Interactive Friction: Mirror’s Edge: Episode 4: Mattress Crates
In this episode, we beat up a former wrestler and jump off a crane.This is still a decent level, but it's not hard to notice that it's not quite as good as the first few levels in the game. As Mirror's Edge goes on, the...
Interactive Friction: Mirror’s Edge: Episode 3: Job Description
In this episode, we get down and dirty in the cleanest, most pristine sewers on Earth.It feels weird to criticize this game for anything involving its story content. I say that mostly because it clearly wasn't a major focus of the game. It's not accident...
Interactive Friction: Mirror’s Edge: Episode 2: Wrong Door
You may be surprised at how gushy we are about Mirror's Edge, given that our previous was...
Interactive Friction: Mirror’s Edge: Episode 1: Running Start
After a very long break, we're finally back. Welcome, ladies and gentleman, to the fourth season of Interactive Friction. We picked Mirror's Edge for two big reasons:We were exhausted by the end of Watch_Dogs, and needed a breather. Mirror's Edge is a very short game,...
Interactive Friction: Season 4 Sneak Peak
You probably though we were done. You probably thought Watch_Dogs destroyed us so completely that we'd never Let's Play again.You're probably an arbitrary strawman I've picked out for the sake of drama.In any case, we'll be back, starting tomorrow. Sam even made a new trailer...
The Disappointments of 2015
Last time, I talked about my favorite games of the year: A “highlight reel of 2015”, as I called it. Though highlights typically refer to things that stand out in good ways, sometimes that's not the case. Something might certainly stand out, but for the...
The Highlights of 2015
So the year is almost over, and what a year it has been. I remember spending most of my time in 2014 catching up with old games and TV shows that I missed growing up. There are very distinct memories of consistently looking at the...
#101: The Evolution of Bethesda Leveling Systems
Fallout 4 has been making waves in the gaming community since its release. People have been singing its praises on many fronts, including the town building, crafting, improved character animation, and voice acting. Another area of accolades is in the leveling system. More than just...
#100: Burgers and Fryes: The Protagonists of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Long-time readers of my blog know that I routinely talk about Assassin's Creed games. Whenever a new one gets released, it rises to the top of my to-play list. And for good reason. Regardless of the quality of any one installment, each entry has something,...
#99: When Will You Stop Playing Undertale?
(Spoiler Alert: This article discusses important plot points and twists in Undertale.) I've begun to notice a new trend in video games, especially in RPGs. The current generation of game designers grew up on the games that built the genre, like Final Fantasy and Ultima....
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