Shamus Young Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #67: A Place for Pie

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Is my copy of Wii Fit the only one that acts this way? Shamus Young is a programmer and writer by trade, ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 24, 2009

Experienced Points

Excuses on the High Seas

It’s easy, it’s free, and you don’t get caught. The rise in piracy over the last few years has obvious roots in the ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2009

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #66: The Hero Foretold

[folder_nav][folder_nav] The ability to re-define a hero in such a fundamental way is both stupid and awesome. Imagine if every game allowed you ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2009

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #65: Ten out of Ten Stars

[folder_nav][folder_nav] I will never forgive Peter Molyneux for making me love his horrible game. Shamus Young is a programmer and writer by trade, ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2009

Experienced Points

The Final Boss

What should the final conflict of a game be like? Should it be the most dramatic moment of the game, or the biggest ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 13, 2009

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #64: Twue Wuv

[folder_nav][folder_nav] For such a storybook-looking world, Fable 2 has moments where it can be surprisingly realistic. Happy Valentines Day! Shamus Young is a ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 13, 2009

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #63: Terribly Mysterious

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Not to spoil things or anything, but she never does get around to explaining why you must take the extra long route ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2009

Experienced Points

Everyone’s Favorite Crutch

If Wikipedia is to be believed, then quick time events turn ten this year. But Wikipedia would also have us believe that Carrot ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2009

Reviews

Stolen Pixels #62: And Your Little Dog, Too

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Severe and callous, Lord Lucian is supposedly the dread evil that you must overcome in Fable 2. But after just a few ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2009

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #61: Unfit

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Of all the videogame villains I’ve encountered over the years, the Wii Fit board is perhaps the most cunning and evil. No ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 3, 2009

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #60: It Happened Again

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Allow me to provide crucial context in order that you might enjoy this joke more fully. Shamus Young is a programmer and ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJanuary 30, 2009

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #59: Open to Interpretation

[folder_nav][folder_nav] It’s been said that the odd, inscrutable plot of Braid is “open to interpretation.” This is a designer euphemism meaning, “here’s some ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJanuary 27, 2009

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