Crafting X-statements
At Kongregate we have the privilege of working with a wide variety of game developers, many of whom are enthusiastic to open up their game pitches with an x-statement. X-statements attempt to summarize a game succinctly using two subjects, often referencing other video games, mechanics, art styles, or popular media. Very often they look like this: “My game is Crossy Road meets Mad Max.” “What if Towerfall had Dark Souls-style sword combat?” “I’m working on a game that is Cooking Mama meets El