Game development

Combat systems: a horror story

M. J. Magee - Friday, the 25th of September, 2015

I knew, when I first began plotting out Cuthbert, that I wanted to have a strong combat system. It made sense for the story: in a game where you can royally peeve people off to the point where they won’t help you, it makes sense that they might try and hurt you.…

Game development

Bad UX in a puzzle game

M. J. Magee - Sunday, the 13th of September, 2015

When I’m working on something like the front-end design of the game – something that doesn’t require I sit hunched over my laptop with my head clutched in my hands, muttering, ‘Why? Why?’, or gently weeping – I like to put on some TV as background noise.…

What’s MVP in a multi-choice game?

M. J. Magee - Saturday, the 5th of September, 2015

I think one of my biggest problems in building this game is not having a project manager behind me, tapping her foot, asking why I’ve been writing daft jokes about mani pedis when there’s planning and coding and unmanicured work to be done.…

Game development

So, what’s this Couchbelt Tablesauce thing anyway?

M. J. Magee - Monday, the 31st of August, 2015

The Adventures of Cuthbert Tattersall is the most anticipated game of 2017. By me. No one else knows about it. Or – knew about it. I guess you know about it now.

Gosh, the expectant audience for this whole project just doubled, that’s a bit unnerving.…