Archive for January, 2016

“The Quest” – A Case Study

Posted by The Architect on January - 24 - 2016

Over the winter holidays, I finished “The Quest”, brought to my attention by the Legend of Erthia creator. While it only recently appeared on Steam, it actually has a long history as a mobile game, having beenĀ availableĀ in the iPhone app store since 2009. There are several very favorable reviews for the app out there; I  [ Read More ]

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Idea Collection: Draining Money

Posted by The Architect on January - 18 - 2016

I must admit I never really thought about money in RPGs until I found the CRPG Addict and CRPGs Revisited sites and their rating category “Economy”. To summarize the Addict, a game would get a high “Economy” rating if there were lots of ways to make money and lots of ways to spend it. The  [ Read More ]

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New Article: On Overland Travel

Posted by The Architect on January - 18 - 2016

So it’s half a year later than I had originally planned, but late is better than never, right? My thoughts about how to handle wilderness journeys in (fantasy) CRPGs have become a document long enough that I placed it in the Library instead of just making a post. Hope you like it, feedback is very  [ Read More ]

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