Meta Abuse #14 | Dawn of War 4, Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake, Vampire the Masquerade Sequel
Lucid Tactics, Ben (Battlemode) and Shaun (FragTactics) take a look at some recent gaming news, focusing on Dawn of War 4, and some of the gaming issues that surround the RTS genre. We discuss Vampir...
2 Sep 20252h 9min
Meta Abuse #13 | Beginner Bias in Modern Games Design
LucidTactics, BATTLEMODE and Mark MSX from The Electric Underground discuss the idea that video games increasingly seem to be developed in a way that favours new or casual players, at the expense of m...
25 Juli 20252h 21min
Meta Abuse #12 | SCALE Your Game Right | Snowballing In Strategy Games Design
LucidTactics, BATTLEMODE and FragTactics discuss the nature and challenges of getting your strategy game to scale in a satisfying way. How do we manage players snowballing in power? Is it a desirable ...
30 Maj 20252h 32min
Meta Abuse #11 | Andrew Greenberg | Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
DasTactic and BATTLEMODE interview Andrew Greenberg from Holistic Design Inc. Andrew is a veteran games designer known for his work on Vampire: The Masquerade, Warhammer 40k: Final Liberation and many...
10 Apr 202556min
Meta Abuse #10 - The Fall of Video Game Critique w/ Mark MSX
In this episode, Lucid and Ben are joined by Mark MSX from @TheElectricUnderground to discuss the nature of games critique today, and the effect it has on the design of the games we play. We deep di...
9 Apr 20252h 38min
Meta Abuse #8 - Game Development Engines
Ben, Shaun and Drexy from eXplorminate discuss many issues, including Unreal Engine and Unity, and the potential ramifications this has on the end product. We also discuss some recent(ish) news and ta...
3 Apr 20251h 10min
Meta Abuse #7 - Age of Wonders 4
Ben, Lucid and DasTactic discuss the fantasy 4X Age of Wonders 4 by Triumph Studios, in what may be part 1 of a likely 2 part series.
8 Mars 20251h 41min
Meta Abuse Episode #6 - w/ Drexy | Civilization 7, Path of Exile 2, Distant Worlds 2
Ben and Shaun catch up with Drexy from eXplorminate and discuss the new Path of Exile 2 early access, Civilization 7's mixed reception on launch, Distant Worlds 2 and more!(00:00) Introduction(01:07) ...
17 Feb 20251h 4min
