Things I Liked Last Month: November 2024
01 December 2024
Welcome to another dispatch of Jackalope Mail! I’ve been super busy this month: I wrote about How Wanderhome Mechanises Animism, and I released two games for game jams! Late Night in Limbo is a 200-Word RPG about a talk show hosted by the spirit of death; and There's Something About the Deep is a game about being stuck in the worst company in a submarine at the bottom of the ocean. I’ve also got a sale running for my birthday week starting tomorrow! You can get all my games for 21% off here!
Mind Over Magnet
I’ve been a fan of Game Maker’s Toolkit on YouTube for a long time now, and it’s been amazing to follow his Developing series where he makes his very first video game: Mind Over Magnet, a puzzle game about magnetism.
I had a great time overall, especially in the second half, but ultimately it felt a little short. Most people, myself included, seem to be clocking in about 2 hours, which isn’t a lot for £8.50. But if the game goes on sale, definitely pick it up!
Heretic
Heretic was a BLAST, exactly what I wanted from the trailer! Hugh Grant kills it as the antagonist, he’s constantly making little awkward jokes and you can’t tell if you’re supposed to laugh at him or be scared of him. I really love how this film discusses a lot of different religions, but ultimately lets you come to your own conclusions. A wild ride that was right up my street. Check it out if you can!
LegalKimchi
Check him out on YouTube here!
I can’t believe it took me this long to discover LegalKimchi, his video How History Is Fabricated had been sitting in my Watch Later for ages, but I finally took the plunge and checked it out. It’s great! So great that I went on a binge of a bunch of his past videos too. I particularly recommend Bioessentialism in Gaming and Don't Read Shakespeare*.
Links
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Aside from releasing Mind Over Magnet, Game Maker’s Toolkit also discusses 10 Game Design Lessons from 10 Years of GMTK, a great list of game design fundamentals.
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Jacob Geller writes about Games That Hide Their Own Sequels.
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Curious Archive writes about The Most Powerful Type of Worldbuilding, Mouldy Worldbuilding.
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Eddventure asks Could There Ever Be a Fourth Core Character Class? (alongside Damage, Tank and Support). Sadly this video doesn’t really come to a meaningful conclusion, but the discussion is interesting!
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Quinns Quest reviews Slugblaster, “an RPG that feels like it was sent back in time from a brighter, cooler future.”
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Matt Colville with a 50 minute banger: Arguing About D&D in the 1970s, it’s crazy that we have the same discourse 50 years later.
Let me know what you got up to this week in the comments!