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The Power of Powers and Purpose

A number of AAA open-world games were released in the last month and, coincidentally, two of these games are based around the concept of the player’s character possessing superhero-like powers amidst a major metropolis. It’s the video game industry’s own Armageddon/Deep Impact, A Bug’s Life/Antz, The Prestige/The Illusionist, etc.. The first of the super-hero games [...]

Things That Suck About the Magnetic Butterfly Public Prototype

There are a number of things that suck about the first public prototype for Magnetic Butterfly. Let’s talk about those things.

It’s very much a prototype; it’s not at all a “game” yet.
The butterfly is composed of a capsule primitive and two awful wings. These wings do not flap (or flutter).
IfWhen you fall off of the [...]