Matchsticks for my Eyes

Blogging, analysis and commentary on worlds of wonder: Games, Books, Anime, TV, Movies

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Storytelling in Games

• Storytelling in Games: An Introduction
• Storytelling in Games: “What’s it all about?” Or, the Importance of Gameplay Mechanics
• Storytelling in Dominions 3 (guest post at Flash of Steel)
• Storytelling in Star Control II: Playing space detective
• An extraordinary life: storytelling in Fallout 3

Issues in Games

• Conquest, Plunder and Tyranny: Explaining Dubious Morality in Strategy Games
• Designing victory conditions: lessons from Company of Heroes, Rise of Nations and Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy
• Pricing niche strategy games: Matrix, Shrapnel and Paradox
• Pricing AI War and Tidalis: Chris Park of Arcen Games speaks

Games of the Year

• 2010 — Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale, developed by EasyGameStation and localised by Carpe Fulgur

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  Welcome to Matchsticks for my Eyes! This site is about stories, in all their forms – games, books, anime, movies, TV. You can click a category on the right to find out more; jump to my Reviews, Feature Articles, or Let's Play/AARs at the top of the page; or just start browsing!

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