And this book is completely full of spoilers on all the games discussed, so consider this your fair warning. And with well played as in well done, contributors are looking at a game in terms of how well it is designed and developed.
Contributors are looking at video games through both senses of “well played.” So, with well played as in well read, contributors are looking closely at the experience of playing a game. So, a hand of poker can be “well played” by a person, and a game can be “well played” by the development team. So, a person who reads books a lot is “well read” and a person who plays games a lot is “well played.” On the other hand, well played as in well done. On the one hand, well played is to games as well read is to books. For those who have yet to see the two previous books, the term “well played” is being used in two senses. Across the three books, contributors have provided a variety of insightful perspectives on the value of games. As before, contributors have analyzed sequences in games in detail in order to illustrate and interpret how the various components of a game can come together to create a fulfilling playing experience unique to this medium. Well Played 3.0 is another great book of in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of playing a game. 317įurther Perspectives on Video Games, Value and Meaning Well Read: Applying Close Reading Techniques to Gameplay Experiences. Playing Ico: from Involvement through Immersion to Investment. 253ĬRYSTLE MARTIN, SARAH CHU, DEE JOHNSON, AMANDA OCHSNER, CARO WILLIAMS, & CONSTANCE STEINKUEHLER 237ĭing! World of Warcraft Well Played, Well Researched. Narrative Reincarnation in The Way of the Samurai 3. 157īlocks, Planes, Drain, and Kain: Well Played for Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. The Opposite of Accessible: Street Fighter IV. 119Īnything you can do, Chrono Trigger can do better. Mass Effect: Leveraging a Science Fiction Childhood. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Becoming a Hero. 55įallout 3: How Relationship-relevant Decisions craft Identities that Keep Bringing Us Back to Enjoy the Horrors of the Nuclear Wasteland. Heavy Rain – How I Learned to Trust the Designer. The Neverhood A Different Kind of Never Never Land. 13Īnd if You Go Chasing Rabbits The Inner Demons of American McGee’s Alice. XI The Deeper Game of Pokémon, or, How the world’s biggest RPG inadvertently teaches 21st century kids everything they need to know. And thanks again to participation and support of everyone who has joined in the discussion around games being well played. A thank you to John Dessler for his great work on the book design. A huge thank you to all the contributors who shared their ideas along with some insipiring analysis. This third Well Played book was yet another enjoyable project full of interesting insights into what makes videogames great. The respective owners reserve all rights. IMAGES: All images appearing in this work are used and reproduced with the permission of the respective copyright owners, and are not released into the Creative Commons.
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