Writing about UX and game design in games.https://example.com/https://example.com/blog/the-will-of-the-many/https://example.com/blog/the-will-of-the-many/My review of The Will of the Many by James Islington. A fantasy / sci-fi mix with some of the best world building and characters I've read in a while. Light on spoilers.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://example.com/blog/the-marathon-that-never-got-made/https://example.com/blog/the-marathon-that-never-got-made/Marathon showed up late to a genre people were already tired of. But the genre wasn't what sank it, burying great gunplay under quests, loot, and shield levels was. Here's the version I'd have built instead.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://example.com/blog/dungeon-crawler-carl/https://example.com/blog/dungeon-crawler-carl/My review of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman, books 1 through 8. A lighthearted, fun read with well written characters that have actual depth. Little to no spoilers.Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://example.com/blog/the-fps-game-that-should-have-taken-over/https://example.com/blog/the-fps-game-that-should-have-taken-over/The Finals is one of the best feeling shooters available right now. It just never quite became the one people reorganized their week around.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://example.com/blog/when-hype-turns-into-a-cliff/https://example.com/blog/when-hype-turns-into-a-cliff/Launches peak loud and drop silently. Using The Finals, Battlefield 6, Highguard and ARC Raiders, a look at why the spike is attention and the floor is habit.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://example.com/blog/one-yaku-short/https://example.com/blog/one-yaku-short/Mahjong has the sound, the depth, and a century of staying power. So why does almost everyone who sits down at the table never sit down again?Mon, 06 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://example.com/blog/understanding-new-player-experience/https://example.com/blog/understanding-new-player-experience/Notes from a live free-to-play game: how a survey and a fresh account found where new players quit, and how moving that point from quest 1 to quest 8 changed retention.Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT