Doc Burford's discussions

I didn’t forget anything. Read more

Destiny has this problem? It has one of the most diverse sets of enemies in the game, and these enemies are fantastic at pushing players around the map. Read more

It’s not real people that make it interesting. Read more

Tell that to Halo or Gears of War 3. Read more

the main character in the games, eli vance, died Read more

Half-Life 2 came out 12 years ago. Read more

Yup, I just derive no value from that. But if you read that STALKER piece I republished a bit earlier today, you should get a good grasp of my sensibilities. Read more

I was low key suggesting that setting games in realistic worlds leads to less interesting games. Read more

I disagree; their enemies don’t encourage players to do anything interesting with the gameplay. Read more

Yeah, but the Doom 2016 Cyberdemon is way more fun to fight. Read more

Paradoxically, I love the good Call of Duty games (non-Treyarch), all thanks to my good friend GREAT ENCOUNTER DESIGN. Look at Modern Warfare’s near-flawless pacing, for instance. That game never pulls the same trick twice. Read more

It’s not. Plenty of games, from FEAR to Halo, have had great enemy AI. My game’s not there yet, but it’s definitely not taxing my programmers to create great AI now. It’s all about coming up with interesting behavior contrasts. Read more

I HAVE READ THE FIRST ONE. I own a few of the others, but I got busy with Snow Crash and forgot to go back. Read more

hahaha fair, I didn’t do enough to justify it. When you see the game I’m working on, you can reassess. ;) Read more

Only saw the first part, really disappointed. Read more

Yeah, I saw it at the retro gaming store here in town. Way too expensive for me to justify, unfortunately. Read more

Yeah but I want my Grand Theft Discworld game. Read more

no im not Read more

You as pumped for The Thorn of Emberlain as I am? Read more

Things have to change sometimes. The Witcher’s magic is nowhere near how it works in the books, for instance. Read more