Posted inNarnia

Star of the Commonwealth

Great Britain was, at the time, in the throes of a terrible war, a world war, which assailed them from without as well as within. While bombs rained upon London…
Posted inZombi

Zombi: spitballing a ‘lookout’ mechanic

After playing Left4Dead probably a little too much, I'm left with the interesting problem of wanting to emulate a little of the in-game mechanic in my (and your) favourite RPG…
Posted inZombi

Zombi: resurfacing on RPG.net

ZOMBI got mentioned on RPG.net tonight. Originally Posted by CHARLIBANANAS I'd also say ZOMBI The earth won't hold the dead...I was surprised to see mentioned so quickly, I have AFMBE…
Posted inCommentary

SinglePlayer AI vs MultiPlayer

Scott Anguish writes about Left4Dead: The other game I just tried out today was Left 4 Dead. This is one hardcore shooter that really ramps up the 'fast zombie' genre.…
Posted inCONTROL

Get Carter

I started this evening sitting down to watch The Bourne Identity on ITV2 but as it happens they run ad breaks every 18 minutes and I'm reminded why I hate…
Posted inCool Zombi

Left4Dead, on Expert

"It's a ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, I can't be held accountable for my actions!!!!" Some of us (me, Savage_MF, kinnygraham and Pulse4333) have been playing this in the evenings and I must…
Posted inJorune

Jorune Revisited

After a long hiatus, I've decided to revisit Jorune. From Wikipedia "Skyrealms of Jorune was based on a science-fantasy background (of the planetary romance subtype) created by Andrew Leker, initially…
Posted inCommentary

23rd Letter RPG

The time is now. Psychics exist, not many, but enough - enough to worry those in power, and interest those who seek power. Governments and Corporations fight over them. The…
Posted inZombi

Not the first time I’ve been Left4Dead

From the Wikipedia page for Left4Dead Left 4 Dead is a co-operative, survival horror, first-person shooter game by Turtle Rock Studios. "Left 4 Dead puts four human playable or AI-controlled…
Posted inReview

Solipsist RPG Review

I ordered Solipsist yesterday, paper and PDF, and spent a bit of last night poring over the PDF version. I'll start out this potted review by saying that it's shockingly…
Posted inThe Great Game

What’s an ARG?

The Technology column in the Guardian writes: An ARG is an interactive narrative in which players work together to solve puzzles and co-ordinate activities in the real world and online,…
Posted inCommentary

Zombi RPG

the earth won’t hold the dead What if the people who were dead got up one day? What if they got up and started killing other people? What if the…
Posted inARG Commentary Game Design

The Great Game

Alternate Reality Games (or Layered Reality Games) are going to be big. When someone mentions ARGs, I always think of Total Recall (the film) [thanks Eamon]. The protagonist takes a…
Posted inMerchandise Zombi

Zombi Ts…

To coincide with the next printing of Zombi and the 'very soon' release of the PDF version, we've put some Zombi Ts on CafePress. Click on the image (or here)…
Posted inCONTROL Game Design

6 – Terminology

(Though I'm still unsure of the final name to call this game, for the time being I'm going to be referring to it both by the nom de plume '6'…
Posted inLateGaming Zombi

zombi

I've spent the last week working on the PDF version of zombi. I've been updating bits and pieces as well, adding in references for "Fast Zombies" and other things which…
Posted inSupers

Superheroics

I've been reading a lot and prepping my 'superhero' game and though I love the concept of GODLIKE and Wild Talents, it's really turned into an exercise of accountancy. I…