SUPERJUMP Weekly

SUPERJUMP Weekly: Arx Fatalis, Nintendo 64, and Diablo IV

Issue #40: March 25 to March 31

Game Design

Seeing Red: Movement and Navigation as an Art Form

Mirror’s Edge beautifully integrated these elements in a landscape devoted to the objective marker

Why Final Fantasy Shines Brightest as an MMO

The crystals were inside us all along

Feature

Your Brain on Video Games

Here’s what the research says

Feature

Examining Sega’s Early Publishing Attempts After The Console War

What was it like for Sega right after admitting defeat in 2001?

Review

Unseen Gazes in Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You

An indie game asks tough questions about privacy in a connected world

Review

Dredge: Fishing for Your Life

A lonely occupation

Preview

Musings on the Diablo IV Open Beta

After years of teasing, gamers finally get their first taste of Diablo IV - and feelings are mixed

Review

The Crown of Wu: Monkey's Cyberpunk Adventure

Does Trazos and Red Mountain's Monkey King capture the magic and charm of the literary legend?

Retrospective

Blowing Away the Cobwebs With the Nintendo 64

Reliving the days of the cartridge

Feature

Arx Fatalis’ Magic Was Ahead of Its Time and Technology

The game’s immersive yet clumsy magic system could have been saved by the Wiimote

Opinion

Learning Lessons from the Best Indie Games

Even the simplest games can carry poignant messages

Guide

Becoming a Twitch Streamer: 10 Tips for Beginners

Getting started on your Twitch journey

Opinion

Finding Nostalgia in a 1992 Game I’ve Never Played

A recollection of the SNES’ most divisive Final Fantasy game

Game Design

Why Did Everything Become an RPG?

How abstraction took over the game industry

Feature

How Video Games Help With Social Skills

There are so many benefits to playing video games

Review

How Meg’s Monster Demonstrates a Post-Undertale RPG World

Down the chutes to the world below

Game Development

Want to Make Your Own Game? Consider These Tips to Get Started

More and more people are diving into game development

SUPERJUMP Weekly

SUPERJUMP Weekly: Firaxis Interview, Zelda Mechanics, and eShop Closures

Issue #39: March 18 to March 24

Feature

Hidden Gems of Game Design: Volume 10

From 2021 to 2002, there's a time and style for everyone this month

Review

Absinthia Review

Fights, friendship, and queer coming-of-age angst in a bite-sized RPG

Review

A Musical Journey - Theatrhythm Final Bar Line

The newest installment in the Theatrhythm series from Square Enix is a fun mix of soundtracks and characters.

Review

MetaReview - Tactics Ogre: Reborn

Comparing and analyzing several game reviews on Tactics Ogre: Reborn

Opinion

When the 3DS and Wii U eShops Close, Everybody Loses

It shouldn't be this hard to preserve gaming's history

Feature

Perspectives on the Apocalypse

The Last of Us, Kentucky Route Zero, and NORCO grant us looks at the End Times...and why doom can look different for us all