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Is Playing to the Meta Always for the Betta?

In which we question a few assumptions about just what the metagame of a game is for.

12 min readAug 30, 2022

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Two stick figures playing Street Fighter 4. One is a Gen player, and their thought bubble is full of many different thoughts, such as which stance Gen is currently in, the range of his moves, and so on. The other is a Fei-Long player, and is simply thinking about using Fei-Long’s Rekkaken special move and nothing else.

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Sean H.

Approachability and Accessibility

A discussion about where these two threads cross and diverge in video games.

17 min readJul 16, 2022

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Morrigan Aensland from Darkstalkers playing and losing a game of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom against a kid in a yellow baseball hat. She looks furious, while the kid laughs victoriously. Yatterman-1 and Yatterman-2 are walking by in the background and watching curiously.

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Sean H.

4 Things I Wish I’d Known About Fighting Games

The hard-learned and hard-earned lessons that taught me how to love and appreciate this genre a bit more.

13 min readNov 15, 2021

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Jam Kuradoberi from Guilty Gear Xrd preparing for her Chokyaku Ho’oushou super move. She has brown hair and wears red & black Chinese-themed clothes.

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Sean H.

Of Starry Nights and Tournament Fights

A retrospective on Dragon Warrior Monsters, and how it defies the simple label of “Pokemon clone”

15 min readSep 3, 2021

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The Japanese box art for Dragon Warrior Monsters, drawn by Akira Toriyama. Main character Terry is walking confidently to the left with many other monsters following behind him.

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Sean H.

Gen 6 Fairy Fiesta

If Gen 1 was not the one, then Gen 6 was where it kicks.

17 min readAug 16, 2021

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official art of the Pokemon Sylveon. It’s a catlike pink, white, and blue creature with a white bow around its neck, one on its ears, and bright blue eyes.

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Sean H.

Pokemon Gen 1 is not The One

Happy new year! Let’s talk talk about pulling off your nostalgia goggles for Pocket Monsters.

16 min readJan 4, 2021

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A picture of the boxarts for Pokemon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow versions.

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Sean H.

Real Talk for REAL×EYEZ

I want Japan to realize that you don’t need stereotypes to make your stuff good — especially when your show was doing perfectly fine…

9 min readMar 16, 2020

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The album image for REAL×EYEZ, Kamen Rider Zero-One’s opening theme. Kamen Rider Zero-One is kicking toward the viewer.

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Sean H.

A Breath of Fresh Fire

Or, My First JRPG for Playstation 1, And What a Banger It Was

14 min readSep 13, 2019

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A Breath of Fresh Fire

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Sean H.

Sean H.

He/him. Game designer, teacher, programmer, writer. Worked on Final Spike, a 1-on-1 beach volleyball game for PC/Mac. More projects in the works.

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