Category: Video Games

The Solution is Fisticuffs

This feature is also available at n-Europe, found here. The Menu-Based RPG. Iconic for the games that come under it, the way it changed perspectives on game design, and the impact it had on gaming culture. It’s also a genre that’s fallen …

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Why You Should Play Virtue’s Last Reward

This review and eulogy for my game save was originally posted on n-Europe, and can be found here. Virtue’s Last Reward is outstandingly fresh, gripping and challenging. It’s by far the most interesting 3DS game I’ve played. But you shouldn’t buy it; at …

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The Too Spooky Shopping Trip

This article has been written as part of the Critical Distance October Blogs of the Round Table. It can also be read at Digital Heaven Entertainment, here. The scariest moment in gaming I’ve experienced? Accidentally saving over a near-endgame file of Final …

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10 Features More Games Should Include

This feature can also be found on Shadowlocked, here. Everyone has their personal likes and dislikes when it comes to game design, and when making games for the public, a developer can’t possibly please everyone. That said, there are often trends and …

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A Future of Polygonal Friends: Final Comments

This piece is split into three parts (Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here), and was written for the Critical Distance Blogs of the Round Table.  Thanks for taking the time to read ‘A Future of Polygonal Friends’!   This was …

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Four Great Video Game Composers

This article can also be found (with additional entries by other writers) at The Yorker, here. It can sometimes feel that soundtrack composers don’t get a lot of credit. Unlike with the general music industry, there’s comparatively little focus paid to those …

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Game Design – Lucky Number Thirteen

This article can also be found on PixelxCore, here. Introduction It’s been quite a few years since Final Fantasy XIII was released. It was a big moment for Square Enix – their flagship series was entering the next generation of consoles; and …

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Riding on Ribbons – Journey Review

With the current state of Video games retail, games enthusiasts have never been moree money concious – services like Steam have regular sales that set a precedent on what ‘the worth of a game’ is, and yet when new console games release …

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