Leaning Into Limitation - How “Punishing: Gray Raven” Makes Action Combat Work On Touchscreens

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I keep saying it, but it blows me away this is a phone game. We sure have come a long way, huh?

Also hey, 100 subs. That’s pretty neat, thanks! Kinda funny how the game I’m covering this week is the one that started this series. I’d like to say I planned that, but uh… Just kinda worked out that way.

What didn’t work out was my original plan for this video. I’d initially wanted to tackle this subject from the perspective of a specific character’s kit, as that’s where the game gets wacky. But the more I wrote, the more I needed to explain the systems under what I wrote, and the further away that sub-minute mark got.

So instead, I used a much it on a more basic mechanic as an example. Think it still works, but I’d really like to go into depth on this game at some point.

Anyway, that’ll do it for this week. Thanks, as always, for your time, and again for 100 subs! And till next time, take care out there.


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