Moon's Game Design Diaries

By Drachen Manen

A Podcast and Blog following my studies in Game Design as I prepare myself for a career in Game Development, pour yourself some tea and join me for some Video Game Design microessays.... more

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The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.

Moon's Game Design Diaries episodes:

December 18, 2022 Radical Rabbit Stew Part Three: Earning the Challenge (Entry 18)
Part three of my three part look at Radical Rabbit Stew, Originally wrote this for class, but decided to also use it for the show.
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4min
December 05, 2022 Radical Rabbit Stew Part Two: Nostalgia-Informed Presentation (Entry 16)
Part two of my three part look at Radical Rabbit Stew, Originally wrote this for class, but decided to also use it for the show.
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3min
November 19, 2022 Radical Rabbit Stew Part One: Frantic Arcade Brilliance (Entry 15)
Part one of my three part look at Radical Rabbit Stew, Originally wrote this for class, but decided to also use it for the show.
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4min
November 04, 2022 F-Zero Part Three: Conjuring a Sense of Speed from Sight and Sound. (Entry 12)
Part three of my three part look at F-Zero, Originally wrote this for class, but decided to also use it for the show.
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5min
October 21, 2022 F-Zero Part Two: Well-Aged Fun (Entry 11)
Part two of my three part blind retrospective on F-Zero, Originally wrote this for class, but decided to also use it for the show.
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4min
October 07, 2022 F-Zero Part One: Communicating Intensity Through Gameplay (Entry 10)
Part one of my three part blind retrospective on F-Zero, Originally wrote this for class, but decided to also use it for the show.
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4min
April 01, 2022 Kirby Needs to Be Harder (AF 2022)
Happy April Fools lol.
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9min
March 26, 2022 My Fear of Mediocrity (Entry 9)
Just a quick musing about my fears about making something Good, Bad, or Mediocre.
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4min
February 05, 2022 The Innovation Problem, or Why New ain't always Good (Entry 8)
Sometimes "Innovation" is a vain pursuit that only ends in a game or product coming out flat, disappointing or even just bad.
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4min
August 28, 2021 Breath of The Wild's weapon durability system is good, actually. (Entry 7)
I hear a lot of people expressing their distaste for one of my favorite mechanics of 2017's Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. Basically the title says it all.
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5min

FAQs about Moon's Game Design Diaries:

How many episodes does Moon's Game Design Diaries have?

The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.