The Snare of the Tree, and Other Perilous Seductions

LUCIDITY. ATTENTIVENESS. GENEROSITY. VITALITY.

In this short treatise, Alexis answers one of the hardest questions of all: what, exactly, makes a game ‘good’? Looking from players’ and developers’ points of view, he explores what makes games savoury, what makes games exceptional, and why they often aren’t.

The Snare of the Tree, and Other Perilous Seductions

LUCIDITY. ATTENTIVENESS. GENEROSITY. VITALITY.

In this short treatise, Alexis answers one of the hardest questions of all: what, exactly, makes a game ‘good’? Looking from players’ and developers’ points of view, he explores what makes games savoury, what makes games exceptional, and why they often aren’t.

> 14
> ‘HA HA CLOTH EARS’
>> [YOU HAVE LOST A LIFE]
>> [NAME A BASILISK?]

– Mr Reptile

Enemy of 8-year-old Alexis Kennedy,

1980

eBook or Paperback

The Snare of the Tree is available in Kindle and, imminently, paperback format, costing £2.99 and £4.99 respectively. Enjoy!