Game Design Highs

Time Limits in Video Games: The Good, the Bad and the Rage-Quit Inducing

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

May 23, 20228 min read

Time Limits in Video Games: The Good, the Bad and the Rage-Quit Inducing

A brief look at the best and worst examples of video game time limits

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Jul 7, 202010 min read

I’m a Save Scummer and Proud!

Save scumming is not only great, it is sometimes necessary. let's find out why.

Why Developers and Publishers Should Embrace Modding

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Jul 6, 20208 min read

Why Developers and Publishers Should Embrace Modding

Is modding good for the gaming industry? This commentator reasons that "Yes, it is, and it should be embraced by everyone."

How to Make a Good Escort Quest (And How Not To)

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Jul 6, 20209 min read

How to Make a Good Escort Quest (And How Not To)

We all hate escort quests, but what if I said there was a way to make them good? Read on to find out how...

Enemy Respawn Rates in Open World Games - Striking the Balance

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Jul 6, 20208 min read

Enemy Respawn Rates in Open World Games - Striking the Balance

Many games handle enemy respawns poorly. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Lost Alpha shows how to handle respawns well

Top 8 Educational Video Gaming YouTube Channels

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Jun 25, 20205 min read

Top 8 Educational Video Gaming YouTube Channels

Eight YouTube channels everyone interested in video game design should watch.

Horror Games 101 Part 4: How Aliens Vs Predator 2000 Creates Three Unique Fear Factors - NSFC

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Sep 12, 20188 min read

Horror Games 101 Part 4: How Aliens Vs Predator 2000 Creates Three Unique Fear Factors - NSFC

Aliens vs Predator Classic 2000 is three games in one. One is a power fantasy, one is scary and one is Terrifying. Join us and find out why.

Horror Games 101 Part 3: How Games Rob us of our Senses to Scare us Witless - NSFC!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Aug 26, 20185 min read

Horror Games 101 Part 3: How Games Rob us of our Senses to Scare us Witless - NSFC!

The dangers you can't see or hear are the scariest. Join us as we investigate how games capitalise on this.

Horror Games 101 Part 2: Keeping you Scared by Keeping you Poor - NSFC

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Jul 29, 20185 min read

Horror Games 101 Part 2: Keeping you Scared by Keeping you Poor - NSFC

What is scarier than being isolated in a dangerous environment? Being isolated there with almost no supplies.

Horror Games 101 - Part 1: How Games Keep you Looking Over your Shoulder NB - NSFC!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Jul 25, 20188 min read

Horror Games 101 - Part 1: How Games Keep you Looking Over your Shoulder NB - NSFC!

The best horror games keep you scared no matter how many times you have played them. Join us and find out how.

Gaming Highs #7: Total Conversions and other Types of Top Tier Mods

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Nov 1, 20178 min read

Gaming Highs #7: Total Conversions and other Types of Top Tier Mods

We conclude our mods mini-series by investigating Total Conversions and other Top Tier Mods

Gaming Highs #6: Video Game Source Ports

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Sep 20, 20174 min read

Gaming Highs #6: Video Game Source Ports

The ultimate in modding - take a classic game and recreate it in a brand new engine - Source Ports

Gaming Highs #5: Video Game Graphics Mods

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Aug 14, 20174 min read

Gaming Highs #5: Video Game Graphics Mods

How to make old games look good, and modern games look great - graphics mods!

Gaming Highs #4: Video Game Cut Content Mods.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Aug 14, 20174 min read

Gaming Highs #4: Video Game Cut Content Mods.

The 'Directors Cut' of video games - cut content mods!

Gaming Highs #3: Unofficial Patches For Broken Video Games

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Aug 12, 20173 min read

Gaming Highs #3: Unofficial Patches For Broken Video Games

Paid devs left a game broken? Enter modders to fix it for free!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Aug 11, 20174 min read

Gaming Highs #2: Video Game MODS!!!

What's the best thing about PC gaming? MODS!!! Join us as we take a look at mods and the glorious modding scene.

Gaming Highs #1: AA Video Game Developers.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker

Aug 11, 20173 min read

Gaming Highs #1: AA Video Game Developers.

AA developers exist in that sweet spot between indie innovation and AAA big budget spectacle, and I love them for it.