For all the subtle nuances and delicacies that make game development such a complex practice, it's difficult to deny that great games follow a similar template. A recipe, if you will. Consider the artists of the culinary world—I'm partial to Bobby Flay, myself. They may take a few unexpected twists and turns en route to a pasta primavera, but for the most part, they're making the same dish people have enjoyed for decades, using the same ingredients your grandmother has used since the Eisenhower administration. ...read more!