John Farrell - GAMINGTREND (Page 7)

The People’s Joker was a soulful, hilarious fever dream

The People’s Joker is a walking contradiction. Exactly what I expected and wildly above expectation. At the same time it was stylish and artless, genius and stupid, ironic shitpost

By John Farrell

/ 20 Apr 2024

The People’s Joker was a soulful, hilarious fever dream

Interview with Ross Scott on the campaign to prevent publishers from destroying purchased games

The video game industry sits at an insidious nexus of profitable and technological; it makes shady decision-making lucrative and insulates those decisions from laws and legislators who are not up

By John Farrell

/ 15 Apr 2024

Interview with Ross Scott on the campaign to prevent publishers from destroying purchased games

Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass review — a work of genius and empathy makes this JRPG a new classic that should not be ignored

Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is among the greatest gifts that came out of RPGmaker’s toolsets, delivering an adventure with unmatched quality in its narrative design, pacing, combat, aesthetics,

By John Farrell

/ 14 Apr 2024

Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass review — a work of genius and empathy makes this JRPG a new classic that should not be ignored

Darious Britt’s Unsound — filming the pain and love of caring for a parent with schizoaffective disorder

Unsound doesn’t have to tell you that it’s based on a true story. Never have I seen something so real. Never has a film captured the complex, contradictory

By John Farrell

/ 12 Apr 2024

Darious Britt’s Unsound — filming the pain and love of caring for a parent with schizoaffective disorder

All the Fear, Hope, and potential in Daggerheart’s playtest

Daggerheart is Darrington Press’ answer to D&D. Hasbro’s leadership just concluded a year of showing active disdain for their partners and customers, spurring Darrington and others to

By John Farrell

/ 20 Mar 2024

All the Fear, Hope, and potential in Daggerheart’s playtest

Demiplane’s Adam Bradford, co-founder of D&D Beyond on the future of RPGs and technology

Digital RPG tools are changing the landscape of RPGs, in ways both expected and surprising. I spoke with Adam Bradford, Chief Development Officer at Demiplane and Co-Founder of D&

By John Farrell

/ 13 Mar 2024

Demiplane’s Adam Bradford, co-founder of D&D Beyond on the future of RPGs and technology

Hands on with Demiplane’s Alien RPG Nexus

After spending a few years with various virtual tabletops and being less than impressed, my opinion started to turn early into the demo I received with Demiplane’s app for

By John Farrell

/ 1 Mar 2024

Hands on with Demiplane’s Alien RPG Nexus

How Eric Power is reinventing a lost animation style

By looking deep into film history, Austin-based artist Eric Power found the template for a style of filmmaking unlike anything released in the past century. The story begins in 1926

By John Farrell

/ 28 Feb 2024

How Eric Power is reinventing a lost animation style

Interview with Craig Campbell of Nerdburger games, designer of Capers, Good Strong Hands, and others on small press distribution and the state of the industry

Nerdburger Games has been lauded many times for its achievements in design, covering adventure and parody, group, GM-less, and solo, along with more to come in the future. Craig Campbell,

By John Farrell

/ 10 Jan 2024

Interview with Craig Campbell of Nerdburger games, designer of Capers, Good Strong Hands, and others on small press distribution and the state of the industry

M. Allen Hall, creator of Godspark and Sprinkles is missing, on experimental design and the state of the TTRPG industry

Continuing my series of interviews with tabletop designers, I move from the therapeutic model of design to M. Allen Hall, a more recent entrant into the market. Starting out as

By John Farrell

/ 10 Jan 2024

M. Allen Hall, creator of Godspark and Sprinkles is missing, on experimental design and the state of the TTRPG industry

Luke Crane, creator of Burning Wheel and Mouse Guard, on RPG design and the state of the industry

Continuing my series of interviews with RPG designers, I spoke with Luke Crane, the mind behind Burning Wheel, Burning Empires, Burning Sands, and Mouse Guard. (The mice are not on

By John Farrell

/ 5 Jan 2024

Luke Crane, creator of Burning Wheel and Mouse Guard, on RPG design and the state of the industry

RPGs at PAX Unplugged — All hail the indie scene

PAX Unplugged 2023 was a bounty of knowledge, new faces, and great games. I spoke to someone at nearly every RPG booth, and I am following up with an interview

By John Farrell

/ 28 Dec 2023

RPGs at PAX Unplugged — All hail the indie scene