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Friday, September 11, 2009

GameSetLinks: The Brain Hex Hats' Worth

[GameSetLinks is GameSetWatch's daily link round-up post, culling from hundreds of weblogs and outlets to compile the most interesting longform writing, links, and criticism on the art and culture of video games.]

How about those links, then? This time, we begin the regular GameSetLinks round-up with a look at a conference that's made just for those DM-ing pen and paper games - actually a rather compelling idea.

Also in here - a discussion of the PSN title Blue Toad Murder Files, which is a really different approach, I think, plus Henry Hatsworth and self-improvement, a close look at the underexposed Trash Panic (and not 'Tash Panic', as I just typed, although I like the sound of a facial hair fear simulator), and more besides.

Gotta gotta go:

gameplaywright.net // Looking at SAGA’s GM Conference
Cute idea, a conference for dungeon masters, essentially.

Experience Points: Henry Hatsworth's Harried Heroics
What the v.difficult Hatsworth teaches you about self-help, basically.

Blue Toad Murder Files Interview | PS3 | Eurogamer
Relentless are thinking different here - could this be a Professor Layton-style hit, or will it not be right for the PS3 audience? Undecided...

BrainHex
A new player identification system from the iHobo folks - definitely intriguing.

Daniel Primed:: Gaming Analysis, Critique and Culture » Trash Panic: Causing Much Mayhem, Dropping Drama!!
Haven't seen much analysis of this game, which is genuinely interesting.

Digital Foundry/Eurogamer - 'Media Manipulation: the "Bullshot" phenomenon'
Less the 'bullshot' that's made up than up-res-ed screenshots, an excellent and precise article.

Crispy Gamer | Postmortem: Wolfenstein
Less of a postmortem than an 'I disagree with Crispy's official review and wanted to talk about it', but very readable.

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