Hart CromptonThe Unending Crunch ConversationOf course this is about Cyberpunk. Of course this has nothing to do with Cyberpunk.2 min read·Dec 16, 2020----
Hart CromptonGamers Use the Trans Panic DefenseContent Warning: Violence towards trans-women, bigotry, gamers™, The Last of Us 2 spoilers.7 min read·Nov 2, 2020----
Hart CromptonWhat the Heck Do Players Want?An essay about knowing not just what video game players want, but why they want those things.7 min read·Nov 2, 2020----
Hart CromptonA Love Letter to Death Stranding’s TruckThe first several hours of Death Stranding have you (as Norman Reedus (as Sam Porter Bridges)) delivering dozens if not hundreds of kilos…4 min read·Nov 2, 2020----
Hart CromptonCounting Frames in Dishonored 1 & 2Dishonored 2 has always felt a bit strange to me from a gameplay perspective. There has always been a nebulous wrongness with how the game…4 min read·Jul 30, 2020----
Hart CromptonI can’t stop thinking about the design of ControlControl does a number of clever things, here a few.11 min read·Jul 17, 2020----
Hart CromptonGhosts That Will Never Go AwayThis is an essay about ghosts. It is — incidentally — also about Death Stranding and couriers.26 min read·Jun 18, 2020----
Hart CromptonDesign Will Always Hurt PeopleThis is an essay about hurting people with design. It is also about tech, city planning, and the KKK. “Do no harm,” is a quaint…12 min read·May 28, 2020----
Hart CromptonSyberia (2002) Has the Worst Puzzle in Gaming HistorySyberia (Microïds, 2002) is a point-and-click adventure game which contains the most perfectly awful puzzle I have ever experienced. If…10 min read·Apr 21, 2020----
Hart CromptonDestiny is Finally Addressing LongevityDestiny 2 needed to finally address its longevity problem. The latest director’s cut by Luke smith has revealed that going forward…6 min read·Mar 7, 2020----