I didn't know that! Robb Sherwin has apparently taken some inspiration from the same for Cyberganked, and obviously I was inspired to write TWEEZER from that--actually this piece expresses a lot of what TWEEZER means.

I'm finding it interesting how Might and Magic VI still gives that sense of ownership even with an automap and quest notes. I guess it's that Skyrim , like so many other games, thinks you're stupid. It doesn't think you're as stupid as, say, Bioshock Infinite thinks you are, but I think that's why I've gone so sour to AAA: It doesn't respect my intelligence.

I'd love to make a game where people have to map themselves. One of the best dungeons in Might and Magic comes at the end--you're put in a maze and told to figure out the name of the guy who put you there--after mapping the maze out, the walls spell out the name. It's this amazing bit of level design that doesn't exist in Skyrim--there isn't a single memorable layout there--hell, that doesn't exist in AAA in general any more. I'd love to make a game that's made up of dungeons like that. I love moments when you suddenly understand the whole picture and that leads to the solution.