Author Archives: Dan Cox

Dungeons & Dragons, and Grimrock with friends

Minotaurs! Yes! Upon starting up Legend of Grimrock for the first time, all it took for me to get excited about the game was the possibility to have an adventuring party composed entirely of minotaurs. Instead of recycling the same generic

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Dungeons & Dragons, and Grimrock with friends

Minotaurs! Yes! Upon starting up Legend of Grimrock for the first time, all it took for me to get excited about the game was the possibility to have an adventuring party composed entirely of minotaurs. Instead of recycling the same generic

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The Heart of Torchlight 2’s Darkness

The light dances across their skin. Sitting by the campfire, a group of warriors savors a moment of peace during a slow night. Suddenly, a beast’s howl in the distance is cut short. By the faint light, they see a

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The Heart of Torchlight 2’s Darkness

The light dances across their skin. Sitting by the campfire, a group of warriors savors a moment of peace during a slow night. Suddenly, a beast’s howl in the distance is cut short. By the faint light, they see a

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Squires of Skyrim

From bestowing blessings to being the scourge of a countryside, dragons are encountered in tales young and old. Among their legends, one of the most enduring is that of battle against another powerful symbol: knights. From epic poetry to modern

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Squires of Skyrim

From bestowing blessings to being the scourge of a countryside, dragons are encountered in tales young and old. Among their legends, one of the most enduring is that of battle against another powerful symbol: knights. From epic poetry to modern

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The Real West of Red Dead Redemption

Gaily bedight, A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. When I thought about the American West, I used to imagine an aging gunslinger riding out across the vast plains

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The Real West of Red Dead Redemption

Gaily bedight, A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. When I thought about the American West, I used to imagine an aging gunslinger riding out across the vast plains

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The Lost Words of Mass Effect 3

“You have messages at your private terminal.” In Mass Effect 3, this single quote is repeated more than any other sentence to the player. Just approaching the the galaxy map will prompt Specialist Traynor to dutifully tell Shepard when new

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The Lost Words of Mass Effect 3

“You have messages at your private terminal.” In Mass Effect 3, this single quote is repeated more than any other sentence to the player. Just approaching the the galaxy map will prompt Specialist Traynor to dutifully tell Shepard when new

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Building Worlds: Samus of Metroid

[Building Worlds is a series where Dan Cox examines one facet in a videogame and shows you how, from that one angle, an entire society is reflected.] Samus Aran, bounty hunter extraordinaire, is a warrior. She travels in a gunship,

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Building Worlds: Samus of Metroid

[Building Worlds is a series where Dan Cox examines one facet in a videogame and shows you how, from that one angle, an entire society is reflected.] Samus Aran, bounty hunter extraordinaire, is a warrior. She travels in a gunship,

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Building Worlds: Element Zero of the Mass Effect series

[Building Worlds is a series where Dan Cox examines one facet in a videogame and shows you how, from that one angle, an entire society is reflected.] It’s the title. That’s how important a reaction is to the fiction of

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Building Worlds: Element Zero of the Mass Effect series

[Building Worlds is a series where Dan Cox examines one facet in a videogame and shows you how, from that one angle, an entire society is reflected.] It’s the title. That’s how important a reaction is to the fiction of

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Being the Enemy: The Darkspawn Chronicles

Do what I say. As I cut their throats, I never thought of them in pain. The Darkspawn were an ever-constant threat to my team and I slew them by the hundreds. Throughout Dragon Age: Origins, they were just the

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Being the Enemy: The Darkspawn Chronicles

Do what I say. As I cut their throats, I never thought of them in pain. The Darkspawn were an ever-constant threat to my team and I slew them by the hundreds. Throughout Dragon Age: Origins, they were just the

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IGF and Human Judges: An interview with Jenn Frank

In the latest controversy to come out of the IGF judging process, Unwinnable writer and freelancer extraordinaire Jenn Frank seems to have struck a nerve with her willingness to show that there, in fact, humans behind the judging of the

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IGF and Human Judges: An interview with Jenn Frank

In the latest controversy to come out of the IGF judging process, Unwinnable writer and freelancer extraordinaire Jenn Frank seems to have struck a nerve with her willingness to show that there, in fact, humans behind the judging of the

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Life and Death of Sigrun in Dragon Age: Awakenings

I wanted to show her the world. When my sister was younger, I would take her on adventures behind our house. The two of us would explore the woods that bordered our yard and pretend we were somewhere else. We

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Life and Death of Sigrun in Dragon Age: Awakenings

I wanted to show her the world. When my sister was younger, I would take her on adventures behind our house. The two of us would explore the woods that bordered our yard and pretend we were somewhere else. We

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