#94: Batman: Arkham Knight: The Ghost of Confidence
(Spoiler Alert: This article contains major spoilers of crucial plot elements in Batman: Arkham Knight.) Though I do not talk about them much, I am a huge fan of the Batman: Arkham games. So when Batman: Arkham Knight came out on June 23rd, I was...
#91: Bravely Default: A Critique of the Old
(Spoiler Alert: This article contains significant spoilers for Bravely Default's story.) Last year, Square-Enix released a game which garnered much attention from JRPG fans. Taking inspiration from the Final Fantasy games from the NES/SNES-era, Bravely Default was seen as both a return to form for...
#84: Dragon Age 2: Pacing and Plot Structure
Some time ago, I played Dragon Age: Origins. Back then, I expressedissueswith how it was paced, citing The Fade and The Deep Roads in particular as two segments of bad filler content. Recently, I have revisited the franchise with Dragon Age 2. Despite being in...
#69: SEES and the Investigation Team: A Tale of Tone and Scale
One of my favorite JRPG franchises has to be the Persona sub-franchise in the Shin Megami Tensei series. Although I have played through all of the games in the franchise, Persona 3 and 4 are the ones that really captured my heart. I was talking...
#52: When Good Plots Go Bad: How “Those Who Came Before” Ruined Assassin’s Creed
(A SPOILER WARNING is in effect for the entity of Assassin's Creed from the first game to the most recent outing. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!)A week ago, a friend of mine finished playing Assassin's Creed 3, which sparked a pretty interesting discussion regarding the plot...
#48: The Post/Zombie Apocalypse: Is it Overused?
The prospect of zombies and the undead has always been a theme explored in video games since the days of the Atari 2600. The reasons for this are obvious, since they pose an easily comprehensible threat and provide cannon fodder for players. In recent times...
#20: The Mass Effect Conundrum: Part 2: Small Fixes
(Warning: Mass Effect SeriesSpoilers, especially Mass Effect 3. You have been warned.) When I proofread the column from last week, I had realized something. While I did much to outline the problems in the Mass Effectseries and its choices, specifically how they did not significantly...