Tyler Colp Has a Blog

"Chased by a monster spouting profanities at me (whom I couldn’t see but could hear thrashing through the water I was knee deep in) I found out the person I truly am; a coward."

"History has shown that some of the best movie licences are those that focus on a key scene rather than try and cover the entire plot."

"That particular mixture of naivety and self-absorption is the principle feature of an X-Factor generation, regularly flattered into thinking their views are of vital importance by cheap marketing initiatives to "drive engagement" - rhetorical questions on Facebook; the Like button; text to vote now! Why not get on YouTube and unload your soul into the digital ether? You are worth it, you beautiful snowflake."

"Cold water? You've lost your edge. Your OS is worse, your applications are worse, your key features have been marginalized, and you literally have nothing innovative to talk about."

"What I discovered was that the quality of the sound in these older titles varies a lot more than I expected. Some sound quite bad by today’s standards while others can stand toe to toe with the very best games released last year."

"It is a pretty cool Petri dish for human behaviour, a way to model out things in your own life, this sounds clichéd, to express yourself."

"I suppose what I really want is some sort of "free range" sticker slapped on my music consumption, so that I know the artist was ethically treated in this transaction. Unfortunately, the current state of the industry is rife with finger-pointing, and I have no idea who devours — and who's getting screwed out of — the $9.99 I drop into this darkened pool every month."

"Failure is a deeply bitter thing to swallow. But then, so is lemon pepper, and any cook can tell you how much a quick sprinkle can jazz up an otherwise bland meal."

"I'm more hesitant to throw things in [laughs] ... maybe. Maybe that will change as I grow more comfortable being the lead, because previously, if I wanted to do something weird, I always felt like I must ask Notch first. That automatically created slightly more lag from idea to implementation."

"Watching the opening cutscenes, seeing lasers bounce off my shiny new hull, enemy ships blown apart by my mighty laser cannon, I didn’t feel superior, only disappointed by the lack of drama."

"Which is to say: The mission is scripted to make most of this lengthy race utterly pointless. You cannot pull ahead, and you cannot fall behind."

“Coordinating it all is like teaching elephants to do ballet,”

Self promotion: Duncan Harris

I had a chat with Duncan Harris of Dead End Thrills about the struggles of games photography.

Take the time to read Patrick Klepek’s conversation with BioWare’s Manveer Heir

Giant Bomb’s Patrick Klepek had a lengthy, but insightful conversation with BioWare’s Manveer Heir on the state of gaming journalism, reviews and criticism specifically.

It’s an excellent read even if you aren’t a writer, it’s not often we get to see what the developer thinks about how their game is received and portrayed to their audience.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

"As a result, and long before I became just one of many heroes, I was an explorer who earned his right to heroism, rather than being shoe-horned into a level-appropriate zone on a conveyor belt to destiny."