Beware The Frog

Once upon a time I made a blog about video games. And this is what's left of it (mostly tweets).

21 July

Haven’t posted a screencap in a while. The latest update is the timing of the saber switching off after being tossed. I think it improves the tossing mechanic and could lead to more interesting gameplay ideas.

#unity3d #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #htcvive #virtualreality

# 2019/07/21 - 21:25

19 July

[Detroit spoilers] Well I must say that is not quite what I was going for. And the game didn’t adjust much, if at all, afterwards so that the end of that sequence and the next felt just a little off, considering 😬

# 2019/07/19 - 01:04 — originally published on @commandergaroo

18 July

@annlemay:

I am so, so into this.

““Peace Island” will be […] a non-violent interactive story which will focus on discovery, atmosphere, and exploration, rather than combat.”

Play as any of 9 cats to find out why your humans disappeared. #PeaceIsland

[unilad.co.uk]

# 2019/07/18 - 11:54

16 July

I’d forgotten Tetris Effect had a VR mode. Now I want a VR version of Lumines.

# 2019/07/16 - 17:54 — originally published on @commandergaroo

I’d rather the stats were displayed permanently but, still: Fucking finally!

# 2019/07/16 - 16:59 — originally published on @commandergaroo

15 July

I basically spent the week playing Mudrunner instead of getting any work done so yeah everything’s going just great yup 💯

# 2019/07/15 - 01:34 — originally published on @commandergaroo

13 July

Lately the Pokemon Go gym accessible from my couch is never the right color and that’s sucking 80% of the fun out. What a crazy way to design a game.

# 2019/07/13 - 16:27 — originally published on @commandergaroo

12 July

On the other hand I didn’t expect Mudrunner would be much better with a steering wheel, but exploring a hilltop in an F150 with each bump coming through force feedback feels amazing.

# 2019/07/12 - 20:48 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Now that I’ve got enough space in my living-room I finally got around to try Wreckfest with a steering wheel. Force feedback seems pretty good; shame that the cockpit and hood views are almost useless for the lack of rear-view mirrors.

# 2019/07/12 - 18:16 — originally published on @commandergaroo

11 July

I think my favorite part of Steam Labs is actually the “automatic show.” I’d love to be able to view my personalized Steam Store home page in the four-way split-screen format at the beginning of the video. (On-demand, when I feel like it, not as a permanent replacement.)

# 2019/07/11 - 20:52 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Also a Viva Piñata VR would be so good.

# 2019/07/11 - 12:26 — originally published on @commandergaroo

A Viva Piñata GO would be so good.

# 2019/07/11 - 12:26 — originally published on @commandergaroo

10 July

Spent the whole day getting SteamVR overlay code to work only to find that inherent limitations seem to prevent what I want to do on several levels (virtual flickering 3D glasses to kickstart a lazy eye).

# 2019/07/10 - 21:52 — originally published on @commandergaroo

If Ubisoft finally releases a VR version of Origins’ exploration mode and it’s an Oculus exclusive I will…!

I will…!

I will have to keep my Rift around even after I get a Valve Index 😖

# 2019/07/10 - 16:45 — originally published on @commandergaroo

“Facebook has already signed deals for exclusive VR versions of ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and ‘Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell’” 😨

# 2019/07/10 - 16:42 — originally published on @commandergaroo

@ff00aa:

Sudden realization while discussing the Nintendo Switch Lite: what if an Ive-less Apple suddenly found itself capable of creating an iPod dedicated to games? As in, with first-party detachable — or even, gasp, integrated! — buttons and sticks?

# 2019/07/10 - 15:20

I thought the Switch Lite would still have video-out, but that was silly — of course they need a reason for the $300 model to keep existing. Not that I intended to ever plug it into my TV when I buy one.

# 2019/07/10 - 15:17 — originally published on @commandergaroo

A single Thrill of the Fight game and I now understand why they already made such a big deal of Rocky Balboa being too old to fight in 1985, even though he was obviously fit as hell. Reflexes, man 👴🏻

# 2019/07/10 - 00:52 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Holy shit Thrill of the Fight is intense and I think I might be into boxing now.

# 2019/07/10 - 00:29 — originally published on @commandergaroo

I also got Fujii and Garden of the Sea during the Steam sale even though I didn’t think they were for me, and—well, I was right, but I won’t blame them for that.

# 2019/07/10 - 00:08 — originally published on @commandergaroo

Meanwhile, the free The Scream experience has some very successfully creepy moments (that don’t really seem to have that much to do with the painting, but does it matter?).

# 2019/07/10 - 00:05 — originally published on @commandergaroo

I started playing Torn and closed it in horror after two minutes. Who on earth thought it was a good idea to record an inner monologue for a first-person VR experience? That stuff’s already immersion-breaking enough in flat-screen games — it’s outright sabotage in VR.

# 2019/07/10 - 00:03 — originally published on @commandergaroo