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A Misunderstanding of Lore’s Role in a Souls Game

What lore can do is provide some historical explanations of why something is the way it is now. But don't force lore to exceed its role in the game.

Dark Souls 3: The First Flame Ignited?

But I suspect Miyazaki takes another approach. He understands the story as a whole. And the mechanical elements of play must satisfy or make sense of the bigger picture. Or those elements don't belong. And because Miyazaki is back in the development saddle, I expect good things from Dark Souls 3.

From Beast to Human

It's the reading destination that counts, and this book takes us there unlike many sci-fi stories that can't--in a human way. For all of us, the stars are our destination.

Twitter, It’s for Your Own Good…

Gosh, I wish I could go around the internet with a license to protect people. And to hell with free speech--your "safety" comes first.

Busy!

I’m travelling, so I’ll keep this post short: The End. To all my...

Giveaway: A Cat Will Play

Five lucky winners will receive a paperback copy of A Cat Will Play. Winners, be sure to write a review after reading your copy. Good luck!

A World Here and Somewhere

Over there--on that empty sofa--I laughed with you and shared a bottle of warm, red wine. Inside that box may hide an anniversary card, a blue ink scrawl and amateurish effort of love to make you smile. Dust-covered photos of smiling times, these jewels hide under container lids to be rediscovered again.

Goodreads Giveaway

Five copies of A Cat Will Play are up for grabs. Entry start date is January 27. Visit Grim’sCorner/mduda for more details.

Believe Me When I Say That I Am Lying…

Paradoxes serve writers as useful tools by adding philosophical depth to the work.

The First Project Trap

There will always be new things to make and spending so much time re-working the same thing can be a huge time sink.