Recent content by Mory Buckman

Why don't we call it an "exploration game"? It clearly describes the experience. And it already is an established kind of game, with new entries every year - we just don't have a name for it yet. So why not "exploration game"?

It bothers me that an article called "Why We're Using Review Scores" gives not a single reason why you're using review scores. You give plenty of reasons why we shouldn't see this as a bad idea, but not a single one as to why we should see it as a good idea. And there's a pretty big gap between...

I'm a huge fan of Metroid Primes 1 and 2, and I'm not "wetting my pants" over number 3. On the contrary, it would not be an exaggeration to say that I am depressed over what they've just shown. They've taken out the exploring, and replaced it with a much heavier emphasis on generic action...