So I decided to run with my earlier idea to give each issue its own theme, so far the order is:
1. Quest (RPG, adventures)
2. Space
3. Ethics (games that offer a choice that effects alignment)
4. Desert
5. Future
6. Fright
7. Noire
8. Indie
9. Shoot
10. Epic (J-pop games, not the same as quest)
11.Drive
12. Jump (platformers)
I had to go with relatively short words since there is not that much space on the front cover ans I wanted to be able to sum up an issue in as short a way as possible.
I like the way that you can find out about all the content by the sort of type collage at the bottom of the cover. The logo was derived from tall dark and handsome webfont; Alegre sans for the top right informations bar. The cover designs are meant to be a nod to a game's Heads Up Display which normally gives relevant information concerning your statistics, health bar and inventory. But in this context it serves as a purely referential basis.
1. Quest (RPG, adventures)
2. Space
3. Ethics (games that offer a choice that effects alignment)
4. Desert
5. Future
6. Fright
7. Noire
8. Indie
9. Shoot
10. Epic (J-pop games, not the same as quest)
11.Drive
12. Jump (platformers)
I had to go with relatively short words since there is not that much space on the front cover ans I wanted to be able to sum up an issue in as short a way as possible.
I like the way that you can find out about all the content by the sort of type collage at the bottom of the cover. The logo was derived from tall dark and handsome webfont; Alegre sans for the top right informations bar. The cover designs are meant to be a nod to a game's Heads Up Display which normally gives relevant information concerning your statistics, health bar and inventory. But in this context it serves as a purely referential basis.
I dropped the Random Loot feature as I dont think it fully exploits the magazines concept and sort of detracts away from the overall intentions of the brief. So I replaced that feature with a cult gaming journalist, Ben Yahtzee Croshaw, better known for his Zero Punctuation series and articles on the webzine site, The Escapist Magazine. Yahtzee's unique critique on the genre makes him a perfect addition to the content. Renown for his sharp tongue, wit, pulling no punches and often downright anal approach to gaming makes him a great read and his writing style compliments how one of my own friends, Toby writes his reviews for bands and albums. Just need to root out a few more issues concerning the content and the fluidity of how it is interpreted by the viewer,
