🔄 Reconnect Recap for w/e 17th November '24
Connecting you to even more great games writing
It’s this weeks issue of the Reconnect Recap! the Joker: Folie À Deux to Reconnect, the games writing discovery platform.
In a week of YouTube children punching old men, there’s plenty of actually interesting stories to share, and It’s my job to tell you all about them.
So lets dig into the best articles to feature on Reconnect over the past week and I’ll even throw in extra cool thing or two.
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The Recap
This week we are starting with the toils and troubles of game development. Playtesting.games kicks us off with, Is the system broken, after a record number of wishlists for a certain game didn’t translate to sale. Push to Talk swings the other way and highlights the moments major games such as Apex and LOL knew they had a winning formula.
SuperJump Magazine, breaks down the live service formula and why it’s failed so many games in the past, and Flynn Hams looks into how the disastrous GTA remasters landed and how they eventually came right, as late as earlier this month.
Exploring The Games asks the question, when was the first time a game made you feel uncomfortable? And I was met with flashbacks of Preston Garvey from Fallout 4….
Harrison Polites muses over their recent purchase of a PS5 Pro and how the pain in their wallet could have been lessened by being provided a more Apple like experience.
Flynn Hams strikes again with two more great articles this week. The first dives into the infamous Simpons Hit and Run, and its very active life after death, and how Australia’s new social media ban for those under 16, affects the games industry.
One of my favorite games ever is Elite; Dangerous, and this week Classic Game Revival dove deep into the 1984 release of Elite. Games with James talks about his co-op experience with Sea of Stars, and other games he and his wife have played, and some mad-man genius has gotten Godot working on iPad (GameFromScratch).
Of course, I wasn’t going to let this week go by without talking about Half Life 2, which Valve is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary by giving it away on Steam with some cool new updates (GamingOnLinux).
Enjoy the rest of your week and keep visiting Reconnect every day to see the latest and greatest articles by all these wonderful writers.
Something Extra
In celebration of Astroneer’s new expansion, I want to bring attention to the NoClip doco of the game that was published five years ago. I love every NoClip video, but this one is extra special and occupies a permanent part of my brain. Warning, it will make you cry.
Writer Recap
It should come as no surprise that this week i’m highlighting Flynn Hams over at the Third Player, who has featured in this single newsletter four times!
Flynn excels in providing a different take on the industry, something you won’t find on IGN or an angry YouTuber. Flynn digs into the big issues and provides a reader-friendly and insightful approach. If you are like me and always want to know more about what’s happening and why, give Flynn a follow.
Thank you for the mention here! It was fun writing that article. Also, I need to make time for that Astroneer documentary. I didn't know they made a doc for that game. I played it a little bit and found it very charming.
Thank you for highlighting my newsletter this week! I've relished having these recaps in my inbox, and it's a delight to see my little Crash icon appear at the end. Keep on connecting!