As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. –Henry David Thoreau I’ve really enjoyed exploring the notion of the sub-optimal path in relation to gameplay and story this week. I find it’s always informative to try on new filters, [...]
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Assassin’s Creed: Optimal Ennui
August 28, 2008 – 7:43 am
You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself. -Gautama Siddharta Earlier this week, Alex mentioned Assassin’s Creed (AC) in the comments and I replied that the game was all about the sub-optimal path. In fact, it’s one of the things that I find so enthralling about it. It is also, of [...]
Ultima VII: The Land of Sub-Optimal Paths
August 27, 2008 – 9:39 am
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by –Robert Frost Hey look–it’s a post on sub-optimal paths that doesn’t open with one of Justin’s comments pulled out of context! Instead, I’m going to open with a quick response to Krystian who asked what I meant by “optimal” in [...]
