Devin Stone's articles (Page 3)

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   Feature

   Devin Stone, 11 August 2025

   How some of the best puzzle games are a lesson in magic and misdirection

   Puzzle games don’t make us feel smart, nor inspire us to 'be smart', but quite the opposite. They make fools of us. Dazzled, starry-eyed fools. And with ignorance comes bliss. Well…most of the time.

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   Feature

   Devin Stone, 6 June 2025

   Thinky Direct 2025: Cryptic glyphs and xenobiology collide in upcoming metroidbrainia EMUUROM

   Get to know the local wildlife and seek secrets worth deciphering.

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   Feature

   Devin Stone, 13 May 2025

   Lab Rat synthesizes comedy and logic into a compound worth testing

   Assume the role of playtester for an unhinged, “AI-generated” Sokoban, designed in reality by avant-garde puzzle crafters Gwen Frey and Lucas Le Slo.

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   Feature

   Devin Stone, 4 April 2025

   How fictional languages are perfect for the Metroidbrainia formula

   Traditional metroidvanias aren’t the conlang’s ideal pairing. Rather, it’s their thinky cousins, the metroidbrainia.