Game Design

Why Random Encounters Shouldn’t Disappear in RPGs

How random encounter system can be designed in a modern and enjoyable way in current RPGs

Feature

Farewell, Ash & Pikachu

Their 25 year adventure is coming to a close

SUPERJUMP Weekly

SUPERJUMP Weekly: “Ma” 間, Pentiment, and The End Himself

Issue #26: December 17 to December 23

Feature

Tecmo’s Captain Tsubasa Series: A Creative Way To Adapt a Manga

An early example of sports-meets-strategy RPG

Review

Unusual Findings Review

Aliens, teenage shenanigans, and retro 1980s flair

Review

Visage: The Choices We Make

Visage gives you the choice. What will you do with it?

Interview

Crafting Pentiment's Medieval Narrative

We sit down with narrative designer Zoe Fraznick for an in-depth interview

Opinion

The Little Light Within: FFXIV's Endwalker and the Fierceness of Hope

Hope is sometimes the most audacious goal

Guide

Minecraft: Hate Basic Math? Use My File!

The Minecraft Building Calculator does the math for you, making construction effortless

SUPERJUMP

Writer of the Year 2022: Vítor Costa

Announcing our first ever Writer of the Year

Feature

Revisiting The Last of Us Part II

Narrative masterpiece or depressing slog? The answer lies in a bit of both.

Review

Last Shape Standing: Dodge, Adapt, Survive

Great for bite-sized gaming sessions