This year, Yomi's Gate was nominated in the South by Southwest Gaming Awards. I'll be showcasing the game at the festival from March 13th through March 15th 2015. Between now and then, I'll be writing a series of articles discussing the game, where it came from, how it was made, and the kinds of challenges I've encountered along the way. This is one of those articles. Week One: Why Yomi's Gate? - An article about why I'm making this game and not something else. Week Two: The Shape of Things - Insights into how I go about creating pieces for Yomi's Gate. Week Three: Making the Map - Words about how I made the map and the prototile, modular board for Yomi's...
This year, Yomi's Gate was nominated in the South by Southwest Gaming Awards. I'll be showcasing the game at the festival from March 13th through March 15th 2015. Between now and then, I'll be writing a series of articles discussing the game, where it came from, how it was made, and the kinds of challenges I've encountered along the way. This is one of those articles. Week One: Why Yomi's Gate? - An article about why I'm making this game and not something else. Week Two: The Shape of Things - Insights into how I go about creating pieces for Yomi's Gate. This week I'm going to talk about the map in Yomi's Gate and how I went about creating the modular boards. ...
This year, Yomi's Gate was nominated in the South by Southwest Gaming Awards. I'll be showcasing the game at the festival from March 13th through March 15th 2015. Between now and then, I'll be writing a series of articles discussing the game, where it came from, how it was made, and the kinds of challenges I've encountered along the way. This is one of those articles. Last week I talked about why I'm making Yomi's Gate. This week I'll dig into more technical details about how the game is made. One of the most common questions I get about Yomi's Gate is, "How did you make the pieces?" The first important part of that is that I come from an art background...
This year, Yomi's Gate was nominated in the South by Southwest Gaming Awards. I'll be showcasing the game at the festival from March 13th through March 15th 2015. Between now and then, I'll be writing a series of articles discussing the game, where it came from, how it was made, and the kinds of challenges I've encountered along the way. This is one of those articles. At any given time, someone who makes things has so many ideas, it's remarkable that anything gets done at all. I've learned that along the way, it's helpful to ask the question, "Why am I doing this and not something else?" Even now, when Yomi's Gate is my focus, I have ideas kicking around for new...
Just a short post for today:
The "Wizards" series from Ben Hatke's Inktober 2014 work is now available! There are 15 Wizards in total, 12 of which can be purchased individually. There are also three sets, each including a Wizard exclusive to that set, as well as a Complete Set of All Wizards that includes all of the exclusives.
I hope you like them. It's been an exciting trip to this point and I'm looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks.
For more Ben Hatke things, check out his website and his Twitter.
Here are a few Wizards to whet your appetite:
