http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/ The Stripe Shop: musings on game design and sundries en http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=10 When you read a review for a game, or even just talk to someone about a game, the concept of replay value seems to crop up frequ... 2008 03 20 06:16:11 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=10 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=9 Last one for the time being. {link|Assassin's Creed|http://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/assassins-creed} was a game I enjoyed ... 2008 03 19 02:13:30 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=9 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=8 {link|Super Mario Galaxy|http://www.mobygames.com/game/wii/super-mario-galaxy} was one of the most lauded products to come out l... 2008 03 18 04:47:54 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=8 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=7 It's totally understandable in Guitar Hero games that unlocking songs requires playing through the career mode. I understood in ... 2008 03 17 03:42:30 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=7 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=6 I've recently started running my first D&D campaign for a couple of years, and I think it's going to take a while to back into ... 2008 02 05 05:35:40 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=6 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=4 This idea didn't spring from nowhere, it was a spinoff from a discussion I had with jml (which I intend to write about once I've... 2008 01 10 04:07:06 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=4 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=3 Games are interactive. Nothing surprising there, but this means more than most people think. The typical description of a single... 2007 12 24 04:49:45 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=3 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=2 I think sports games tend to get too readily dismissed by most people who talk about game design. The attitude seems to be that ... 2007 12 23 11:07:02 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=2 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=1 If this is the first post you've seen, welcome to the Stripe Shop. If you have decided to read through the backlog of entries, c... 2007 12 21 06:01:33 http://stripeshop.metagnome.net/article.aspx?a=1