So, what is GEAS? It’s not an acronym, for one — I’ve just stylized it in uppercase like the fullwidth font the game uses. In actuality, it’s an Irish word for a taboo or compulsory quest. You might’ve heard of it before from Dungeons & Dragons. As a game, GEAS is simultaneously an oldschool NES/GameBoy RPGContinue reading “What is GEAS?”
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April 29, 2020
The Downfall of (Almost) Every Gacha Game Ever: Part Three
Gacha games are bad. I’ve played all of them. …okay, neither of those statements are true. Some manage to be okay despite the psychological pressure points they try to stab, and there are faaaaaar too many to even list every single mobile game that I’ve played. I think I’ve managed to grab most of theContinue reading “The Downfall of (Almost) Every Gacha Game Ever: Part Three”
General Summary: Blades, Dice, and Woods
Hey there. I figure that I need to start doing some more informal check-ins on the blog in order to 1) post more often and 2) make sure I actually do what I said I was gonna do. This blog was meant to not just be pretty articles, but rather cover my gam mak andContinue reading “General Summary: Blades, Dice, and Woods”
The Downfall of (Almost) Every Gacha Game Ever: Part Two
Last weekend I began a series of quick analyses on why I quit most gacha or gacha-like games I’ve encountered. This is the middle part of that series, with today’s entry closing out with the gacha game that has likely affected me the most personally. See Part 1 here. Crusaders Quest is a game aboutContinue reading “The Downfall of (Almost) Every Gacha Game Ever: Part Two”
The Downfall of (Almost) Every Gacha Game Ever: Part One
Hey y’all. My name is Stephen and I’m a gacha game addict. I’ve been playing gacha games since I first got a smartphone (admittedly at what must seem to be late in life for zoomers; I believe I was 23 or so at the time). I’m only on my third phone now, so… okay, IContinue reading “The Downfall of (Almost) Every Gacha Game Ever: Part One”
Bad North: The Only Good Roguelike
The past five years have seen major resurgences in some of my favorite genres — city builders, RTS, management sims, and other fiddly bastards — yet what I find most curious is the rise of incredible games with Viking/Nordic settings. Below’s a gallery of some that have really caught my eye. All y’all Playstationers haveContinue reading “Bad North: The Only Good Roguelike”
Great Delivery! Donut County’s Maximization of Theme
Last night — or rather, very early this morning — I sat down and played the entirety of Ben Esposito’s Donut County. DC is a very short game, clocking in at two hours for me (but I, sick and weary, fell asleep twice during the final missions; I would guess it’s about an hour andContinue reading “Great Delivery! Donut County’s Maximization of Theme”
Welcome to Cydrel
Howdy. I’m Stephen, although you probably know me as “Craze” or “Crazetex.” Welcome to Cydrel, my new blog about game design, my personal game development, and probably a few other random things along the way. I’ve been doing Ye Olde Gam Mak for fifteen years or so now. My earliest childhood was spent in theContinue reading “Welcome to Cydrel”
Cydrel 