An analysis of “Angry Birds 2” and “Cut the Rope” — For the Critical Play, I chose to Angry Birds 2 and Cut the Rope, both games in the Physics section for the assignment. I’ll first talk about theme dictating the game experience in Angry Birds 2, and then do the same for Cut the Rope. Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 is a…

Puzzles — For my critical play, I had the pleasure of enjoying Monument Valley. The game is about a princess navigating through specialized architectures. Each architecture represents a level, and one beats the level by navigating from the beginning to the end. The player uses problem-solving ability to move through the level. Basic Mechanics …

Based on the game “Year Walk” — For my Critical Play, I played “Year Walk”. This was game was developed by Simogo, a Swedish mobile game developer, for iOS devices in 2013. It is rated 12+ and has elements of horror, fear, fantasy violence, and realistic violence. Narrative The game revolves around the main character performing the Year…

For our critical play this week, we were asked to play a walking simulator game. I was excited because it’s been a while since I’ve played a non-competitive game, and was eager to try out the class’s suggestions. Rated 4+ and created by Annapurna Interactive, Journey is single-player spatial game…