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Smut ain’t so bad
A Dating Sim, for those of you who never typed “Boobs” into google, is a game where you laboriously complete a series of simple tasks over and over again in order to impress one of a small selection of virtual … Continue reading
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A bit of a think about Interaction, Themes, and Bioshock.
In my last post, so many aeons ago, I had a bit of a whine about how little genuine human interaction we see in games. I made that post because I was honestly frustrated with the how limited the vocabulary … Continue reading
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Analogy Hour: Why I like Stealth Games.
I like stealth games for one reason: Controlled excitement. The key word: Controlled. Sure, we all love the moment in any good action game when the killblitz kicks into megadrive and your flaming car engine rockets off the top of … Continue reading
Bread and Circuses
Here you go weary travellers of the internet, Eurogamer beat their collective gums about HUMAN REVOLUTION. No less than 2 pictures involving sunglasses and moody yellow-washed architecture. pretend I wrote this, and I’ll pretend that I’ll ever get a chance … Continue reading
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LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 ANNOUNCED.
LittleBigPlanet 2 has been announced, and the internet is already crackling with anticipation. Here’s some details bound to tickle your UCC bone. Continue reading
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Tagged Jack, LBP, LBP 2, LittleBigPlanet 2, MediaMolecule, Release Date
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ROGER EBERT ATTACKS! INTERNET IN FLAMES!
Yes, Roger Ebert recently decided to restate his previous argument: that games are not, and can never be, art. And yes, the internet promptly rose like a fire-filled tsunami against this tiny agressor. And yes, I’ll be surprised if the … Continue reading
What makes a good hero in five minutes
I’ve been playing a mixed bag of titles over the last 4 or so months and each and every one of them has had their own concept of what should make a rollicking good hero. The usual fare stretches from … Continue reading
Adventure-Novel Book-games
If you’ve been around the web a bit, you’ve probably seen the recent trendy thing where video games are given covers similar to those of a classic old book series. Well, what better series of games to perform this bit … Continue reading
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Immersion, and the heads up display of the soul
In a recent piece on the upcoming title Metro 2033, in PC Powerplay, the journalist raved at lengths about how 4A were striving to create an incredibly immersive experience, and this immediately grabbed my attention from a design perspective, and … Continue reading
