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It's nice though, I think it's a great way of introducing a younger who might only be familiar with heavily narrative driven games from Telltale to an incredible generation of point and clicks.

For example, I'd known nothing about Full Throttle prior to this announcement, :P

Oooh, I'm traveling right now, but I will check those out when I get the chance! Thanks for the suggestions.

That is the plan! This was the only article I've written so far - I decided to launch it before amassing a number of articles. I'm currently working on one for Super Meat Boy, but this is also a passion project - I'm an engineer by trade, so unfortunately I'm unable to work on this full-time.

Thanks so much for the support! You really have no idea how much that means to me... And awesome, I will definitely check those out - I've definitely been looking for more reading as well. Thanks for the suggestions!

You have no idea how much your comment means to me!! Thank you so much for your kind words.

You bring up really great points! The first, regarding the use of headers, was something that I did think of, but decided against. One problem I had with the usage of headers was the fact that I felt it's too sharp of a context switch while you read the article. While it does allow for newcomers to quickly glance over the content, I felt that it would be better to prioritize the reader that already took the time to read. I tried to make the concept to concept flow as clean as possible. Instead of headers, I wanted to use the images as a way to naturally delimit the content as you read, without breaking your attention.

I'm definitely not sure that what I chose to do is the best way forward! This is actually the first piece of writing I've really released or had anyone other than myself read.

Regarding the second, it was definitely brought up to me it would be interesting to bring more detailed comparisons into the mix! I did a little bit of it with the mention of rogue likes and the Supergiant games. One thing I'm still working on is balancing the content so that it doesn't detract too much from the Cave Story - at the end of the day, the article was meant to be a tribute to the hard work put into the game by its creator, and the amazing qualities of video games.

This was very hastily typed up (I'm actually traveling at the moment), so hopefully my intentions and logic behind the writing makes sense! I definitely plan on thinking more about the points you've brought up to incorporate into my writing in the future, so thank you SO MUCH for the honest feedback!

Definitely a classic. Maybe I'll revisit it with the remastered edition!

I'm glad you enjoyed it, and that it had that effect on you! Thanks for the kind words! :)

Hi all, I'm starting a long-form game design analysis site to provide long-form articles on the topic for others to read, while exploring what makes great games so enjoyable.

I started with Cave Story because it was my introduction to indie games, and I played it at a time where my computer was too slow to run anything else. The game itself was made by a single person, and is incredibly well designed for a passion project that was released as freeware. I think it's a great example of the careful, intentional design in video games.

I'd love to hear any feedback, good or bad, on the content, on my writing, what you'd like to see, or even just the site design in general.