First Thing's First

First thing's first, I suppose. This blog is meant to be part of a course in the basics of game design and development, and will serve for me as both a means of keeping myself on track, and as a place for my random thoughts that somehow relate to game design.

Obviously, my interest in game design comes from being a gamer. For a long time, I was primarily a PC gamer, but I have since come to appreciate console titles as well.

It'd be a bit pretentious to try list every single game I've played, but I'll list some of my favorites.

Mechcommander:

This was the first title I got to play on my own computer, and remains one of my favorites to this day.

Warren Spector/Looking Glass/Irrational Titles titles:

The Thief titles, Deus Ex titles, System Shock 2, etc...

S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Games:

Fallout Series, Arcanum

Infinity Engine Games:

Baldur's Gate series, Icewind Dale Series, Planescape: Torment

Half-Life Series

Half-Life, Half Life 2, Gunman Chronicles, They Hunger

Unreal Gold/UT

Blizzard Games