Nintendo #25: Nintendo: The Good and the Bad June 13th, 2012 0 Last week marked the start and end of this year's annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). It was the time of year that most of the major power...
Final Fantasy XIII #24: Why Does Final Fantasy XIII Feel So Linear? June 6th, 2012 6 Final Fantasy is a gaming franchise most people are aware of. At one point, it was considered the pinnacle of JRPGs and almost synonymous with the...
AI #23: Why is Alyx Vance Such a Beloved Female Character? May 30th, 2012 5 I, very recently, had the pleasure of playing Half-Life 2 and its two episodes (which I will be collectively referring to as “the game”, despite...
comparison #22: Why Games Should Not Be Compared to Other Mediums May 23rd, 2012 2 As prior articles I have written may have led you to believe, I tend to take story in games seriously. I am heavily critical of plot-lines in games...
Apple #21: The “What Ifs” of Apple's Alleged New Console May 16th, 2012 0 As of right now, major gaming has been a competition between the Nintendo Wii, the Sony PlayStation 3, the Microsoft Xbox 360, and the good-old...
bad writing #20: The Mass Effect Conundrum: Part 2: Small Fixes May 9th, 2012 16 (Warning: Mass Effect SeriesSpoilers, especially Mass Effect 3. You have been warned.) When I proofread the column from last week, I had realized...
bad writing #19: The Mass Effect Conundrum: Linearity vs. Choice May 2nd, 2012 6 (Warning: Mass Effect SeriesSpoilers, especially Mass Effect 3. You have been warned.) The other day, I had a conversation with a friend of mine...
Character Analysis #18: Character Analysis #1: Ulysses (Fallout: New Vegas: Lonesome Road) April 25th, 2012 7 Warning: Fallout: New Vegas and DLC spoilers A few weeks back, I discussed characterization in Fallout: New Vegas. I said that the “villain”...
high budget #17: The True Problem with Modern Gaming April 18th, 2012 0 The games of today have come a long way from the games of old. Graphical fidelity has greatly advanced and allows for more rich and detailed...
Fallout New Vegas #16: Realism in Games April 11th, 2012 3 Any game enthusiast who goes onto the internet is familiar with this particular topic. Everyday, someone, somewhere in the world argues that “games...