Summary: <p><em>Uh oh… they're back… it's EVIL GAMES CLUB!</em></p> <p>Snide laugh! Malicious gafaw! In this, our second evil episode, your evil hosts revisit some of the dumb topics Nice Games Club covered in previous episodes, and correct the record where required. We're at it again, being evil, that is!</p> <p></p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bugsurprize/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dale posts bugs on Instagram now.</a> - <a href="/publication/instragram" hreflang="en">Instragram</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYlOM7iABvO/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This is the spider Dale was talking about in the intro.</a> - <a href="/publication/instagram" hreflang="en">Instagram</a> </li> </ul> Crafting Systems 0:02:46 <a href="/person/adia-alderson" hreflang="en">Adia Alderson</a> <a href="/topics/game-design" hreflang="en">Game Design</a> This topic is a followup to the episode <a href="/episode/3" hreflang="en">"It's against the law to stop."</a> <a href="https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/articles/5-approaches-to-crafting-systems-in-games-and-where-to-use-them--cms-22628" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5 Approaches to Crafting Systems in Games (and Where to Use Them)</a> - <a href="/author/alexander-king" hreflang="en">Alexander King</a>, <a href="/publication/envatotuts" hreflang="en">Envatotuts+</a> <a href="https://www.gameskinny.com/9t6l4/the-absolute-best-video-game-crafting-systems" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The absolute best video game crafting systems</a> - <a href="/author/ty-arthur" hreflang="en">Ty Arthur</a>, <a href="/publication/game-skinny" hreflang="en">Game Skinny</a> <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/how-the-witcher-3-succeeds-where-mass-effect-andromeda-falls-short/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How The Witcher 3 succeeds where Mass Effect: Andromeda falls short</a> - <a href="/author/jody-macgregor" hreflang="en">Jody Macgregor</a>, <a href="/publication/pc-gamer" hreflang="en">PC Gamer</a> <a href="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/03/mass-effect-andromedas-menus-are-a-mess/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mass Effect: Andromeda's Menus Are A Mess</a> - <a href="/author/alex-walker" hreflang="en">Alex Walker</a>, <a href="/publication/kotaku-australia" hreflang="en">Kotaku Australia</a> <a href="https://www.gameskinny.com/83s3h/games-like-fallout-4-take-crafting-too-far-for-the-average-player" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Games like Fallout 4 take crafting too far for the average player</a> - <a href="/author/blacktidetv" hreflang="en">BlackTideTV</a>, <a href="/publication/gameskinny" hreflang="en">GameSkinny</a> <a href="https://kotaku.com/fallout-4-has-a-ton-of-junk-and-its-stressing-me-out-1741725282" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fallout 4 Has A Ton Of Junk, And It's Stressing Me Out”</a> - <a href="/author/patricia-hernandez" hreflang="en">Patricia Hernandez</a>, <a href="/publication/kotaku" hreflang="en">Kotaku</a> Game Jams 0:26:23 <a href="/person/dylan-skerbitz" hreflang="en">Dylan Skerbitz</a> <a href="/topics/events" hreflang="en">Events</a> This is a followup to the episodes <a href="/episode/5" hreflang="en">"Bananas, from here to eternity."</a> and this episode which talks about Dylan on the Train Jam <a href="/episode/17" hreflang="en">GDC 2017 Special (Part 1)</a> <a href="https://globalgamejam.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Global Game Jam 2018 starts Jan 26th.</a> <a href="https://globalgamejam.org/2017/games/echoes-kai-anders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Echoes of Kai Anders” (Adia and Stephen’s GGJ 2017 game).</a> - <a href="/author/adia-alderson-and-stephen-mcgregor-et-al" hreflang="en">Adia Alderson and Stephen McGregor et al.</a>, <a href="/publication/ggj" hreflang="en">GGJ</a> <a href="https://globalgamejam.org/2017/games/listen-four-eyes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Listen Up, Four Eyes” (Dylan, Martha, and Mark’s GGJ 2017 game).</a> - <a href="/author/dylan-skerbitz-martha-megarry-mark-lacroix-et-al" hreflang="en">Dylan Skerbitz, Martha Megarry, Mark LaCroix et al.</a>, <a href="/publication/ggj-0" hreflang="en">GGJ</a> <p>A list of upcoming Game Jams</p> <a href="https://itch.io/jams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Game jams on itch.io</a> <a href="http://indiegamejams.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">indiegamejams.com</a> <a href="http://jams.gamejolt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GameJolt Jams</a> <a href="https://ldjam.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ludum Dare 40 takes place Dec 1st-4th, 2017</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MsMinotaur" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Your evil hosts praised the organizer of Train Jam 2017, Adriel Wallick.</a> - <a href="/author/msminotaur" hreflang="en">@MsMinotaur</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/161" hreflang="en">Twitter</a> <p>(off topic!)</p> <a href="https://kotaku.com/a-musical-character-customization-trick-for-everyone-to-1786685438" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Musical Character Customization Trick For Everyone To Copy</a> - <a href="/author/kirk-hamilton" hreflang="en">Kirk Hamilton</a>, <a href="/publication/kotaku" hreflang="en">Kotaku</a> Bad Gamedev Habits 0:52:39 <a href="/person/dale-lacroix" hreflang="en">Dale LaCroix</a> <a href="/topics/irl" hreflang="en">IRL</a> This topic is a followup to the episode <a href="/episode/12" hreflang="en">"Can I tweet about this?"</a> <p>While this topic was mostly evil talk directed at Nice Game Club, it also included some uncharacteristically sage advice from your evil hosts. Take heed, or suffer!</p>
