In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 delves into the manipulative game design of The Stanley Parable and why its release angered a lot ...

In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 delves into the game and sound design of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and how it subtly guides ...

In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 discusses the atmospheric game design of Returnal from Housemarque and how the effectiveness of its design fades ...

In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 dissects the game design of Stormveil Castle, the first legacy dungeon in Elden Ring, and explains how ...

In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 dissects the game design of the open world in Elden Ring and explains why it works where so ...

In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 discusses and dissects the meta game design of Inscryption with the game’s creator, Daniel Mullins.

In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 and Jack dive into the narrative design of FromSoftware‘s Dark Souls II and how this entry employs ...

In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 dives into the game design of FromSoftware‘s Demon’s Souls and how it punishes its struggling players with ...

In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 discusses how Valve crafted a nearly perfect immersive experience with Half-Life: Alyx, including touching upon the struggles ...

In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 dissects Bungie‘s Halo and the game design techniques used to develop it and expounds upon how it ...

In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 continues his discussion of FromSoftware‘s Dark Souls series, this time discussing why its leveling system is useless. ...

In this episode of Anatomy, JM8 dissects FromSoftware‘s Dark Souls series as a whole for how it is actually designed for horror. This ...