The Spieler
Trip HarrisonIncautiously probing the artistic horizons of game design.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 75 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Obsidian Can Still Make a Great Fallout Game
OBSIDIAN AND ITS DISCONTENTS
Working in high-level game development these days must feel like working in London during the Blitz. I’m not going to bother recapping the McCarthyesque bloodbath for which Xbox became responsible earlier thi...
The Neil Breen Film of Assassination Games
HITMAN OF THE YEAR
“A tormented secret agent with emotional and psychological problems attempts to stop an international cyber attack. This dark emotional mystery intensifies as he is betrayed by those he trusts and loves.”
So reads t...
Hotline Miami Somehow Got Even Better
REDUX IN A ROW
Well, word on the street is that the RAM crisis will continue unabated for the foreseeable future, seeing as major manufacturers are guzzling hyperscaler capex like so much Jonestown Kool-Aid. Meanwhile, their benefactors...
OpenMW and the Future of Western RPG Design
ENGINES OF CHANGE
Here at The Spieler, we never miss an opportunity to fawn over The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind whenever circumstances conspire to bring it back into the news, no matter how tenuously relevant or esoteric that news may...
Touhou Project and the Awesome Power of Fan Content
SCARLET DEVIL IN THE DETAILS
As long-time readers are by now aware, I’m not all that plugged into Nintendo these days. I have neither a Switch 2 nor any near-term plans to get one, and I’ve never had a particularly strong attachment to i...
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