Ted Bushman | Makin' Stuff
@tedbushman.bsky.social
SF&F writer, Ennie-nominated TTRPG designer, composer | THE LAST CARAVAN, a cars-and-aliens RPG, published by Mythworks | fiction in @BCSmagazine @metaphorosis
Homeworldddd
October 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Homeworldddd
Also, the STORY sections and OPEN sections are often repaired of their usual issues, so the Stories feel open enough and the Open experiences feel full enough.
October 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Also, the STORY sections and OPEN sections are often repaired of their usual issues, so the Stories feel open enough and the Open experiences feel full enough.
But KCD2 gives both your restricted chapters and your open chapters such rich context that they land naturally and feed one another. I don't think this balance has ever been so smartly managed in a big open-world RPG. Its freedom isn't forced onto the world, it grows naturally from narrative design.
October 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
But KCD2 gives both your restricted chapters and your open chapters such rich context that they land naturally and feed one another. I don't think this balance has ever been so smartly managed in a big open-world RPG. Its freedom isn't forced onto the world, it grows naturally from narrative design.
It's a game that moves between scripted half-cinematic triple-A "story gameplay" and more genuine open worlds quite seamlessly. The problem in many games is that the cinematic sections feel restrictive and the open sections feel empty. This is the problem with Red Dead, to be totally honest.
October 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
It's a game that moves between scripted half-cinematic triple-A "story gameplay" and more genuine open worlds quite seamlessly. The problem in many games is that the cinematic sections feel restrictive and the open sections feel empty. This is the problem with Red Dead, to be totally honest.
And now that I've dived back into it, the Alters isn't EXACTLY this but is close!
October 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
And now that I've dived back into it, the Alters isn't EXACTLY this but is close!
It was such a great session!
October 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It was such a great session!
Yeah this fucking rocks
October 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Yeah this fucking rocks
Good finds!
October 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Good finds!
Ooh I wanna hear your thoughts. I really wanted a final arc that wasn't so deferential to Rogue One, but I don't think that was ever going to be possible
October 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Ooh I wanna hear your thoughts. I really wanted a final arc that wasn't so deferential to Rogue One, but I don't think that was ever going to be possible
I'm so glad you made it in time, Rob!
October 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I'm so glad you made it in time, Rob!
I think it's super rare! There are plenty of walking sims too, but I'm specifically thinking about games with lots of systems that STILL aren't focused on killing
October 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I think it's super rare! There are plenty of walking sims too, but I'm specifically thinking about games with lots of systems that STILL aren't focused on killing