How do we take something as simple as playing with dice and make it better? The simple answer, slap a load of monsters and magic onto it!
Author Archives: Games & Kanji
Language fear and putting games on hold
The last thing you want to do while taking in any entertainment media is missing parts of the content, which is easily done if you are not at a sufficient level.
Grammar and how it’s learnt
Vocabulary in many cases can feel like a crutch, “if I don’t get the meaning of the sentence I can just learn more words” and yet, even with more vocabulary the meanings are not instantly evident.
Donut County Guide: How to beat the story – Part 1
The article itself is very image heavy and features simple and instructive sentences that are easy to follow for beginner level Japanese speakers.
8 Ball Pool
One thing you do get is a lot of contest-based and statistical language. The sentences featured throughout aren’t especially long but there is a lot of text to see at any one time.
Mario Strikers: Battle League
Now don’t get me wrong. Mario Strikers has a veneer of high polished and beautiful art work. Nintendo don’t build games that look bad
Tap Titans 2
Tap Titans is up there as a leading example of how to do the genre justice. From the minimalist yet easily recognisable protagonist to the comical, seasonal weapons and armour
Outer wilds
All obstacles of the game are impossible (or at least unlikely) to overcome without first understanding the mechanic or route that allows you to traverse them
Slimer Rancher: Slime ranking chart
A blog post ranking the usability of each slime type. Each block is brief and easy to follow with the ratings helping to add context.
Heroes Vs Hordes
When you venture to a new area you will have to fend off different tiers of monsters, from tiny bats and bugs to hulking golems. The variety here is surprisingly vast
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