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Connor Queen: Thoughts And Things

I write thoughts about gaming things

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Tag: game design

  • Ninja Gaiden: “Soulsbourne” Before It Was Cool

    Ninja Gaiden: “Soulsbourne” Before It Was Cool

    From Software are a well loved company with a long running legacy. From Software are known by many for creating a genre of games characterized by their heavy, aggressive gameplay, and extremely high level of difficulty. “We’ve had hard games like Devil May Cry before, but they were all quick and cartooney, this actually has…

  • What Justifies A Remake?

    What Justifies A Remake?

    The idea of remakes is something which in many ways has taken the games industry by storm in the last few years. With so many games out there now getting remakes, and some of these remakes even creating whole new experiences, (I’m looking at you Final Fantasy 7), it’s got me thinking. When is making…

  • What Is It About Samurai?

    What Is It About Samurai?

    In recent years, there appears to have been a huge surge in Samurai games being released into the world. From Sekiro, to Ghost of Tsushima, and even games yet to come out like Rise of the Ronin and Assassin’s Creed Codename Red, we have more Samurai games at the moment than we know what to…

  • Difficulties In Gaming: Some Hard Modes Just Aren’t Good 

    Difficulties In Gaming: Some Hard Modes Just Aren’t Good 

    Some difficulty modes are hard, heck its usually in the name of the mode, with things like “you deserve to die” mode making it clear what you are in for. But not every hard mode is made in the same way, and in many cases they vary drastically. So difficulty in gaming, why did I…

  • A Solo Player In A Co-op World 

    A Solo Player In A Co-op World 

    Today, as someone who, quite obviously struggles with them, I just wanted to take a brief minute to talk about my personal relationship with multiplayer games. As many of you have noticed, I am someone who loves playing a lot of story driven solo games, rarely truly diving into anything multiplayer based. Or, in layman’s…

  • Multiversus: A Stupidly Fun Game

    Multiversus: A Stupidly Fun Game

    What do you get when you take Superman, Batman, Bugs Bunny, Harley Quinn, Arya Stark, and a whole host of other random characters and throw them into a big arena together to fight it out? Well, you get Multiversus. Multiversus is an utterly crazy and brilliant game, which makes very little sense, but is incredibly…

  • Kingdom Hearts: What Does The Future Hold?

    Kingdom Hearts: What Does The Future Hold?

    Since 2002, Kingdom Hearts has been an amazing series, and has just recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a whole host of new announcements. Not least of all the reveal of Kingdom Hearts 4. But the question remains, with 20 years of story mostly wrapped up in Kingdom Hearts 3 what does the future hold?…

  • Elden Ring: A Wonderous Journey Of Overcoming…Well Everything

    Elden Ring: A Wonderous Journey Of Overcoming…Well Everything

    Elden Ring is an absolutely huge game, there’s no denying it. In fact, at the time of writing this, I have still not finished the game, and I don’t think I’m particularly close to doing so either. Given I have been playing this game pretty constantly since May, that should give you an idea of…

  • Historical Video Games Shouldn’t Need To Be Historically Accurate (Kinda)

    Historical Video Games Shouldn’t Need To Be Historically Accurate (Kinda)

    Video games set in the past. We all know one don’t we. Heck given how many Assassin’s Creed games Ubisoft keep pumping out its impossible not to these days. But Assassins Creed isn’t the only example of games that “treat history as their playground” to quote the Assassin’s Creed tagline. Games like Red Dead Redemption…

  • Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: A Beautifully Blocky Journey Through Nostalgia

    Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: A Beautifully Blocky Journey Through Nostalgia

    A long long time ago, in a galaxy far far away… These words open every Star Wars movie, in utterly classic fashion. When looking at how long its been since the last Lego Star Wars game, this statement becomes extremely fitting. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, (A game which, for obvious reason greatly inspired…

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