thanks for helping me get there :DNew video is in the works
Quality vs Authenticity
I can't decide which Tomb Raider to use for Game Maker's Toolkit, and would love your thoughts on the subject.Do I pick the nostalgic but low-res PS1 version? The high-res PC edition? Or the widescreen iOS edition?I always go back and forth between making a game look as good as possible, and...
Patreon backer vlog - November 2015
Hello peoples! Here's your vlog update for the month - shot and edited on an iPad, in a hotel room in Paris. Because why not?If you don't make it through to the end of the video, the main takeaway is this: the most recent video was a real struggle. It required a huge amount of research, clip...
Game Maker's Toolkit - Why Nathan Drake Doesn't Need a Compass
We finish off October, with a look at Why Nathan Drake Doesn't Need a Compass (because "structural composition in level design to aid player navigation" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue).Thank you so much for your support this month!You'll get a vlog soon, some behind the scen...
New episode at 5 PM GMT today
Though, I'll probably give to you guys and gals a little early ;)
