Puzzles Vs Problems: A Two-Sided Genre Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2024-10-16 | Puzzles Vs Problems: A Two-Sided Genre
How Tears Of The Kingdom Keeps You Playing Forever Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2023-05-27 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out Guess The Game: https://guessthe.game/Tears of the Kingdom is a compulsively playable game, with many people losing hundreds of hours to its impossible-to-resist charms - but what distinguishes Link's latest outing from the many many games stuck languishing in our backlogs that we intended to keep playing, but could never quite find the enthusiasm to go back to?After diving into the depths and ascending to the skies, The Architect has gotten a few ideas - maybe the secret to a game that keeps us playing, and stops us from burning out is one that doesn't just distract us, but makes us care about what's going on? And just maybe, could it be that the secret to creating a sense of investment lies not in the work of developers, but our own minds?You Saw:Redfall - 2023The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 2023Gone HomeFallout 4Divinity Original Sin 2From DustSuper Mario 3D WorldHadesThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 2017Resident Evil 4 Remake - 2023The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe - 2022Vampire Survivors - 2021Persona 5 Royale - 2019Star Wars Jedi Survivor - 2023Psychonauts 2 - 2021The Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess - 2006Forza Horizon 5 - 2021Final Fantasy 7 Remake - 2020Cassette Beasts - 2023Fortnite - 2017Marvel Snap - 2022Dark Souls 3 - 2016Far Cry 5 - 2018Metroid Prime - 2002Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - 2004Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - 1997Xenoblade Chronicles - 2020Dredge - 2023Journey - 2012Yume Nikki - 2004Doom Eternal - 2020Terra Invicta - EARLY ACCESSSid Meir's Civilization 6 - 2016Wildfrost - 2023Elden Ring - 2022 Lonely Mountain Downhill - 2019Nier Automata - 2017The Pathless - 2020Half Life Alyx - 2020DOOM - 2016Fallout New Vegas - 2010The Witness - 2016Dishonored - 2012Super Mario Odyssey - 2017Terra Nil - 2023Celeste - 2018Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - 2016Mass Effect 3 - 2012Minecraft - 2011Metal Gear Rising: Revengance - 2013Hi-Fi Rush - 2023Undertale - 2015Chrono Trigger - 1995The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - 2000It Takes Two - 2021Death Stranding - 2019Mario Kart 8 - 2014Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 2022Genshin Impact - 2020God of War: Ragnarok - 2022Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 2017Atomic Heart - 2023
Terra Nil Claims Its A Reverse Citybuilder. It Isnt. Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2023-04-27 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out Arcane Workshop: youtube.com/@arcaneworkshop4323Terra Nil is a weird videogame, it claims to be a citybuilder with a reversed environmental theme, and yet, when it comes to delivering the fun you'd expect out of a citybuilder... Terra Nil just can't deliver - what gives? Is Terra Nil just a bad game coasting on false advertising, or is there something more going on here? After clawing their way out from the ruins of their fallen civilization, and pouring over so many ancient tomes that they started to lose their charm, The Architect has gotten a few ideas about what's really happening with Terra Nil - it's a game that is specifically designed not to reverse the citybuilder, but to invert it, and that's a pretty big difference. You Saw: Terra Nil - 2023Sim City 4 - 2003Cities Skylines - 2015City of Heroes - 2004Civilization 6 - 2016Anno 1800 - 2019Satisfactory - Early AccessFactorio - 2016Against The Storm - Early AccessUncharted 4 - Uncharted 4Final Fantasy 6 - 1994Dragon Quest 11 - 2017Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 2022Player Unknown's Battlegrounds - 2017The Darwin Project - 2020Minecraft - 2011Infiniminer - 2009DOOM - 1993ULTRAKILL - Early AccessMetal Gear Solid 5 - 2015Metal Gear Rising Revengance - 2013Apex Legends - 2019Counter Strike: Global Offensive - 2012Resident Evil 2 Remake - 2019Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 2022Deathloop - 2021Bioshock - 2007The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe - 2022Getting Over It - 2017The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 2011The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 2017DOOM 2016 - hmmFinal Fantasy 7 Remake - 2020Assassin's Creed Syndicate - 2015Assassin's Creed Origins - 2017Assassin's Creed Odyssey - 2018Assassin's Creed 1 - 2007Assassin's Creed Black Flag - 2013Senua's Sacrifice - 2017Mario And Luigi SuperStar Saga - 2003Mario Odyssey - 2017Sonic Mania - 2017Rise of the Tomb Raider - 2015Mirror's Edge - 2009Dishonored 2 - 2016Shadow Tactics Blades of the Shogun - 2016Teamfight Manager - 2021Resident Evil 4 Remake - 2023Metroid Prime - 2002Batman Arkham Asylum - 2009Ark: Survival Evolved - 2015Gears of War 5 - 2019Quantum Conundrum - 2012Forza Horizon 5 - 2021Tchia - 2023Xenoblade Chronicles - 2010Scorn - 2022Dead Space - 2008Signalis - 2022The Evil Within - 2014Hollow Knight - 2017Stardew Valley - 2016Portal - 2007Shovel Knight - 2014Elden Ring - 2022Resident Evil 8 - 2021Runescape - 2001Journey - 2012World of Warcraft - 2004Psychonauts 2 - 2021Dark Souls - 2012Prey - 2017Borderlands 2 - 2012Dark and Darker - Early Access?Wandersong - 2018Undertale - 2015Grand Theft Auto 5 - 2013Chrono Trigger - 1995Psychonauts - 2005Monkey Island 2 - 1991Metal Gear Solid 2 - 2001Dredge - 2023Antichamber - 2013What the Golf - 2019Carrion - 2020I Wanna Be The Guy - 2007Jump King - 2019Super Mario 3D World - 2013Dark Souls 3 - 2016Darkest Dungeon - 2016Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp - 2008Marvel's Midnight Suns - 2022Persona 5 royal - 2019Hunt: Showdown - 2018The Cycle: Frontier - 2022Fortnite - 2017Yume Nikki - 2004LISA: THe Painful - 2014Doki Doki Literature Club - 2017Atomic Heart - 2022Envirobear 2000 - 2009Oxygen Not Included - 2017Frostpunk - 2018Surviving Mars - 2018Rimworld - 2018Immortality - 2022Baldur's Gate 3 - Early AccessDawn of War 3 - 2017Sable - 2021Pokemon Scarlet - 2022There is no game: Wrong Dimension - 2020Duty Calls - 2011Wildfrost - 2023
Why Atomic Heart Fails To Live Up To Its Inspiration Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2023-03-29 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotAtomic Heart and Bioshock are two games that are inexorably linked across time, one established many genre conventions we still use to this day and defined an entire era of gaming, the other feels compelled to replicate and improve upon as much of Bioshock's success as possible, but somehow misses what made it's inspiration so cherished - what gives? How could Atomic Heart, a game with such clear reverence for Bioshock, not understand what made Bioshock great? Well, the answer lies in the ever-tricky to understand Metagame.The Architect has had to plunder multiple dystopias, command vast armies and even scrabble through a few fourth walls in order to truly understand what makes Metagames so special and also what makes them so tricky to get right. Maybe, the success of a metagame lies not in how complex it is, or even how balanced it is, but in how it makes us think, and how fun it is to figure out?Donate to charity, be a good person: donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appealCheck out Umami!: youtube.com/c/umamianimationsYou Saw: Atomic Heart- 2023Resident Evil 8 -2021Bioshock - 2007Bioshock 2 - 2010DOOM Eternal - 2020Psychonauts 2 - 2021Warhammer Total War 3 - 2022Neon White - 2022Xenoblade 3 - 2022Counter Strike: Global Offensive - 2012Baldur's Gate 3 - Early AccessMonster Hunter: World - 2018Slay the Spire - 2019Minecraft - 2011Teardown - 2022Persona 5 Royal - 2019Genshin Impact - 2020Dwarf Fortress - 2023Half Life Alyx - 2020Pikmin 3- 2013The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe- 2022Gears Tactics - 2020Pokemon Fire Red - 2004Dark Souls 3 - 2016Elden Ring - 2022Dishonored 2 - 2016Portal 2 - 2011Dune: Spice Wars - Early AccessRounds - 2021Starcraft 2 - 2012Super Smash Brothers Ultimate - 2018Dota 2 - 2013Rivals of Aether - 2017The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - 2011Deus Ex - 2000Deathloop - 2021XCOM 2 - 2014Across The Obelisk - 2022Monster Train - 2021Magic The Gathering: Arena - 2018Potionomics - 2022Rimworld - 2018The Long Dark - 2014Subnautica: Below Zero - 2021Don't Starve - 2013Transistor - 2014ARK: Survival Evolve - 2015Escape From Tarkov - Early AccessDestiny 2 - 2017Fallout 4 - 2015Pokemon Emerald - 2004Phantom Brigade - 2023Prey - 2017Surviving Mars - 2018Cities Skylines - 2015Oxygen Not Included - 2017Path of Exile - 2013Enter The Gungeon - 2016Hades - 2020Against The Storm - Early AccessHitman 3 - 2021Evolve - 2015Hand of Fate 2 - 2017Hi-Fi Rush - 2023Terra Nil - 2023
How Dark Souls (accidentally) Taught You Cowardice Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2023-03-01 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out Liam Triforce! youtube.com/channel/UCWQfbcMGyrPDlIU7wV7aAOQAs tough as its reputation may be, Dark Souls tries its best to give brand new players a helping hand as they find their barings in its hardcore world - unfortunately, the manner Dark Souls does this... accidentally tricks people into playing in a cowardly, risk averse way - meaning they have less fun, and are less willing to try and master the game's intricacies.Entry Level Strategies are a powerful and crucial tool that allow videogames to ease in beginner players, but sometimes, they're too helpful for their own good, and end up ruining otherwise great games - how do they do this? and how did Elden Ring finally fix From Soft's most persistent design problem? One thing's for sure, in order to solve this particular conundrum, the Architect is going to need more than that 100% block shield they've been carrying around since the start of the game.You Saw:Dark Souls 2 - 2014Dark Souls - 2012Dark Souls 3 - 2016Overwatch 1 - 2019Super Smash Bros Ultimate - 2018Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 2021Dota 2 - 2013Final Fantasy 7 Remake - 2020XCOM 2 - 2016Counter Strike: Global OffensiveHitman: World Of Assasination - 2023Bioshock - 2007Pokemon: Fire Red - 2004Hi Fi Rush - 2023Elden Ring - 2022Street Fighter 4 - 2008Metal Gear Rising - 2012Celeste - 2018Monster Hunter: World - 2018Resident Evil 8 - 2021DOOM - 2016Wonderful 101 Remastered - 2020Apex Legends - 2019Batman Arkham Asylum - 2009XCOM: EU - 2012Half Life Alyx - 2020Halo: Master Chef Collection - 2014Dead Space - 2008Titanfall 2 - 2016Factorio - 2016Satisfactory - Early AccessStreet Fighter 5 - 2016Magic: The Gathering Arena - 2018Sonic Mania - 2017Dark and Darker - Early AccessSuper Mario 3D world - 2013Mario Kart 8 - 2014Burnout Paradise Remastered - 2018Descenders - 2018F Zero GX - 2003Spelunky 2 - 2020Hades - 2020THe Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - 2014Duck Game - 2015Bayonetta 2 - 2014Rollerdrome - 2022Pizza Tower - 2023Darkest Dungeon - 2016Marvel's Midnight Suns - 2022DOOM Eternal - 2020Hollow Knight - 2017Persona 5 Royal - 2019The Witness - 2016Neon White - 2022Getting Over It with Bennet Foddy - 2017Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 2019Bloodborne - 2015Stardew Valley - 2016Atomic Heart - 2023
Vampire Survivors Only Works Because Were Stupid Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2023-02-02 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out Videogames Are Bad: youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad!You are terrible at maths. Sorry, someone had to say it. However, it's not all bad news - so is every other human being ever to live! You're ALL awful when it comes to numbers! Whilst you don't always realize it, humans have an incredibly flawed understanding of everything from size to statistics, changing the way we perceive and think about numbers, particularly in videogames - but does this make them better or worse?After clearing out a few suspiciously similar milk factories and plumbing the darkest depths of the human psyche, The Architect has determined that although the brain might be flawed, it's these flaws that can lead to some very fun game design, and no game knows this better than Vampire Survivors.You Saw:Vampire Survivors - 2022God of War: Ragnarok - 2022Pentiment - 2022Magic SurvivalPower Wash Sim - 2022Undertale - 2015Persona 5: Royale - 2019The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe - 2022Signalis - 2022Super Mario Bros Movie - Not Out YetSuper Mario Bros. - 1993PsychonautsMinecraftSuper Mario 3D WorldPinball FX 3Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & SapphireWonderputt ForeverHitman: World of Assasination - 2023Disgaea - 2003Borderlands 2 - 2012Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance - 2015Xenoblade 3 - 2022Diablo 3 - 2012Clicker Heroes - 2015Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn - 2014 World of Warcraft - 2022New Super Mario Bros Wii U - 2012Superliminal - 2019Portal 2 - 2011THe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 20017Marvel's Midnight Suns - 2013Pikmin - 2004Super Metroid - 1994Pizza Tower - 2023Counter Strike: Global Offensive - 2012Sonic Generations - 2011Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator - 2021Descenders - 2018Satisfactory - Early AccessResident Evil 2 Remake - 2019Resident Evil 4 - 2005Adventure Capitalist - 2014Frog Fractions 3 - 2020Destiny 2 - 2017The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011Fallout: New Vegas - 2013Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - 2004Bug Fables - 2019Bioshock Infinite - 2013Slice and Dice - 2021Family Fortunes Wii U - 2013Monster Hunter World - 2018Pokemon Scarlet - 2023Pokemon Black 2 - 2012Baldur's Gate 3- Early AccessXCOM: Enemy Unknown - 2012XCOM 2 - 2016Spelunky 2 - 2020Super Smash Bros Ultimate - 2018Sid Meirs Civilization 6 - 2016Dota 2 - 2013Genshin Impact - 2020Konami's Castlevania: Grimoire Of Souls - 2021Runescape - 2004Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds - 2022Diablo Immortal - 2021Terraria - 2011Super Smash Bros Brawl - 2008The Last of Us 2 - 2020Luck Be A Landlord - 2023Deus Ex Mankind Divided - 2016Passpatout: The Starving Artist - 2017Lootbox Simulator - 2018Hi-Fi Rush - 2023
20(22) Games You Should Have Played Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-12-30 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotAs 2022 comes to a close, it's time to look back and reflect on a jam-packed year in videogaming - so many great games got released in the last twelve months from fast paced action thrillrides to thought provoking genre-busters that it's no wonder that a bunch of great videogames didn't get the time in the spotlight that they rightly deserve.Luckily for you, after combing through the archives, and playing quite frankly too many games over the last year, The Architect has emerged from their post-holiday meditation chamber with a list of the twenty games from the last year that most deserve your attention - and that you probably haven't already heard of.You Saw:Xenoblade 3 (2022)Kirby and the forgotten land (2022)Cult of the Lamb (2022)Horizon: Forbidden West (2022)Stray (2022)Elden Ring (2022)Vampire Survivors (2022)Overwatch 1 (2016)Sifu (2022)Scorn (2022)You Suck At Parking (2022)Iron Lung (2022)Super Mario Bros 2 (1988)Weird West (2022)Strange Horticulture (2022)Grapple Dog (2022)God Of War: Ragnarok (2022)Grounded (2022)Trombone Champ (2022)Symphony Of War: The Nephelim Saga (2022)Tunic (2022)Immortality (2022)Potionomics (2022)Power Wash Simulator (2022)Golden Light (2022)How Fish Is Made (2022)Rollerdrome (2022)Hardspace Shipbreaker (2022)Pentiment (2022)Hyperbolica (2022)The Looker (2022)Foxhole (2022)CTRL ALT EGO (2022)Signalis (2022)Not For Broadcast (2022)Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)Teardown (2022)Neon White (2022)Citizen Sleeper (2022)wow crazy they almost all came out in 2022 what a weird coincidence
How To Make NPCs That Arent Completely Annoying Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-12-23 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out Ludiscere: youtube.com/@LudiscereWhere would we be without companions: The sidekicks, allies and general hangers-on that accompany us through all the best videogames? Honestly, we'd probably be a lot happier, because most of them are annoying as hell - but why is that? Why are so many characters literally designed to be our friends and to help us so often irritating, pushy and generally useless, and what makes those few companions worth investing time into work so well?The Architect is glad you asked - they've been flying through trans-dimensional abbeys, alternate versions of japan and a fair few dystopias in search of the ultimate companion, and what they found was that the ultimate videogame sidekick has less to do with how nice they are, and more about the person behind the keyboard. Yeah, you!You Saw: Marvel's Midnight suns - 2022The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 2011God of War Ragnarok - 2022Grand Theft Auto IV - 2008Resident Evil 4 - 2005The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion - 2006Bioshock: Infinite - 2013Persona 5 Royal - 2019Pokemon Sword and Shield - 2019The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 1998Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - 2014Fallout 4 - 2015Undertale - 2015Dark Souls - 2012Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2 - 2004Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 2022Half Life 2 - 2004Halo: Infinite - 2021Crosscode - 2015Portal 2 - 2011Ico - 2001Final Fantasy 7 Remake - 2020Hitman - 2016Fire Emblem Awakening - 2012Jedi: Fallen Order - 2019Portal - 2007Mass Effect 2 - 2010Puella Magi Madoka Magica - 2011The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011The Witcher 3 - 2016OneShot - 2016The Outer Worlds - 2019Pokemon Fire Red - 2004The Last of Us 2 - 2020Half Life 2 Episode 1 - 2006Psychonauts 2 - 2021God of War - 2018Pokemon Scarlet - 2022Monster Hunter World - 2018Mario and Luigi Dream Team - 2013Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 2018Ace Attorney Investigations 2 - 2011High On Life - 2022Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 2022Symphony of War: The Nephelim Saga - 2022Fire Emblem 3 Houses - 2019The Banner Saga 3 - 2018Titanfall 2 - 2016Dragon Age Origins - 2009Nier Automata - 2017Genshin Impact - 2020Earthbound - 1994Final Fantasy 7 Demake - 1990Left 4 Dead 2 - 2009Grand Theft Auto V - 2013Yoshi's Island - 1995Spyro Reignited Trilogy - 2018Stardew Valley - 2016Mass Effect 3 - 2014Disco Elysium - 2019Dream Daddy - 2016Potionomics - 2022Half Life Alyx - 2020Borderlands 3 - 2019Watch Dogs 2 - 2016Fallout 3 - 2008Half Life 2 Episode 2 - 2007The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 2006Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 2022Deltarune - NOT OUT YETStray - 2022
Why Is It So Easy To Break Videogame Economies? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-12-03 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out the Jingle Jam: jinglejam.tiltify.comThere's something... off about videogame economics. Regardless of when the game was made, who by and what it's about - it's remarkably easy to crack a game's systems open and use them to find the optimal means of making money, even when that means doing things that aren't actually fun. Why is this? Why can't game designers simply make economies just as fair, balanced and well thought out as the real life economy?Well, that's a mystery The Architect has been studying for some time and it's, predictably, lead to even more questions. Between realms of the mind, post apocalypses and cities far beyond the stars, there's something strange going on with videogame economics, and the answer may just lie in our relationship with reality...You Saw:Yakuza 0 - 2015Moonlighter - 2018Final Fantasy 14Doom Eternal - 2020Persona 5 royal - 2019Witcher 3 - 2015Horizon Zero Dawn - 2017pokemon scarlet and violet - 2022Runescape - 2001Dragon Quest 11 - 2017Valheim - 2021Forager - 2019Minecraft - 2011Diablo 2 - 2000Starcraft 2 - 2010Monster hunter world - 2018Potionomics - 2022The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011Enter The Gungeon - 2016Civilization 6 - 2016Borderlands 3 - 2016Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 2019Offworld Trading Company - 2016Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator - 2021Mario Galaxy 2 - 2010EVE: Online - 2003Destiny 2 - 2017Destiny - 2014Death and Taxes - 2020The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 2017The Long Dark - 2017Resident Evil 4 - 2005Fallout New Vegas - 2010Perfect Heist 2 - 2021Deus Ex: Human Revolution - 2011Untitled Goose Game - 2019The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time 3D - 2011The Binding of Issaac Rebirth - 2014Super Mario World - 1990Hunt: Showdown - 2018Resident Evil 2 Remake - 2019Deus Ex - 2000Dishonored - 2012Dishonored 2 - 2016Bioshock - 2007Signalis - 2022Age of Empires 4 - 2021Command and Conquer 3Dune Spice Wars - Early AccessTooth and Tail - 2017Steamworld Dig 2 - 2017Yakuza 7 - 2020Fallout 4 - 2015Elden Ring - 2022Wario Land: Shake It!- 2008Deep Rock Galactic - 2020Subnautica - 2017Don't Starve - 2013Rogue Legacy - 2013Hades - 2020Pokemon sword and shield - 2018Recettear - 2007Frostpunk - 2017World of Warcraft - 2004New World - 2021Super Paper Mario - 2007Watchdogs Legion - 2020Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor - 2016Citizen Sleeper - 2022Hardspace Shipbreaker - 2022Fifa 2023There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension - 2020Genshin Impact - 2020Teardown - 2022Rollerdrome - 2022
Why Videogames Want You To Fail Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-11-05 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/Thefearalcarrotcheck out eli_handle_b.wav!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUdZY_KRQndvMIPD-8_uXRwWhether we want to admit it or not - sometimes, we lose at videogames, it's an inevitable part of doing something challenging and naturally, gamers everywhere want to avoid this happening as much as possible. Why? Because failure and defeat aren't much fun... or are they? Contrary to popular belief, The Architect is genuinely awful at videogames and has seen their fair share of ruined colonies, terrifying monsters and doomed dungeon runs, but despite it all, some great games manage to make this experience entertaining and enriching without compromising their challenge - how can they pull this off? Well, it's all to do with rethinking the consequences of our failure and coming to terms with the fact that WE might be the reason why failure sometimes isn't fun.You Saw:Space engineers - 2013Shadow of Mordor - 2014Marvel's Avengers - 2020Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time - 2020Mario Odyssey - 2017Marvel SNAP - 2022Mario Kart 8 - 2014Persona 5 Royal - 2019Dishonored - 2012Tunic - 2022Hardpsace Shipbreaker - 2022Fall Guys - 2020Deathloop - 2021Cruelty Squad - 2021Potionomics- 2022XCOM 2 - 2016Super Mario 3D World - 2013Darkest Dungeon 2 - Early AccessRimworld - 2018Dark Souls - 2012Bayonetta - 2014Strange Horticulture - 2022Sifu - 2022Apex Legends - 2019Shovel Knight - 2014Duck Tales - 1989Mega Man X - 1993Castlevania Symphony of the Night - 1997Super Mario Bros - 1983Minecraft - 2011Day Z - 2013Player Unknown's Battlegrounds - 2016Call of Duty Warzone - 2020Resident Evil 8 - 2021Resident Evil 2 Remake - 2019Signalis - 2022Dead Space - 2008Sonic The Hedgehog 2 - 1992DOOM: Eternal - 2020Uncharted 4 - 2016Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 RemasteredBorderlands 3 - 2020Titanfall 2 - 2016Darkest Dungeon - 2016XCOM: Enemy Unknown - 2012Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga - 2022Dwarf Fortress - 2006Unsighted - 2021Pathologic 2 - 2019Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - 2017Death Stranding - 2019Dead Cells - 2018Spelunky 2 - 2021Caves of Qud - 2015Rogue Legacy - 2013Hades - 2020Monster Train - 2020Prey: Mooncrash - 2018Slay The Spire - 2019Dark Souls 2 - 2014Dark Souls 3 - 2016Kings Field 3Bloodborne - 2015Elden Ring - 2022Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 2019Monster Hunter World - 2018Phantom Abyss - Early AccessBaldur's Gate 3 - Early AccessThe Elder Scrimbles 5: Skyrim - 2011Super Smash Brothers Ultimate - 2018Hitman 3 - 2021Binding of Isaac rebirth - 2014Totally Reliable Delivery Service - 2019Kerbal Space Program - 2011Accounting+ - 2017Half Life Alyx - 2020Trombone Champ - 2022Batman Arkham Asylum - 2009Fez - 2013Celeste - 2018Portal - 2007The Witness - 2016BABA IS YOU - 2019Sable - 2021Pac Man - 1980Doom - 1993Galaxians - 1979Hunt: Showdown - 2018Golf Gang - 2022
Why Classes Are D&Ds Best Idea Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-10-10 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out Maggie Mae Fish!: youtube.com/c/MaggieMaeFishDungeons and Dragons has been around for years, and in its many years of influence, D&D has inspired a countless number of videogames. Experience points, a bunch of classic monsters, dungeons, and yes, even dragons as videogame staples can ultimately be traced back to the venerable king of roleplaying games - but there's one idea D&D popularized that doesn't get anywhere near enough credit. And that, is classes.Yep, everything from warlocks to warriors ultimately draw influence from a couple of very clever ideas the creators of D&D had way back in the 1970s - but why are classes so influential? In an attempt to find out why, The Architect has donned a sword, staff, bow and a whole host of other cliche articles of classy clothing in an effort to find out once and for all why both developers and players love classes as a mechanic so damn much.You Saw: Baldur's Gate 3 - EARLY ACCESSStranger Things - 2016Wizardry 1 SNES - 1980XCOM 2 - 2016Final Fantasy 3 - 1990Darkest Dungeon - 2016Overwatch - 2016 (yes I am refusing to note overwatch 2 as a seperate game out of spite thank you for asking)Among Us - 2018Paper Mario 2 The Thousand Year Door - 2004Super Paper Mario - 2007Moonbreaker - 2022Warcraft 3 - 2002World of Warcraft - 2004Guild Wars 2 - 2012Lost Ark - 2019New World - 2021Final Fantasy 14 - 2010Runescape - 2001Perfect Heist 2 - 2021Final Fantasy 7 Remake - 2020Xenoblade 3 - 2022Dark Souls - 2012Elden Ring - 2022 Skyrim - 2011Path of Exile - 2013Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 2019 Dota 2 - 2013Dome Keeper - 2022Gears Tactics - 2020Space Engineers - 2013Deep Rock Galactic - 2020Invisible Inc - 2015Into The Breach - 2018Foxhole - 2022Battle Brothers - 2015Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga - 2022XCOM: Enemy Unknown - 2012The Binding of Isaac - 2014Risk of Rain 2 - 2019Gunfire Reborn - 2020Grim Dawn - 2016Titan Quest - 2006Dragon Age Origins - 2009Before Your Eyes - 2021Fallout New Vegas - 2010Terraria - 2011Magic The Gathering Arena - 2018Sid Meir's Civilization 6 - 2016Cybperpunk 2077 - 2021Prodeus - 2022
Why The Hell Are There So Many Fishing Minigames? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-09-11 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out Pixel A Day: youtube.com/c/pixeladayNo matter which genre of game you play, no matter which era of the medium is your favorite, one thing is inescapable - inevitable, and that is... fishing minigames. From RPGs to Rogelikes to MMOs, fishing minigames are in just about everything, and as much as we enjoy them, no-one really seems to know... why?Well, that's where The Architect comes in. After conspiring with outer gods, raising a clutch of horrible monster creatures and seducing the entirety of an isolated farming town, they've figured out why fishing seems to be everywhere and why we love it so much: Fishing is just one part of an invisible gaming safety net that helps preserve the fun of our favorite games for longer - the question is how they manage to pull it off?You Saw: Stardew Valley - 2016Red Dead Redemption 2 - 2018Final Fantasy 15 - 2016The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess - 2006Resident Evil 4 - 2005Wii Play - 2006Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 2017Warframe -2013Nier Automata - 2017Sonic Adventure 1 - 1998Spiritfarer - 2020Animal Crossing New Horizons - 2020Ultimate Fishing Simulator - 2018A Short Hike - 2019Sea of Theives - 2018Yakuza Kiwami - 2016The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild - 2016Cult of the Lamb - 2022Minecraft - 2011Devil May Cry - 2001The Witness - 2016Elden Ring - 2022Crypt of the Necrodancer - 2015DOOM 2016 - hmmDOOM Eternal - 2020Paradise Killer - 2020DOTA 2 - 2013Infinifactory - 2013Final Fantasy 14 - 2010Sonic Adventure 2 - 2001Deep Rock Galactic - 2018Psychonauts 2 - 2021Final Fantasy 7 - 1997Final Fantasy 10 - 2001Final Fantasy 7 Remake - 2020Yakuza Like A Dragon - 2020Dark Souls 3 - 2016Hollow Knight - 2017Across the Obilisk - 2020Halo Infinite - 2021The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - 2011Fallout 4 - 2015Runescape - 2001It Takes Two - 2021Xcom: Chimera Squad - 2020XCOM - 2012XCOM 2 - 2016Cyberpunk 2077 - 2020A Hat In Time - 2016Metal Gear Solid 5 - 2015Left 4 Dead - 2008Xenoblade 3 - 2022God of War - 2018Deathloop - 2021Bioshock - 2007Borderlands 3 - 2019Hades - 2018Returnal - 2021Gloomwood - EARLY ACCESSHuniePop 2 - 2021There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension - 2020Lake Facade - 2022Tower of Fantasy - 2021Genshin Impact - 2020Fallout Shelter -2015Crosscode - 2015Valheim - 2021Sleeping Dogs - 2012Fallout 3 - 2008The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening Remake - 2019Perfect Heist 2 - 2021
Why Do We Love Hostile Worlds? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-08-15 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out Buried Treasure: buried-treasure.orgThere are few better feelings in games than being able to immerse ourselves in unfamiliar and hostile videogaming worlds, but quite often - they fail to deliver on their promise of presenting us with environments that challenge and surprise us at every turn... why?Well, it's hard to feel like a videogame environment is indifferent to your presence and filled with unknown mysteries when we already recognize the patterns and tropes used to construct them - so how can we get around this problem? The architect has braved multiple apocalypses, lands shrouded in spoiler warnings, and even vast subterranean cities to figure out this problem once and for all... and why the solution seems to involve cats?You Saw:Deathloop (2021)Bioshock (2007)Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)Prey (2017)Elden Ring (2022)The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)Fez (2012)Dark Souls (2012)Metroid: Dread (2021)Hollow Knight (2017)Bloodstained: Ritual of the night (2019)Subnautica (2014)Minecraft (2012)Journey To The Savage Planet (2020)Control (2019)Rain World (2017)Super Mario Sunshine (2004)LSD Dream Emulator (1998)Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022)Monster Hunter World (2018)DOOM (2016)Resident Evil 8 (2021)Half Life 2 (2004)Spooky's Jump Scare mansion (2014)Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)Dark Souls 3 (2016)The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)World of Warcraft (2004)Grounded (Early Access)Outer Wilds (2019)Five Nights At Freddy's: Security Breach (2021)Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010)Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)Grand Theft Auto 5 (2013)Far Cry 6 (2021)EXO ONE (2021)Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015)Mirror's Edge (2010)Getting Over it (2017)Lorne's Lure (Early Access)Hyperbolica (2022)Call of Cuthulu (2018)Apex Legends (2019)Hunt: ShowdownEscape From Tarkov (EARLY ACCESS)The Cycle: Frontier (2022)Descenders (2018)Deltarune part 1 (2018)Psychonatuts 2 (2021)Psychonauts 1 (2005)Black Mesa (2015)Half Life Alyx (2020)Call of Duty 4 (2007)The Looker (2022)The Witness (2016)Xenoblade Chronicles DE (2020)Resident Evil 2 Remake (2019)Death Stranding (2019)Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)The Eternal Cylinder (2021)Power Washer Simulator (2022)
How Bad Balance Can Be A Good Thing Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-07-20 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out classics of game! youtube.com/user/ClassicsOfGame Balance in videogames is a tricky thing, no-one can ever seem to get it quite right. From AAA studios to tiny indie games, you'll always find someone complaining about a game's balance, and in particular, about how something is probably overpowered. It's a tale as old as time! But are overpowered strategies really as bad as we've been led to believe? The Architect doesn't think so - sure, something being overpowered can suck, but by fiddling with the power levels of various ingame options, developers can also spice up their games in several really interesting ways that we don't tend to talk about, all it's going to take to prove it is braving some of gaming's most overpowered obstacles ever.You Saw:Anno 1800 - 2019AM2R - 2016Cyberpunk 2077 - 2020Diablo Immortal - 2021Dota 2 - 2013Starcraft 2 - 2010Hearthstone - 2014Team Fortress 2 - 2007Pico Park - 2021Halo Infinite - 2021Left 4 Dead 2 - 2009ULTRAKILL - Early AccessMetal Gear Rising: Revengance - 2012Apex Legends - 2019Devil May Cry - 2001Final Fantasy 14 - 2010 technicallyFinal Fantasy 7 Remake - 2020Final Fantasy 10 - 2001Final Fantasy 7 1997Bayonetta 2 - 2014Devil May Cry 5 - 2019Titanfall 2 - 2016Divinity Original Sin 2 - 2017Deep Rock Galactic - 2020Fling To The Finish - 2021The Cycle: Frontier - 2022Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - 2004DOOM Eternal - 2020Fire Emblem: 3 Houses - 2019Satisfactory - Early AccessMagic Duels - 2015Magic Arena - 2018League of Legends - 2009Arcane - 2021Project Winter - 2019Gary's Mod - 2006Evolve - 2015It Takes 2 - 2021Dead By Daylight - 2016Spy Party - 2018Crawl - 2014Half Life 2 - 2004Guild Wars 2 - 2012World of Warcraft - 2004Call of Duty WW2 - 2017Street Fighter 4 - 2008Street fighter 5 - 2016Bioshock Infinite - 2013Elechead - 2021
How To Design An Unsolvable Problem Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-06-25 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out SokPop! sokpop.co Sim City is one of the most important videogames ever made, but Will Wright's magnum opus isn't revolutionary because it made architecture fun, but in how it created an entirely new kind of videogame: the problem solver. Problem Solving videogames are a unique collection of titles that rely not on the developer to author specific obstacles, but on the player to interact with a set of meticulously-balanced variables and rules and in the process create a series of challenges that are totally unique. The Architect has been trying their hand at alchemy, logistics, speed running and even... whatever that word is for planning out what buildings look like in an effort to figure out the root of this particular problem - and they've come to a startling conclusion. Some of the best problems in videogaming are, in fact, designed to be unsolvable.You Saw:Streets of Rage - 1991Super Mario Bros - 1985Surviving Mars - 2018Game Dev Tycoon - 2015Sim City - 1989Civilization 6 - 2016Starcraft 2 - 2010Sim City 3000 - 1999Sim City (2013) - :/Sim City 2000 - 1993Utopia - 1982Sim City 4 - 2003Anno 1800 - 2019They Are Billions - 2017Teardown - 2022Hardspace Shipbreaker - 2022Factorio - 2020The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe - 2022Super Mario Odyssey - 2017World of Goo - 2008Rimworld - 2018Evil Genius 2 - 2021Satisfactory - Early AccessNeon White - 2022Dorfromantik - 2021Spacechem - 2011Infinifactory - 2015Exapunks - 2018Opus Magnum - 2017Human Resouce Machine - 2015Cities Skylines - 2015Two Point Hospital - 2018Frostpunk - 2018Northgard - 2017Mini Motorways - 2019Death Stranding - 2019Wilmott's Warehouse - 2019Tetris 99 - 2019Fallout New Vegas - 2010Super Mario 64 - 1996The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011Quake - 1996Elden Ring - 2022Divinity Original Sin 2 - 2017Terra Nil - Early AccessBaba is You - 2019The Greatest Movie Of All Time (2007)Fall Guys - 2020
Whats So Difficult About Alternate Endings? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-06-01 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out iamerror!: youtube.com/c/iamerrorVideogames are unique for a lot of reasons, but what makes them stand out amongst every other form of media is the simple fact that they can end in a variety of ways. From choosing who lives and who dies, the fate of the world, to simply what colour a big pretty ending explosion is - alternate endings are one of the great videogaming ideas...So why are they so often kind of rubbish?The Architect has scouted multiple timelines, delved into the farthest reaches of the universe and poked around in the still-smoking craters left by controversial videogames to figure out the answer - games with multiple endings are great, but not for the reasons we think... and it's this misconception that's dragging down a whole load of otherwise great games.You Saw: The legend of zelda breath of the wild - 2017The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - 2003Titanic - 1997Waiting for Godot - 1952Dishonored 2 - 2016Papers Please - 2013Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp - 2020Clue - 1986Disco Elysium - 2019Storyteller - Early AccessResident Evil 7 - 2017Undertale - 2015Until Dawn - 2015Far Cry 5 - 2018Detroit: Become Human - 2018Fallout 4 - 2015Mass Effect Legendary Edition - 2021The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe -2022Citizen Sleeper - 2022Reventure - 2019Pikmin - 2001Telltale's Batman - 2016Not For Broadcast - 2022Nier Automata - 2017Shadow The Hedgehog - 2005Chrono Trigger - 1995Fire Emblem 3 Houses - 2019Catherine - 2011Red Dead Redemption 2 - 2018Sonic Mania - 2017Bioshock - 2007Silicon Dreams - 2021Dawn of War 2: Chaos Rising - 2010Metro Exodus - 2019Paradise Killer - 2020Life Is Strange - 2015Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - 2004Deus Ex: Human Revolution - 2011Bastion - 2011Ghost of Tsushima - 2020Grand Theft Auto 5 - 2013Infamous - 2009Pikmin 2 - 2004Dark Souls - 2012Furi - 2016Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 2019Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - 1997The Talos Principle - 2014Super Mario 64 - 1996Hollow Knight - 2017Bloodborne - 2015How Fish is Made - 2022Fallout New Vegas - 2010Final Fantasy 14 - 2010Sonic Generations - 2011
How Nostalgia Is Holding Games Back Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-05-06 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotEveryone loves engaging in a bit of nostalgia - it's a way to enjoy the things we love from an entirely new perspective, adding some extra layers to our existing cherished childhood memories - from Mario to Pokemon to Dark Souls, everyone has something they're nostalgic about... but is that a good thing?After a lot of soul searching, and a few trips into alternate pasts and futures - The Architect has discovered an unsettling truth - that nostalgia might not be the universal good we often think it is, and in fact, our obsession over our own flawed memories might be ruining our present day fun...Go check out Yames! pantagruel.itch.ioYou Saw:jedi fallen order (2019)rocket league (2015)Bloodstained: ritual of the night (2019)Super Smash Bros Ultimate (2018)FF7 Remake (2020)Spider Man: No Way Home (2022)Super Mario Odyssey (2017)Super Mario 64 (1996)Dark Souls 3 (2016)Dark Souls (2012)The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time (1998)The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (2002)The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)Halo 1 (2001)Final Fantasy 6 (1994)Cuphead (2017)Dishonored 2 (2016)Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)Animal Crossing New Horizons (2020)The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019)Tem Tem (EARLY ACCESS)Coromon (2022)Nexomon: Extinction (2020)Monster Crown (2020)Pokemon Emerald (2004)Pokemon Showdown (2011)The Legend of Zelda: A Link To the past (1991)Far Cry Primal (2016)Metal Gear Rising: Revengance (2012)The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (2011)Pokemon Sword (2019)Fortnite (2017)Realm Royale (2018)Portal 1 (2007)Quantum Conundrum (2012)Q.U.B.E 2 (2018)Superliminal(2019)Portal 2 (2011)Narbacular Drop (2005)Tag: The Power of Paint (2008)Unturned (2014)Minecraft (2011)Terraria (2011)Starbound (2016)Tales of Maj'eyl (2012)Rogue (1980)Yooka Laylee (2017)Banjo Kazooie (1998)Banjo Tooie (2000)Project Warlock (2018)Ion Fury (2018)Hellbound (2020)DOOM: Eternal (2020)Nightmare Reaper (2022)Dusk (2018)Quake 2 (1997)ULTRAKILL (EARLY ACCESS)Sonic Mania (2017)Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)Super Mario Bros Advance (2001)Super Smash Bros Brawl (2008)Resident Evil 2 Remake (2019)Resident Evil 2 (1998)Pokemon White 2 (2012)Pokemon Shining Pearl (2022)Final Fantasy 15 (2016)Watchdogs (2014)Sea of theives (2018)Hollow Knight (2017)Super Metroid (1994)Metroid Dread (2021)Guacamelee 2 (2018)Ori and the Blind forest (2015)Supraland (2018) Toki Tori 2 (2013)Unsighted (2021)Elden Ring (2022)Tenchu: Stealth Assasins (1998)The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe (2022)Metroid Fusion (2002)Metroid (1986)A Hat in Time (2017)Shovel Knight (2014)Mega Man 2 (1988)Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (2005)Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (2008)Hypnospace Outlaw (2019)DOOM (2016)Ready Player 1 (2018)Pokemon Heart Gold (2009)Dead Estate (2021)
Why Tunic Hides Its Tutorial Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-04-12 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotOver the last decade, videogames have gotten much better at communication. After so many years, we've finally got comprehensive tutorials, clear user interfaces and well-paced difficulty curves that never leave you overwhelmed or confused - but have videogames lost something in this transition to easy-to-play accessibility? The Architect thinks so.After stumbling their way through forests, caverns and ancient ruins, The Architect has uncovered scraps of an ancient manual, containing a hidden secret within: Sometimes, hiding information from the player, and making learning itself part of a game's challenge, can make eventual mastery all that more satisfying. Luckily for us, Tunic is here to show us how this nearly-forgotten technique is done.Check Out Skyehoppers!:youtube.com/c/SkyehoppersYou Saw:Tunic - 2022Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu - 2018Gears Tactics - 2020Shadow of War - 2017Metroid Dread - 2021Deathloop - 2021Heaven's Vault - 2019Psychonauts - 2005Death Stranding - 2019Street Fighter 5 - 2016Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 2017Metroid Prime - 2002Hollow Knight - 2017Steamworld Dig 2Elden Ring - 2022Golden Light - 2022Bug Fables - 2019Monster Hunter Rise - 2018Monster Hunter World - 2021Fez - 2012XCOM: Enemy Unknown - 2012BABA is YOU - 2019The Witness - 2016Antichamber - 2013Super Metroid - 1994Super Mario Bros - 1985XCOM 2 - 2016Portal 2 - 2011Far Cry 4 - 2014Half Life Alyx - 2020Knightfall - 2022Dark Souls - 2012Journey - 2017Minecraft - 2011Satisfactory - Early Access
Why The Best Open World Is A (slightly) Closed World Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-03-21 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out Codex Entry: youtube.com/channel/UCseUB-78sF7MGcbl4mHhEngOpen World games have been in a bit of a rut for years now, ever since Far Cry 3 set the tone for the genre more than a decade ago, every single open world game has been held prisoner by a single feature: Towers. The bane of exploration-lovers everywhere. Or are they? The Architect has seen a fair share of towers, and they're starting to doubt whether towers really are at fault for bad open worlds after all - hell, even Elden Ring has them, and that game has a great world! After saddling up and exploring the worlds of Hyrule, The Mojave and now the Lands Between, finally the secret of good world design is within grasp... It's just inside this innocent looking chest, I swear...You Saw:Halo Infinite - 2021Batman Arkham Knight -2015Horizon: Zero Dawn - 2017Far Cry 5 - 2018Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011Breath of the Wild - 2017Cybperpunk 2077 - 2020Assasins Creed Valhalla - 2020Assasins Creed Odyssey - 2018Spiderman PS4 - 2018Shadow of War - 2017Infamous: Second Son -- 2014Genshin Impact - 2020Deus Ex: Human Revolution - 2011Elden Ring - 2022Metro Exodus - 2019Fallout 4 - 2015Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion - 2006Fallout 3 - 2008Sea of Thieves - 2018Far Cry 3 - 2012Hyperbolica - 2022Tunic - 2022Batman Arkham City - 2011Sable - 2021Fallout: New Vegas - 2010World of Warcraft - 2004Far Cry 6 - 2021
Is It Possible To Make Feeling Weak Fun? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-02-25 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotPower fantasies are almost ubiquitous in games, from the absolute most casual experiences out there to the hardest of the hardcore - videogames LOVE making us feel strong and powerful, and why wouldn't they? Feeling powerful is loads of fun!However, a feeling of strength and control isn't all games have to offer, and in our obsession with power fantasies, some equally good kinds of games can sometimes get swept under the rug. After a lifetime's worth of training in the martial, bureaucratic and logistical arts The Architect is ready to tell you how being weak is just as fun as being strong - even if it's in an unconventional way. Links to charities:mightycause.com/story/M1wzpfhttps://vuf-td.space/https://voices.org.ua/en/Check out Graythorn!: youtube.com/channel/UCDFghROk9t0fdXLppfn0gRwYou Saw (a lot of stuff, jeebus):Elden Ring - 2022Dying Light 2 - 2022The Sandbox - lmaoFortnite: Battle Royale - 2017Dishonored - 2012Carrion 2020Bayonetta 2 2014Warhammer 40k Space Marine - 2011Mirror's Edge - 2008Mario Odyssey - 2017Crumble 2020Neon White - Early accessMetal Gear Rising Revengence - 2013Dark Souls - 2012Untitled Goose Game -2019Bloodborne - 2015Dark Souls 3 - 2016Control - 2019Ultrakill - Early AccessPikmin 2 - 2004Disco Elysium - 2019Silt - Early AccessDeath Stranding - 2019Sifu - 2022Apex Legends - 2019Spellbreak -2020Battle Brothers - 2015Kenshi - 2015Resident Evil 2 Remake - 2019The Stanley Parable - 2013Fallout 3 - 2008Bioshock - 2007Fable - 2004Infamous: Second Son - 2014Spoodermon No Way Back For The Franchise - 2022Saints Row 4 - 2013Infamous 1 - 2009Mass Effect Legendary Edition - 2021Far Cry 5 - 2018Spec Ops: The Line - 2012This War of Mine - 2014Undertale - 2015Papers Please - 2013Not For Broadcast - 2022Death and Taxes - 2020Strange Horticulture - 2022Not Tonight 2 - 2022Mind Scanners - 2021Silicon Dreams - 2021Blade Runner - 1982Frostpunk - 2018Fable 2 - 2008LISA:The Painful - 2014Twilight Princess - 2006Uncharted 3 - 2011Metal Gear Solid 4 - 2008Doom: Eternal - 2020Doom - 2016Monster Hunter World - 2018Viscera Cleanup Detail - 2015Batman Arkham City - 2011Sherlock Holmes: Crime and Punishment - 2014Return of the Obra Dinn - 2018Hypnospace Outlaw - 2019Wilmot's Warehouse - 2019EVE Online - 2003Animal Crossing New Horizons - 2020Microsoft Flight Simulator -2020Ace Combat 7 - 2019Assemble With Care - 2019Asura's Wrath - 2012Crosscode - 2015
What Was Disco Elysium Actually About? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2022-02-02 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out ShayMay youtube.com/user/heyshaymayDisco Elysium is a weird game - that much is obvious. It's got high minded philosophical commentary sharing space with childish jokes, it mocks just about every political worldview ruthlessly, and it veers drunkenly between bleak musings on the state of post-capitalist reality and joyous moments of pure fun.It's no wonder that many people, The Architect included, have tried and failed over and over again to figure out what, if anything, Disco Elysium is actually about. Until now. Against the advice of the many voices in their head, The Architect has ventured into the wild pale yonder of Elysium and lived to tell the tale, specifically, a tale about how failure... is just the beginning.You Saw:Disco Elysium - 2019Outer Wilds - 2019Manifold Garden - 2019Never Gonna Give You Up - 1987
20(21) Games You Should Have Played Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-12-30 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotWhoops! Genesis Noir is available on gamepass!It's the end of another year in videogaming and oh what a year it's been - regardless of how well your 2021 has gone, there's one thing we can agree on, that there's been a bunch of great videogames in the last 12 months. Unfortunately, that also means that some otherwise great games have been overshadowed by bigger titles.Luckily, The Architect has spent the last 365 days rummaging through every last videogame released this year and has come up with a definitive list not of the best games of the year, but of the games you should've played... but probably didn't - as well as where best to buy them during the holiday sales. Buckle up! There's some real gems in here.Also, sorry for some audio glitches here and there - I couldn't upload a fixed version but they're only noticeable if you're insane like I am!You Saw:Dyson Sphere Program (Early Access)New Pokemon Snap (2021)Hitman 3 (2021)Resident Evil 8 (2021)Outer Wilds (2019)It Takes Two (2021)Everhood (2021)Chicory - A Colorful Tale (2021)- Of The Killer series (2021)Slipways (2021)Silicon Dreams (2021)Blade RunnerMundaun (2021)The Forgotten City (2021)Genesis Noir (2021)Loop Hero (2021)Spookware (2021)Unpacking (2021)Unsighted (2021)Webbed (2021)Nerts (2021)Escape Simulator (2021)Cruelty Squad (2021)Sable (2021)GTA Trilogy Remastered (2021)Balan Wonderworld (2021)Ball in a Cup Game (Early Access)Before Your Eyes (2021)Wildermyth (2021)Inscryption (2021)
How Videogames Keep You Playing Forever Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-12-22 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out FD Signifier! youtube.com/c/FDSignifireYou probably already know this, but video games are LONG - we pour hour after hour into not just our favorite videogames, but also ones we don't even like that much - and there is no better example of the sheer compulsive, time-sucking power of games than Roguelikes. Ever since their inception at the dawn of interactive entertainment, rogue and its spawn have demanded millions of hours of our collective time... but how?The Architect has plundered basements, raided ancient castles and delved into realms of anime as yet undreamed of to fiind out what it is about roguelikes, and by extension all videogames that is so damn compelling... that is unless they get distracted with another Isaac run.You Saw:Breath of the Wild (2017)Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)Shadow of War (2017)Monster Hunter: World (2018)Persona 5 (2016)Portal (2007)It Takes 2 (2021)Fortnite (2017)Troll 2 (1990)Tales of Maj'eyal (2012)Spelunky 2 (2020)The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014)FTL: Faster than Light (2012)Genshin Impact (2020)World of Warcraft (2004)Runescape (2001)Final Fantasy 14 (2010)Super Mario Odyssey (2017)Dota 2 (2013)Dishonored 2 (2016)Minecraft (2011)Descenders (2019)Dead Cells (2018)Halo Infinite (2021)Sea of Theives (2018)Potioncraft (Not out yet)Hyrule Warriors: Age of CalamityXenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)Xenoblade Chronicles: DE (2020)Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020)Inside (2016)Undertale (2015)A Short Hike (2019)The Longing (2020)Dark Souls 2 (2014)Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019)The Colonists (2020)Satisfactory (Early Access)Factorio (2020)Spelunky Classic (2008)Caves of Qud (early Access)Hades (2020)Going Under (2020)Enter the Gungeon (2017)Monster Train (2020)Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup (2006)Inscryption (2021)Slay The Spire (2017)Gunfire Reborn (2021)Rogue Legacy (2013)Immortal Redneck (2016)Spelunky (2012)Psychonauts 2 (2021)Destiny 2 (2017)Hearthstone (2014)Splitgate (2019)
Why Can Master Chief Only Carry Two Guns? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-12-07 | Check out the Yogscast jingle Jam 2021: jinglejam.tiltify.comSupport the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotHow does Mario remain so infamously creative, without ever having to tell you how its new ideas work? Why do platinum games make your dodge move so powerful? And how does Halo create interesting strategic decisions by taking your guns away? the answer is a little-known and abstract concept called Toolsets. A videogame's toolset is the culmination of all of your abilities and all of your strategic options, and the way each component fits together can have a huge yet invisible impact on the way you play - and there is no better example of the power of a good toolset than Halo. By restricting players to just two weapons at a time, Halo didn't just use a toolset to shape the way you play, but to put players in charge and let them decide their own strategies, a decision that inadvertently changed the course of videogame history...You Saw:Halo: Combat Evolved - 2001Doom - 1994Quake 2 - 1997Half Life - 1998Halo Infinite - 2021DOOM: Eternal - 2020Blood - 1997Halo 2 - 2004Grand Theft Auto 5 - 2013Titanfall 2 - 2016Counter Strike: Source - 2000Halo 3 - 2007Psychonauts 2 - 2021Eastern Front: 1941 - 1981Asteroids - 1979Human Resource Machine - 2015Super Mario Odyssey - 2017Hades - 2020Wonderful 101: Remastered - 2020Nier: Automata - 2017Bayonetta 2 - 2014Metal Gear Rising: Revengance - 2013DUSK - 2017Halo: Reach - 2010Prey - 2017Super Metroid - 1994Metroid Prime Trilogy - 2009Ori and the Blind Forest - 2015Ori and the Will of the Wisps - 2020Stardew Valley - 2016The Eternal Cylinder - 2021The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 2017King's Quest V - 1990Dota 2 - 2013Shovel Knight - 2014Sonic Adventure - 1998World of Warcraft - 2004The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - 2011Castlevania: Symphony of the night - 1997Super 3D Noah's Ark - 1994Witch It - 2017
How Videogames Make The Ultimate Sacrifice Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-11-11 | Check out GiantGrantGames: youtube.com/channel/UCdHKiETyuMbV6a86GRK-MWASupport the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotSacrifice as a concept has been a part of human culture since the very beginning - and as the concept has evolved and changed, it's taken on a variety of forms: Personal, emotional, financial... as well as a few rather more grizzly varieties. But through our culture's long relationship with sacrifice, they've always been seen as emotional, dramatic and memorable moments that define a story... so why can't the same be said for videogames?Despite getting a lot of mileage out of the aesthetic of sacrifice, very few videogames have managed to create ones as satisfying as the literary and cinematic greats. Videogame sacrifices almost always end up as unsatisfying, arbitrary distractions that feel bad to engage with - but why? The Architect is going to find out, even if it means venturing into spooky woodland cabins, more than one type of dystopic future and the worst, most poorly thought out bowels of the Fallout universe.You Saw:Fallout 3 - 2008Left 4 Dead 2 -2009XCOM: UFO Defence - 1997Xenoblade 2 - 2017Teardown - Early AccessThe Iron Giant - 1999Romeo And Juliet - 2013Star Wars: Return of the Jedi -1983Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker - 2019Dark Devotion - 2018The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - seemingly every year lmaoFar Cry 3 - 2012Fable 2 - 2008Magic Arena - 2018Warhammer Total War 2 - 2017Fire Emblem Warriors - 2017Fire Emblem Fates - 2015Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn - 2007Fire Emblem 3 Houses - 2020Halo: Reach - 2010Inscryption - 2021Resident Evil 4 - 2005Dark Souls 3 - 2016The Binding of Issac: Rebirth - 2014Darkest Dungeon - 2016Unrailed - 2020Outer Wilds - 2019Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - 2017Pathologic 2 - 2019LISA: The Painful - 2014Unsighted - 2021Mass Effect 2 - 2012Mass Effect Remastered - 2021The Hex - 2018Xenoblade Chronicles DE - 2020Nier Automata - 2017Pokemon Emerald -- 2004Rolled Out - Early Access
Finding True Freedom In Videogames Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-10-14 | Check out Hotcyder! youtube.com/channel/UC_r8gFeezEBZVnazvbv75pQSupport the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotIs there anything better in videogames than that feeling of total freedom? Where you can go wherever you like, do whatever you want and become whoever you want to be - probably not. However, as much as the gaming community loves to feel like they're finding their own fun, the reality is a little more complicated.See, when playing a game, we're never truly making our own decisions, and game designers must strike a constant balance between letting the player off the leash and making sure that their freedom actually means something. After a long trek through the desert and across the world, The Architect has managed to discover how the best, most liberating games of all manage to pull this trick off, and surprisingly, it's often by restricting players that the most empowering games work so well.You Saw:Outer Wilds - 2019Final Fantasy 14 - 2010Animal Crossing New Horizons - 2020The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild - 2017Starcraft 2 - 2010The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011The Legend of Zelda - 1986Planescape Torment - 1999Divinity: Original Sin 2 - 2017Passpartout: The Starving Artist - 2017Monster Hunter: World - 2018Minecraft - 2011Half Life: Alyx - 2020Genshin Impact - 2020Prey - 2017Far Cry 5 - 2018Grand Theft Auto 5 - 2013Destiny 2 - 2017Borderlands 3 - 2019Cyberpunk 2077 - 2077 am i rite??? (it was 2020 in case you forgot)The Stanley Parable - 2013Deltarune Chapter 1 - 2018Mass Effect 3 - 2012Psychonauts 2 - 2021Deathloop - 2021Undertale - 2015Sable - 2021TOEM - 2021Before Your Eyes - 2021Accounting Plus - 2018Art Sqool - 2019Umurangi Generation - 2020No Man's Sky - 2016Gears Tactics - 2020X-COM: UFO Defence - 1994XCOM - 2012XCOM 2 - 2016Offworld Trading Company - 2016Dota 2 - 2013Magic Arena - 2018Yu Gi Oh: Legacy of The Duelists - 2020Teardown - Not Out YetDeus Ex: Mankind Divided - 2016Dishonored - 2012Hitman 3 - 2021Dishonored 2 - 2017Disco Elysium - 2019Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 2019Dark Souls 3 - 2016Telltale Game of thrones - 2014Mario Maker - 2015Pokemon Ultra Moon - 2017Warcraft 3 Remastered - 2020Legion TD 2 - 2021
How Storytelling Saved Psychonauts Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-09-22 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out Transparency: youtube.com/channel/UCwOConcPgxt3lIKIfBSNrTgThe history of Psychonauts is an interesting one, it went from promising project, to embarrassing failure, to fan-fave cult classic before having a glorious return fifteen years later. What caused Psychonauts to fail, and why did people fall in love with it anyway?The answer, as The Architect has just found out, is a little technique called Environmental Storytelling, a way to communicating complete narratives, not through mere words, but through nothing but level design. How is it possible to do that? Well, as it turns out, things are a little more complicated than putting some graffiti on the wall and calling it a day...You Saw:Psychonauts (2005)Psychonauts 2 (2021)Disco Elysium (2019)Bioshock (2007)The Stanley Parable (2013)Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019)Deltarune (IDK it's weird)Journey (2012)Bloodborne (2015)Half Life: Alyx (2020)Horizon: Zero Dawn (2017)Deathloop (2021)Psychonauts and the rombus of Ruin (2017)A Hat In Time (2017)Wolfenstein: The New Colossus (2017)Half Life 2 (2004)Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)Dark Souls 3 (2016)Bioshock Infinite (2013)Overwatch (2016)The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (2011)Fallout 4 (2015)The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion (2006)Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)Far Cry 3 (2012)Hitman 3 (2021)Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)Metal Gear Rising: Revengance (2013)Batman Arkham City (2011)
Building Better Crafting Systems Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-08-29 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotDarkfry: youtube.com/channel/UCXUPDybKG7nqIxEeKS8fi5wSnoman Archive: youtube.com/channel/UCeP1Enud_t8FBRrDroYPJvQYou Saw: Humankind (2021)Valheim (Early Access)Satisfactory (Early Access)Animal Crossing New Horizons (2021)Final Fantasy 14 (2013)Spiritfarer (2020)Fallout 4 (2015)Resident Evil 8 (2021)Ooblets (Early Access)Horizon: Zero Dawn (2017)The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)Runescape (2001)Stardew Valley (2016)Minecraft (2011)Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (2015)Battle Chef Brigade (2017)Terraria (2011)Subnautica: Below Zero (2021)Prey (2017)Project Winter (2019)THe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (2011)Death Stranding (2019)Potion Craft (Early Access)Factorio (2020)Deep Rock Galactic (2020)The Last of Us 2 (2020)Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)Far Cry 3 (2012)Monster Hunter World (2018)Monster Hunter: Rise (2021)God of War (2018)Dead Space 3 (2013)Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017)Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)Ghost of: Tsushima (2020)Psychonauts (2005)Crafting systems are one of the most popular mechanics in all of videogaming, appearing in everything from open world games to shooters to MMOs, and if there's one thing that most crafting systems have in common it's the fact that they... sort of suck.Whether they're boring or time consuming or overly simplistic, there are a lot of potential problems that can plague crafting systems, and to make matters worse - a lot of the bad ones look just like the good ones.So, what’s the solution?Well, after some tinkering, salvaging and refining, The Architect has come up with a three-step formula to fixing every crafting system, focusing not on their mechanics, or their balance, but the way they affect their parent games - it makes sense in context, trust me.
The Ugliest Videogame Ever Made Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-08-04 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotThe short n' ugly bundle: itch.io/b/988/the-shorter-games-with-worse-graphics-bundle-round-2What does it mean for something to be ugly? Is it when something is repulsive, when it offends your senses, or is it when something is just plain bad? Beyond that, is there any situation where ugly games can actually be good?The Architect thinks so. They've torn and screamed their way through the fleshpunk dystopia and come out the other side with profane visions relating to the truth of ugly games. They aren't good - but they *are* interesting, and by playing them, we can learn more about the games we love and see videogames as a whole in a new, uglier, light - it's a good thing I promise.#You Saw:Cruelty Squad - 2021Death Stranding - 2019Bird Museum - 2020Art Squool - 2020Nier Automata - 2017Mario 64 - 1996Bennet Foddy's Getting over it - 2017Super Mario Bros - 1985Super Mario World 3D - 2013New Super Mario Bros. U - 2012Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 2012A Hat In Time - 2017The Hex - 2017Super Mario Odyssey - 2017The Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth - 2014Resident Evil - 1996Resident Evil 2 Remake - 2019Resident Evil 6 - 2012Jazzpunk - 2014The Stanley Parable - 2013Furi - 2016Jedi: Fallen Order - 2019Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn - 2013I Wanna Be The Guy - 2007Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) - hmm i wonderXCOM 2 - 2016Dark Souls 3 - 2016Demon Souls Remake - 2020Dark Souls - 2012Bloodborne - 2015Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 2019Dark Souls 2 - 2014Knock-Knock - 2013Pathologic 2 - 2019The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011Goat Simulator - 2014Surgeon Sim - 2013Octodad: Dadliest Catch - 2014Street Fighter 2: Turbo - 1992Street Fighter 5 - 2016Lego Builder's Journey - 2019Journey - 2012Horizon: Zero Dawn - 2017Mario Tennis Aces - 2018God of War - 2018The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - 2011Deadly Premonition - 2010It Takes 2 - 2021Earth Defence Force 4.1 - 2016Minecraft - 2011Gorbino's Quest - 0000000000000
Why Wildermyths Best Story Wasnt Written By Anyone Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-07-11 | Check out HeavyEyed! youtube.com/c/heavyeyedSupport the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotVideogames are a storytelling medium, everyone knows that - but unlike their contemporaries, they allow us to write our own stories too - by interacting with the systems and mechanics of games, we can tell gripping stories of survival against the odds, create epic rivalries between us and NPCs, and epic quests starring heroes of our own creation.So... how can games do this?Well, one of the best ways is through a particular game design ethos called permanence - where games remember your actions and allow you to build on them, not just over the course of a single level, but an entire playthrough - and there's no better example of it than a little game called Wildermyth. As a result, the Architect has spent the last few weeks making friends with orcs, delving into old addictions and apologizing to dragons for that big misunderstanding, all in an effort to understand how games can create stories not by writing them - but by giving us space to write them ourselves...You Saw:Wildermyth - 2021Shadow of War - 2017Spelunky 2 - 2020DOOM Eternal - 2020Prodeus - Early AccessSuper Mario 3d World - 2013Super Mario Galaxy - 2007Humankind - Early AccessSlipways - 2021Dark Souls 2 - 2014Resident Evil 2 Remake - 2019Pokemon Fire Red - 2004Pokemon Sword - 2019Sid Meir's Civilization 6 - 2016Sid Meir's Civilization - 1991Donkey Kong - 1981Dragon's lair - 1983Galaxians - 1979paperboy - 1984Defender - 1981Metal Slug 3 - 2000Gauntlet - 1985Hades - 2020Dark Souls - 2012The Matrix - 2000Tales of Maj'Eyal - 2012Skul the hero slayer - 2021FTL - 2012Dicey Dungeons - 2019Nowhere Prophet - 2019The Long Dark - 2014Hunt: Showdown - 2018XCOM: UFO Defence - 1994XCOM 2 - 2016Star Renegades - 2020Assasins' Creed Odyssey - 2018Shadow of Mordor - 2014The Fermi Paradox - Early AccessDeath Stranding - 2019No Man's Sky - 2016Among Us - 2018Fallout New Vegas - 2010It Takes Two - 2021
How The Best Game of 2021 Respects Your Time By Ending Too Soon Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-06-16 | Endings are something that we don't appreciate enough, we spend so much time trying to squeeze every drop of content from games that we often don't get around to finishing them at all - and worse yet, some developers don't even *want* you to finish their games, leading to a malaise that's afflicted videogames for close to a decade.The solution? We need to embrace the shorter, more imperfect endings that video games have to offer, and after blinking their way through time and across the boundary of mortality, The Architect has some wisdom to share about how some of the best games of the year so far can create satisfying conclusions that mean much more because they aren't complete.Check out Shadowatnoon!: youtube.com/channel/UCfm4bBx0sW4NGAFzfGkLCMgSupport the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotYou Saw:Before Your Eyes (2021)Fire Emblem 3 Houses (2019)Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)Pokemon Fire Red (2004)Portal (2007)Monster Hunter Rise (2021)The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)Fallout 4 (2015)Fortnite (2017)Genshin Impact (2020)Final Fantasy 7 Remake (2020)Hearthstone (2014)Pikmin 3 (2013)A Short Hike (2019)Kirby Star Allies (2018)The Stanley Parable (2013)Sonic Unleashed (2008)Pikmin (2001)Gorogoa (2017)The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension (2020)BABA IS YOU (2019)Minit Racer (2021)Farcry 5 (2018)Grow Up (2016)Pyre (2017)What Remains of Edith Finch (2017)Hypnospace Outlaw (2019)Gunpoint (2013)Inside (2016)QWOP (2010)Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013)Doom Eternal (2020)SNKRX (2021)Metal Gear Rising: Revengance (2013)Wonderful 101 Remastered (2021)Nier Automata (2017)Bayonetta 2 (2014)Astral Chain (2019)Mass Effect Trology (2021)80 Days (2014)Overboard (2021)Hades (2020)Dead CellsRimworld (2018)Slipways (2021)Despot's Game - Not Out YetMonster Hunter World (2018)The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (2011)Life Is Strange (2015)Hitman 3 (2021)New Pokemon Snap (2021)Batman Arkham Knight (2015)Apex Legends (2019)Assasin's Creed Valhalla (2021)Battlefront 2 (2017)Disco Elysium (2019)Raid Shadow Legends (lol who cares)Knockout City (2021)
The Secret To Resident Evils Success Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-05-23 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck Out No More Jockeys: youtube.com/channel/UCS8aP7SiA_eTfvT_GruxzswResident Evil is a hell of a game, it's got great world design, terrifying zombies and some... *extensive* characterization - but that's not all. Resident Evil is also the master of tension. Tension is the secret ingredient that turns mere excitement into exhilaration and simple fear into outright horror, but how do the best of the best use this subtle game design element to their advantage?Whether it's Half Life Alyx's Jeff, Resident Evil's Lady Dimitrescu and Subnautica's Reapers - the greatest moments of videogaming tension rely not on outright scares, but on taking control away from the player - and after a much-needed change of clothes, the Architect is ready to tell you how they do it.You Saw:Dark Souls 3 - 2016Subnautica - 2018Resident Evil 8 - 2021Resident Evil 4 - 2005Half Life Alyx - 2020Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 2019Subnautia: Below Zero - 2021Dead Space - 2008Alien Isolation - 2014Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - 2015Mass Effect 2 - 2010Quantum League - 2021Pikmin - 2001Unrailed! - 2020Satisfactory - Not out yetResident Evil 2 Remake - 2019The Stanley Parable - 2011Don't Starve - 2013Amnesia: The Dark Descent - 2010Monster Hunter: World - 2018Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - 2017The Long Dark - 2014Resident Evil 7 - 2017Resident Evil 1 Remake - 2002Dark Souls - 2012Wolfenstein 2 - 2017Metroid Prime - 2002Super Metroid - 1994The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 2017The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 2011Trials Rising -2019Slipways - Not out yet
Why Do So Many Games Have Tanks, Healers and DPS? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-05-01 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotCheck out Laura's channel! youtube.com/channel/UCgBcTeH9MIsQteTNufpiuxATanks, Supports and Damage Dealers are a staple of... too many games to count - and no matter where you look this holy trinity seems to be growing more and more popular over time, but why?A veteran of MMOs, Hero Shooters and all sorts of tactics games, The Architect has squeezed into an ill-fitting helm of domination and waded out onto the battlefield to work out why the holy trinity is so common, and what effect it has on our favorite games.You Saw: Overwatch- 2016World of warcraft - 2004Gears Tactics - 2020Rocket league - 2015Teamfight Manager - 2021Guild Wars 2 - 2012Final Fantasy 14 - 2013Outriders - 2021Divinity Original Sin 2 - 2017Darkest Dungeon - 2016Starcraft 2 - 2010Apex Legends - 2019Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - 2020For The King - 2017The Hex - 2018Super Smash Bros Ultimate - 2018Runescape - 2001Fire Emblem 3 Houses - 2019Total War Warhammer 2 - 2017Star Renegades - 2020Deep Rock Galactic -2020Chrono Trigger - 1995Spellbreak - 2020Humankind - Not out yetDota 2 - 2013Fortnite - 2017Tabletop Simulator - 2015Super Mario 3D world - 2013New Super Mario Bros Wii U - 2012Telltale's The Walking Dead - 2012
What We Can Learn From A 2000 Year Old Puzzle Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-04-07 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on Twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotWhy are puzzles so popular? They're less exciting than action games, less compelling than narrative ones, and less challenging than the peak of strategy games, but in spite of all that - they're endearingly popular. Why?The Architect has delved into both ancient records and cutting-edge games to try and figure this out, and after some initial confusion, they've happened upon a eureka! moment all of their own, holding the secrets not just of puzzle design, but of why we create them in the first place.Check out Writing On Games: youtube.com/channel/UCPlWv88ZRMxCcK3BGjrX7ewYou Saw:The Witness - 2016Fez - 2012Ultrakill - Not Released yetDisco Elysium - 20195D Chess with multiverse time travel - 2020Mini Metro - 2014Doom Eternal - 2020Picross Touch - 2016World of Goo - 2008The Talos Principle - 2014Supraland- 2018Samsara Room - 2020Maquette - 2021Antichamber - 2013Braid - 2008Professor Layton: The Curious Village - 2007Monument Valley 2 - 2017Portal - 2007Portal 2 - 2011Superliminal - 2019Size Matters - 2021BABA IS YOU - 2019MO:Astray - 2019The Swapper - 2013Thimbleweed Park - 2017Genesis Noir - 2021Dorfromantik - 2021
How To Create A Legendary Sword Fighting Game Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-03-16 | Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGames Follow me on Twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotSwords have been a mainstay of human culture since before you fleshy sacs of mostly water knew how to write - all across the world, nearly every culture has its version of the sword, and a whole host of stories and heroes to accompany it.Tales of swordfighting are all about high adventure, epic battles, and legendary duels between masters of the blade - but how can we adapt them to videogame form? Well, The Architect has been training with wise senseis, duking it out with cybernetic goons and facing down mighty warriors for weeks just to be able to answer that question, and the answer may surprise you - a great swordfight isn't about realism, but about creating both a sense of lethality, but also a sense of vulnerability.Check out GlitchxCity: youtube.com/channel/UC-lmdv0OTb4uQQSzwbzhLsgAnd the Videogame Mod Museum: youtube.com/user/videogamemodmuseumYou Saw:For Honor- 2016Runescape- 2001Undertale - 2015Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - 2020Total War Warhammer 2 - 2017Ryse: Son of Rome - 2013The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 2016Jedi: Fallen Order - 2019Xenoblade: Definitive Edition - 2020Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 2019Dark Souls - 2012Sekiro - 2019World of Warcraft - 2004The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD - 2016Ninja Gaiden - 1988Link: The Faces of Evil - 1993Dark Souls 2 - 2014Metal Gear Rising: Revegance - 2013Ghostrunner - 2020The Witcher 1 - 2007Lords of the Fallen - 2014The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 2011Nidhogg - 2014The Princess Bride - 1987Dark Souls 3 - 2016Nier Automata - 2017Bayonetta 2 - 2014Bushido Blade - 1997Furi - 2016Dynasty Warriors 9 - 2018Katana Zero - 2019Excalibur - 1981SMITE - 2014Mordhau - 2019Deep Rock Galactic - 2020
Why Hitman Isnt A Stealth Game Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-02-23 | Support the channel on patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGames Follow me on Twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotHitman is a hell of a franchise. It's been around for just over two decades and it's been rebooted and overhauled more times than anyone can count (3), and over its many iterations, the team behind it have learned some very interesting lessons about how to get people to play a certain way, and about what kind of game they were actually making.With Hitman 3 marking the end of Agent 47's career for the time being, The Architect - a fellow master of disguise - has taken it upon themselves to look back at Hitman's history and run through how the game earned its by now legendary reputation, as well as how the developers created it.Hitmaps: hitmaps.comDungeons and Daddies: dungeonsanddaddies.comYou Saw:Hitman: Codename 47: 2000Hitman: Blood Money: 2006HITMAN: 2016HITMAN 2: 2018HITMAN 3: 2021Factorio: 2020Polybridge: 2015Opus Magnum: 2017Dishonored 2: 2016Deus Ex: Human Revolution: 2011Metal Gear Solid 5: 2015THE GAME OF WHICH WE DO NOT SPEAK (Hitman: Absolution): 2012Fling To The Finish: Not Out Yet
What Does Immersion Actually Mean? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2021-02-01 | Support the channel on patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on Twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotFor decades video game discourse has been dominated by a single word, one with no clear meaning but a whole lot of promises to deliver: Immersion. As much as we love to use the word immersion to describe gripping experiences that draw us into fantasy worlds - it's becoming harder and harder to define what, if anything, immersion actually means.So, what is the deal with immersion? That's something The Architect has been pondering for Eons and it's about time we got some answers. It took diving to the deepest oceans and getting stuck into far-flung worlds, but The Architect has got a few ideas about what immersion actually means to us gamers, and how understanding it can improve the way we talk about our favorite games.Check out the Snoman Archive: youtube.com/channel/UCeP1Enud_t8FBRrDroYPJvQYou Saw: Abzu - 2016Cyberpunk 2077 - 2077The Last of Us 2 - 2020Red Dead Redemption 2- 2018Bioshock - 2007Bubsy 3D - 1996Far cry 5 - 2018Jumanji - 1995Resident Evil 8 - Not Released YetAssassin's Creed Odyssey - 2018Death Stranding - 2019The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011Papers Please - 2013Metroid Prime - 2002Dishonored 2 - 2016In Other Waters - 2020No Man's Sky - pffffffffDeep Rock GalacticHitman 3 - 2021Shadow of Mordor - 2014Shadow of War - 2017Prey - 2017Superliminal - 2019Breath of the Wild - 2017What Remains of Edith Finch - 2017Deus Ex: Human Revolution - 2011Deus Ex - 2000Dishonored - 2012System Shock 2 - 1999Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - 2016Antichamber - 2013Monster Hunter World - 2017Hades - 2020Divinity: Original Sin 2 - 2018Rimworld - 2016Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 2020Paradise Killer - 2020Heaven's Vault - 2019Disco Elysium - 2019Yoshi's Island - 1995The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 2006Resident Evil 4 - 2005Mass Effect 3 - 2012God of War -2018The Last of Us - 2013Fallout: New VegasDead Space - 2008Metro 2033 - 2010F-Zero GX - 2003Apex Legends - 2019Descenders - 2019DOOM Eternal - 2020Crusader Kings 3 - 2020Rise of Industry - 2018Sid Meir's Civilization 6 - 2016Factorio - 2020Satisfactory - Early AccessSubanutica - 2018Her Story - 2015Hypnospace Outlaw - 2019New Super Mario Bros U - 2012NERTS - 2021
20(20) Games You Should Have Played Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-12-31 | Support the channel on patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on Twitter!: twitter.com/Thefearalcarrot2020 has been a hell of a year for a variety of reasons, there's been social movements, disasters, political upheaval... and also some fantastic videogames. However, with all the big-name blockbusters taking up everyone's attention, some smaller games that are just as good haven't gotten the praise they deserve. It falls, once again, to The Architect, to swim the darkest depths of 2020, fight a variety of weird and wacky monsters and take a train back to give you a haul of great games that you should have played from this year.You Saw:Doom Eternal (2020)Plague Inc (2020... apparently)Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020)Fortnite (2017)Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)Among Us (2018)The Last of Us 2 (2020)Final Fantasy 7 Remake (2020)Superliminal (2020)Hades (2020)Crumble (2020)Coffee Talk (2020)Unrailed (2020)The Pathless (2020)ABZU (2016)Terra Nil (2020)Water Womb World (2020)In Other Waters (2020)There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension (2020)Ghostrunner (2020)One Step From Eden (2020)Noita (2020)Phogs (2020)Spelunky 2 (2020)Kill It With Fire (2020)Lair of The Clockwork God (2020)Tenderfoot Tactics (2020)Paradise Killer (2020)The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005!?)Monster Train (2020)The Longing (2020)Deep Rock Galactic (2020)
Why Are Explosive Barrels Always Red? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-12-22 | Support the channel on patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on Twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotExplosive barrels have been a trope for as long as video games have existed, appearing in everything from shooters to strategy games, but why? What possible advantage could there be to all videogames copying eachother?Well, as it turns out, the reason goes much deeper than just red cylinders filled with explosives. Barrels are a symbol, they communicate hidden details and they're not alone! Games use light, shapes, and even the elements to communicate to us constantly - and once The Architect reconstitutes after that last explosion, they'll tell you how.Check Out Eurothug4000: youtube.com/c/eurothug4000You Saw:Half Life 2 (2004)Doom 2016 (Guess, genius)Hitman (2016)The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)Red Alert 3 (2008)Donkey Kong (1981)DOOM (1993)Wolfenstein 2 (2017)Far Cry 5 (2018)Resident Evil 4 (2005)Borderlands 3 (2019)Runescape (2001)Metal Slug (1996)Doom Eternal (2020)Divinity Original Sin 2 (2018)Outer Worlds (2019)Noita (2020)Battlefield Bad Company 2 (2010)Heaven's Vault (2019)Uncharted 3 (2011)Megaman 11 (2018)Wonderful 101: Remastered (2020)Sonic Mania (2017)Cave Story+ (2011)Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze (2014)Celeste (2018)Superliminal (2020)Super Mario 3D Land (2011)DOOM 2 (1994)The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (2002)The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)HUE (2016)Galaga (1981)Teardown (early access)Minecraft (2009)World Of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (2018)Pokemon Red (1996)Pokemon Sword (2020)Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020)The Witness (2016)Dark Souls 3 (2016)Mario 64 (1996)Ring of Pain (2020)Darkest Dungeon (2016)Dota 2 (2013)Starcraft 2 (2010)Lightmatter (2020)Ghostrunner (2020)Dark Souls (2012)Journey (2012)Uncharted 2 (2009)Legend of Korra (2014)Magicka (2011)Deep Rock Galactic (2020)Ori and the Blind Forest (2015)Spelunky 2 (2020)MTGA 2018Team Fortress 2 (2007)Heroes of the Storm (2015)Super Mario Sunshine (2002)From Dust (2011)Genshin Impact (2020)Spellbreak (2020)Pokemon Ultra Moon (2016)Super Mario Galaxy (2007)New Super Mario Bros U (2012)Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)Shovel Knight (2014)Metal Gear Rising: Revengance (2013)Gears of War 5 (2020)Gears of War 4 (2016)Mass Effect 2 (2012)Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017)Sniper Elite 4 (2017)Deadpool (2013).... phew!
When Great Games Have Terrible Beginnings Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-12-03 | Support the channel on patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/Thefearalcarrot"It gets good... Eventually" it's an observation that you've no doubt heard before about the latest TV show, book, game or whatever. By this point, it's all but expected that any game over a particular length won't actually be fun for several play sessions until you've got it all figured out. But does this need to be the case? The Architect doesn't think so.By re-examining the job of introductions in games, we can fix this problem of boring tutorials AND make them more effective in the long run. How? Well The Architect is on their way back from their third trip to Alrest so just hold on a second, things will get more interesting in a bit....Check out the Jingle Jam: jinglejam.co.ukYou Saw: The Witcher 2 (2011)Metal Gear Solid 5 (2015)Dota 2 (2013)The Legend fo Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)Undertale (2015)No Man's Sky (2016)Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)Doom Eternal (2020)Far Cry 5 (2018)Minecraft (2009)Sunless Skies (2019)The Pathless (2020)Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)Hollow Knight (2017)Bugsnax (2020)Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (2020)Megamax X (1993)THe Stanley Parable (2011)Dark Souls (2012)Bayonetta 2 (2014)Sid Meir's Civilisation 6 (2016)Heaven's Vault (2019)Bioshock (2007)XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)Warframe (2013)Dark Souls 3 (2016)Citizen Kane (1942)Fire Emblem 3 Houses (2019)Dark Souls 2 (2014)Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)The Mandalorian (2019)Ring of Pain (2020)Final Fantasy 7 (1997)Metroid Prime (2002)A Hat In Time (2017)DOOM (2016)Wandersong (2018)There is No Game: Wrong Dimension (2020)Mass Effect 2:(2012)Mirror's Edge (2008)Hearthstone (2014)Super Mario Bros (1985)For The King (2017)Transistor (2014)Sunless Seas (2015)
How Spelunky 2 Fixes Difficulty Levels Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-11-10 | Support the channel on patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotSpelunky 2 is a hell of a game, what else could you expect out of the mastermind that is Derek Yu? It's also really, really hard - to the point that whoever is reading this is probably never going to completely beat the game. Is this a good thing? Err... Yes. As weird as it sounds, whilst Spelunky 2 is obscenely hard, it's also got one of the best approaches to difficulty The Architect has ever seen - and it's at the forefront of a bunch of recent games that cater to expert players and newbies using a cool new technique called Granular Difficulty. Check Out King K!: youtube.com/channel/UC18YhnNvyrU2kTwCyj9p5agYou Saw: Spelunky 2 (2020)Spelunky (2008)Hades (2020)Celeste (2018)DOOM (2016)Into The Breach (2018)Dark Souls 2 (2014)Paper Mario And The Thousand Year Door (2002)Shovel Knight (2014)Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020)Doom Eternal (2020)Bayonetta 2 (2014)Breath of the Wild (2017)Xenoblade 2 (2017)Yooka Laylee and The Impossible Lair (2019)Metal Gear Rising Revengance (2013)Ultimate Chicken Horse (2016)Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (2020)Rayman Legends (2013)Sonic Generations (2011)Mario Odyssey (2017)Super Mario 3D world (2013)Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)Halo Reach (2010)The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess (2007)Mass Effect 3 (2012)Risk of Rain 2 (2020)Dark Souls 3 (2016)
What Among Us Has In Common With Soviet Psychology Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-10-19 | Support the channel on patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotAmong Us is the hot new game right now - and who can blame it? It's tense, innovative and from a long tradition of games about lying to your friends, it's great. But what caused Among Us to become popular now? And what does any of that have in common with an old Russian psychology experiment from the 80s?Fresh from another killing spree, The Architect is determined to find out why, and that's going to mean delving into murder mysteries, our modern-day political landscape, and the truth behind why we enjoy hidden role games to find out the truth behind Among Us' surprising rise to fame.Credit to this site for some of the assets used to make my avatar for this video: picrew.me/image_maker/479995Check out VGST!: youtube.com/channel/UCLWh30LMdJZam_4SKWuq0dAYou Saw:Fall Guys (2020)Among Us (2018)Enemy On Board (Early Access)Town of Salem (2014)Gary's Mod (2004)Throne of Lies (2017)Spy Party (Early Access)Jackbox Party Pack 6 (2019)Project Winter (2019)Secret Hitler (2016)Clue (1985)Knives Out (2019)Star Wars (1977)Mafia (1987)Plague Inc (2012)Chrono Trigger (1999)Genshin Impact (2020)
How To Make RPG Combat More Interesting Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-09-28 | Support the channel on patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesFollow me on twitter!: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotRPGs are a classic genre - so much so that they've been around since before the dawn of videogames. However, despite their years of evolution and tradition, RPGs have a problem - namely, that no-one can ever finish the damn things, why?The Architect thinks it's got something to do with how they handle combat - something that's core to the RPG identity, yet is also one of their weakest elements. How can this be? What can be done about it? Watch the video and find out, dummy.Check out Noah!: youtube.com/channel/UC5CYeHPLer3lbEhgonvbbAAYou Saw: Final Fantasy 15 - 2016Fallout: New Vegas - 2010Pokemon Fire Red - 2014Chrono Trigger - 1995Dragon Quest 11 - 2017Darkest Dungeon - 2016Final Fantasy 7 - 1997Xcom: Chimera Squad - 2020Dark Souls - 2012Wandersong - 2018Wizardry 1 - 1981For The King - 2017Skyrim - 2011Final Fantasy 6 - 1994Divinity Original Sin 2 - 2017Monster Hunter World - 2018Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - 2004Star Renegades - 2020Borderlands 3 - 2019Disgaea 4 complete - 2019Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga and Bowser's Minions - 2017YIIK: The Postmodern RPG - 2019Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - 2020Indivisible - 2019The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - 2013The Outer Worlds- 2019Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light - 1990Fire Emblem: 2 Houses and Golden Deer - 2019Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword - 2003Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - 2005Pokemon Ultra Moon- 2017Pokemon Platinum- 2008Path of Exile- 2013Knights of the old Republic 2 - 2004The Hex - 2018Mass Effect 2 - 2012Fallout 3- 2008Persona 5 - 2017Final Fantasy 7 Remake - 2020Saints Row 4 - 2013Barlkley's Shut up and Jam: Gaiden - 2008Shadowrun: Dragonfall - 2014South Park: The Stick of Truth - 2014Nier Automata - 2017Disco Elysum - 2020West of Loathing - 2017Dragon Quest 1 - 1986The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - 2015Fire Emblem Fates - 2015TerraNil - 2020
The Architect of Games Q&A Extravaganza 2: Electric Boogaloo Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-09-15 | We did it! 250 subscribers! Thank you all so much for your support over the years! As a way of giving back, The Architect has organised for some of your most popular and pressing questions to be answered.Onwards and upwards to - err - 500 I guess?Check out First Five! :youtube.com/c/FirstFive/videos
Frog Fractions Is A Game About Fractions (And Nothing Else) Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-09-05 | Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotSupport the channel on Patreon: patreon.com/ArchitectofGames Play Frog Fractions: http://twinbeard.com/frog-fractionsFrog Fractions, developed by Twinbeard Studios is the canonical fractions-based video game of all time, the best there is. In this video, The Architect unpacks exactly what makes Frog Fractions the best fraction-sim of all time and how it came to be the father of the fractionlike genre. Yep. That's it.You Saw:Frog Fractions (2012)Undertale (2015) There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension (2020)Oneshot (2016)Deadpool (2013)Valorant (2020)What Remains of Edith Finch (2017)New Super Luigi U (2013)The Stanley Parable (2011)Nier Automata (2017)Blazing Saddles (1974)Funny Games (1997)Spaceballs (1987)The Wonderful 101 Remastered (2020)Monkey Island 2 Special Edition (2010)Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (2004)Tales From The Borderlands (2014)Banjo Kazooie (1996)World Of Warcraft (2004)Batman Arkham Knight (2015)Pony Island (2016)From Dust (2011)Metal Gear Solid (1998)Doki Doki Literature Club (2017)Batman Arkham Asylum (2009)Super Mario Bros (1985)Legend of Zelda Breath of The Wild (2017)Call of Duty Blops Cold War (not out yet lol)Bubsy 3D (1996)The Princess Bride (1987)80 Days (2014)Event 0 (2016)Metal Gear Rising (2013)Doom Eternal (2020)Gris (2018)Dr Langescov, The Tiger, and the TERRIBLY cursed Emerald i got the name wrong (2015)Bioshock (2007)Moon (1997)Frog Fractions 2 (2016)Frog Fractions 3 (2020)Apex Legends (2019)
Why The Longing Takes Four Hundred Days to Play Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-08-15 | Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotSupport the channel on Patreon: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesTime's a funny thing, isn't it? We've got so much of it and yet it never feels like enough. So many games are about time, and they've all got different ways of using it to motivate and manipulate players - but what's the underlying truth behind the way video games use chronology?To find out, The Architect is going to have to go deep, deep underground to play with a little game called The Longing which, as the name may imply, is very very long indeed.Check out Grace Lee! youtube.com/c/WhatsSoGreatAboutThat/featuredYou Saw:The Longing (2020)A Hat In Time (2017)Overwatch (2015)Starcraft 2 (2012)Super Mario Bros (1985)Undertale (2015)Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)Wonderful 101 (2013)Super Metroid (1994)Time Limit (1983)Rayman Legends (2013)Pikmin (2001)Mass Effect 2 (2010)Portal (2007)Mirror's Edge (2009)Verlet Swing (2018)Spelunky (2008)Sonic Mania (2017)Outer Wilds (2019)Monster Train (2020)Minit (2018)Sexy Brutale (2017)Megaman 11 (2018)Braid (2008)Quantum League (2020)Hitman 2 (2018)Team Fortress 2 (2007)Animal Crossing New Horizons (2020)Time Clickers (2015)Adventure Capitalist (2014)Cookie Clicker (2013)Forager (2019)Universal Paperclips (2017)Factorio (2020)Satisfacotry (Early Access)Super Mario 64 (1996)The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (2011)Slay The Spire (2019)Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)TitanFall 2 (2016)Fall Guys (2020)Runescape (2004)Breath Of The Wild (2017)Vanquish (2010)Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)Final Fantasy 14 (2010)RAID: Shadow Legends (NO NO I REFUSE TO LOOK AT THIS GAME ANY MORE THAN I HAVE DONE)Control (2019)
Is It Possible To Fix Gaming Toxicity? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-07-24 | Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotSupport the channel on Patreon: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesIf you've played any online game ever, chances are you've run into some form of toxicity. From BM, to name calling to the old classic teabagging, meanness and vitriol in games comes in a variety of forms. For years game developers have tried to fix this problem to... mixed results - what gives?It turns out, video game toxicity is less of a systems problem and more of a communication problem - by removing barriers to effective communication, and rewarding people for not being dicks, we can go some way to fixing this eternal gaming problem.The Architect is going to need to drop into the outlands, take a stroll around Azeroth and journey to the top of one of gaming's best mountains - all to learn the best ways to be nice... or something.That Core-A Video: youtube.com/watch?v=PElmAFZFoqQThis Game Changed My Life: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0874xc6/episodes/downloadsYou Saw:Hearthstone (2014)Unrailed! (Early Access)Rocket League (2015)Halo Master Chief Collection (2019)Dark Nights with Poe and Monroe (2020)Eternal Card Game (2016)World Of Warcraft (2004)Breath of the Wild (2017)Disco Elysium (2019)Apex Legends (2019)Dark Souls 3 (2016)Dark Souls 2 (2014)Runescape (2004)Dota 2 (2013)Dark Souls 1 (2012)Minecraft (2009)Cities Skylines (2015)Deep Rock Galactic (2020)Magicka (2011)Street Fighter 5 (2016)Valorant (2020)Starcraft 2 (2012)Tribes Ascend (2012)Total War Warhammer 2 (2017)The Cycle (2019)Magic The Gathering Arena (2018)Hypnospace Outlaw (2019)Final Fantasy 14 (2013)Bayonetta 2 (2014)Gwent (2016)Fortnite (Early Access???? Techically????)Journey (2012)Last of Us 2 (2020)Undertale (2015)Verlet Swing (2018)
What Makes a Great Deckbuilder? Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-07-03 | Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotSupport the channel on Patreon: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesDeckbuilders are the future - from humble beginnings as ugly but promising rougelikes, they've grown to encompass every genre in a million different ways with no sign of stopping. From classic hits like Slay The Spire, to brand new kids on the scene like One Step From Eden and Monster Train, deckbuilders are going from strength to strength, and The Architect has been playing a LOT of them. But what make a good deckbuilder? What separates one that's fun enough to give you hundreds of hours of experimentation from one that bores you after your first few runs - particularly when they all use the same mechanics? Well, the answer is pretty simple, and it comes in the form of the trifecta that is Identity, Synergy, and Strategy. What does that mean? Watch to find out. Here's Tom's Youtube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UC5rUMdCFWPXYs9e8PBLzq5g You Saw: Dream Quest -2014Spelunky- 2008 Magic The Gathering: Arena- 2018 Dominion- 2008 Star Realms- 2013 Slay The Spire- 2017 Monster Train- 2020 One Step From Eden- 2020 Gwent: Thronebreaker- 2018 Ratropolis- 2019 Steamworld Quest- 2019 Signs of the Sojourner- 2020 Griftlands- Early AccessOverdungeon- 2019 Nowhere Prophet- 2019 Hearthstone Battlegrounds - Early Access Dicey Dungeons- 2019 Ascension Deckbuilder: 2010 Journey: 2012
How Satisfactory Makes Work Fun Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-06-12 | Here's the itch. io bundle - get it whilst it's hot! itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equalityFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotSupport the channel on Patreon: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesWork is boring - at least, that's what we've been told. Satisfactory, Factorio, and other logistics games have got other ideas. Far from being boring, these factory or city building games turn regular chores and busywork into compelling, highly enjoyable gameplay, all without falling back on the sketchier tricks AAA developers sometimes employ. How?The Architect has a few ideas.With hard hat equipped, and a pot of builder's brew on the go, the Architect is ready to sketch out a production line that takes boring mechanics, and turns them into fun - and it all starts with our need to optimise things.You Saw:Factorio (Early Access)Satisfactory (Early Access)Anno 1404 (2009)Cities Skylines (2016)Rise of Industry (2018)DOOM Eternal (2020)Her Story (2015)Into The Breach (2018)Anno 1800 (2020)Borderlands 3 (2019)Apex Legends (2019)Minecraft (2019)Anno 2070 (2011)Slime Rancher (2016)DOOM (2016)Offworld Trading Company (2016)Opus Magnum (2017)The Last of Us (2013)A Short Hike (2019)
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How to Fix Borderlands 3s Villains Adam Millard - The Architect of Games 2020-05-22 | Listen to North Star Rising!: northstarcrew.comFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ThefearalcarrotSupport the channel on Patreon: patreon.com/ArchitectofGamesVillains are a crucial part of fiction. From Star Wars to Shakespeare we often fall in love with the antagonists of a story far more easily than we do the good guys, why? And what seperates a truly iconic villain from a run of the mill evildoer?Luckily for us, the Architect has been looting and shooting their way around Pandora recently, and they've got a few thoughts as to what makes a video game villain, and how we can improve our existing crop.You Saw:Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII- 2007Far Cry 3- 2010Bioshock- 2007Portal 2- 2011Undertale- 2015Rouge 1- 2016Silence of the lambs- 1991Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 2004Castlevania: Symphony of the night- 1997System Shock 2- 1999Wonderful 101- 2013Mass Effect 2- 2012Animal Crossing New Horizons- 2020Final Fantasy 7- 1997The Last of Us- 2013Batman: Arkham Asylum- 2009Borderlands 3- 2019Borderlands 2- 2012Empire Strikes Back- 1980Nier Automata- 2018Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice- 2018Titanfall 2- 2016The Hex- 2018Super Mario 64- 1996Mario Bros- 1985Ocarina of Time- 1998Knights of the Old Republic 2: 2004Sonic Mania- 2017DOOM: Eternal- 2020The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild- 2016Heaven's Vault- 2019Hollow Knight- 2017Pokemon: Fire Red- 2004Pokemon Platinum- 2008Pokemon Ultra Moon- 2017Prince Of Persia- 1989Batman Arkham City- 2012Dark Souls 2- 2014Dark Souls- 2012Dark Souls 3- 2016Metal Gear Rising: Revengance- 2013Disco Elysium- 2019Wolfenstein: The New Order- 2014Portal 1: 2007Ori and the Will of the Wisps- 2020Shadow of Mordor- 2014Civilization 6- 2016XCOM 2- 2016Dream Quest- 2014New Super Luigi Bros- 2013Overwatch- 2015What Remains of Edith Finch- 2017Borderlands: The Pre Sequel- 2014Monster Train- 2020Phew, big list huh?
