Design Videos

Game Analysis

Check out video essays about game design  written, performed, and edited by Max Cronce and Jake O’Neill. More analysis videos to come soon(ish).

Portfolio

Here’s some examples of my work. Some of it was done for class projects, some was done on my own, and some are a combination of the two.

Thalassophobia

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Physical | Solo

Thalassophobia is an experimental, one-shot tabletop RPG where the GM takes on the role of an otherworldly creature known as The Suit.

Can a small party of unlikely allies triumph over The Suit or will paranoia tear them asunder?

It’s free to download & play.

Color Schemers

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Digital | Group

Color Schemers is a frantic party game for 2 - 4 players developed in Unity for a capstone project by a small group of UCSC students.

I worked as design lead, level designer, SFX creator, and Co-producer on the project.

Scofflaws!

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Physical | Group

A unique 4-6 player party card game about deception, anonymity, and cheating.

Each player assumes the role of a particular criminal, each with their own abilities and goals.

Use your abilities to turn the game in your favor! 

Luck is for chumps!

Max’s Minigames

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Digital | Solo

Two minigames that I created. They both have the same minimalist style, but play differently.

DodgeBomb is a grid-based infinite runner that I created for a game jam.

Color Castle is a versus multiplayer game that is played using an alternative controller that I built. 

Design Videos

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Digital | Group

We make  essays on game  design that particularly interest us.

We also make trailers and explanatory videos for our games.

The Woodsman

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Digital | Solo

A noir style Twine game about a murder. There’s a twist though: you control both the killer and the detective.  

While a single playthrough might be quick, with 200+ unique nodes, 19,000+ words, and 20+ endings there’s plenty  of different paths to explore.