Game OverThinker: A Tale of Two Games

Little does the world realize that The Game OverThinker is actually a mild-mannered film and video game geek named Bob, who creates longform rants on the minutia of game culture when he ought to be working and makes videos out of them in order to ignore his crippling writer's block.

'"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" and "New Super Mario Bros. Wii." The two biggest games of the Holiday 2009 Gaming Season. Side-by-side, point-by-point... and they might have more in common than you think!'

Via The Game OverThinker

Knytt Stories Design Tour

Another Design Tour, made by the Wolfire Team. This time on Knytt Stories, by Nifflas Games.

"Whenever I play a game, I look for design lessons that I can learn and apply to my own games. Recently, I decided to show these lessons in the form of a video tour of games that make interesting design decisions..."

Via Wolfire blog