Tag Archive for BotRT

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Back before I came out to MSU I used to do game testing. The work was all done through a third party company, so I had the opportunity to play a number of different types of games from different developers and publishers. Often these games would be in a very unfinished state, lacking final animations…

BotRT February

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The February prompt is a little weird for me to discuss. This is because I usually do not play multi or dual player games, I prefer the solo route. I do not like playing with other people. This is not because I look down on other players or get annoyed by them it is because…

BotRT 1: Cheesing vs the Legitimate in Destiny

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The end-game content of Bungie’s Destiny can be fairly challenging. This especially goes for Destiny’s raids. Though they are smaller than the World of Warcraft raids we read about in Nardi’s book (Destiny raids cap out at 6 people), they are similar to WoW raids in that they are long missions requiring coordination and communication between…

BotRT March Prompt “Extended Play”

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This BotRT prompt was interesting to read and think about to say the least. When I think of extended play I do not think of the game colliding into reality but more of a slow and subtle merge between fantasy and reality. Because of this subtleness it is harder to spot the merge, an example…

Better Cooperation

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Over the spring break the Heists expansion for the online component of Grand Theft Auto 5 was released. This added a series of five new extended missions, each one taking around an hour to complete. These missions, while using the same fundamental game play as the base game, differ in how the missions are served…

BotRT 3: Synesthetic Gamefeel

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I was at the YMCA at swimming lessons sometime before I turned 6. My gaming obsession, at the time, was a gold-boxed N64 game that my mother bought me on its release day: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I hadn’t ever swam before — it was my first week at lessons — at…

BotRT 2 or: An Ace up the Arm Cannon

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“In order to become my best, I need to like… get into that mode where I just want to cut someone with my tiara. I have to become Princess Peach.” said my friend and currently #1 ranked Melee player in Montana, “SFS Awe”, real name Adam. I chuckled a little. “I just… don’t see it…