Opinion

Game of the Year?

*Sometime after dusk. We are playing Baldur’s Gate 2, a classic of video games, eating a piece of Christmas Cake* Shadowy Figures (coming out of the shadows in the doorway): We need a game of the year choice. Me: Oh,

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Game of the Year?

*Sometime after dusk. We are playing Baldur’s Gate 2, a classic of video games, eating a piece of Christmas Cake* Shadowy Figures (coming out of the shadows in the doorway): We need a game of the year choice. Me: Oh,

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My Game of (last) Year: Dragon Age Origins

[I realize this came out last year, but this is the game that dominated my gaming experience in 2010] Awarding something ‘Game of the Year’ can be done under a number of different criteria, but one that works for me

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My Game of (last) Year: Dragon Age Origins

[I realize this came out last year, but this is the game that dominated my gaming experience in 2010] Awarding something ‘Game of the Year’ can be done under a number of different criteria, but one that works for me

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Interruption!

Game characters are terrible conversationalists. I came to this conclusion after the last three games I’ve played: Fallout 3, Mass Effect 2 and Metroid: Other M. First, we have Fallout 3‘s Lone Wanderer of the Capital Wasteland. This is a

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Interruption!

Game characters are terrible conversationalists. I came to this conclusion after the last three games I’ve played: Fallout 3, Mass Effect 2 and Metroid: Other M. First, we have Fallout 3‘s Lone Wanderer of the Capital Wasteland. This is a

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Catherine has gameplay!

The internet is a funny place. Andriasang has reported that there is in fact gameplay in Catherine, and everyone there seems to be pretty okay about it. The rest of the internet, though, seems to be taking this as some

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Catherine has gameplay!

The internet is a funny place. Andriasang has reported that there is in fact gameplay in Catherine, and everyone there seems to be pretty okay about it. The rest of the internet, though, seems to be taking this as some

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Rampant Dragon Age Skepticism

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRAUKN3_tJA&fs=1&hl=en_US] Someone could call me a Dragon Age 2 skeptic. I was a pretty big fan of the first Dragon Age (though nothing compared to either of my fellow DA:O fanatics, Patricia and Graham), but I’m not a massive Bioware

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Rampant Dragon Age Skepticism

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRAUKN3_tJA&fs=1&hl=en_US] Someone could call me a Dragon Age 2 skeptic. I was a pretty big fan of the first Dragon Age (though nothing compared to either of my fellow DA:O fanatics, Patricia and Graham), but I’m not a massive Bioware

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Indie Impressions: Epic Dungeon

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ0GGQEMi_Y&fs=1&hl=en_US] What happens when a lot of independent developers on the Xbox 360 get together and promote each other by starting a big event? That’s right, we don’t miss games like Epic Dungeon. In all respects, this is the kind

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Indie Impressions: Epic Dungeon

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ0GGQEMi_Y&fs=1&hl=en_US] What happens when a lot of independent developers on the Xbox 360 get together and promote each other by starting a big event? That’s right, we don’t miss games like Epic Dungeon. In all respects, this is the kind

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Alan Wake Writer Blames Ludonarrative Dissonance on Game Expectations

Ah, ludonarrative dissonance: we’re all familiar with it. It’s the disconnect between the narrative and ‘play’ aspects of a game. Think, for example, how Nathan Drake is characterized as a likeable good guy and yet we spend all game killing

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Alan Wake Writer Blames Ludonarrative Dissonance on Game Expectations

Ah, ludonarrative dissonance: we’re all familiar with it. It’s the disconnect between the narrative and ‘play’ aspects of a game. Think, for example, how Nathan Drake is characterized as a likeable good guy and yet we spend all game killing

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Reminiscing with ilomilo

Childhood. The memories seem so far away, but they all come rushing back to me while playing ilomilo. The splendor of being impossibly tiny in a huge, magical world. The music, a theme which all my old stuffed animals can

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Reminiscing with ilomilo

Childhood. The memories seem so far away, but they all come rushing back to me while playing ilomilo. The splendor of being impossibly tiny in a huge, magical world. The music, a theme which all my old stuffed animals can

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Are We Ready For Catherine and Real Life?

“Oh, you’re looking at that again.” It’s said with such disdain, you’d think I was looking at dead orphans or something, but no, it’s my friend, and I’m looking at Catherine trailers. Commonly known as “The Sex Game That Patricia

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Are We Ready For Catherine and Real Life?

“Oh, you’re looking at that again.” It’s said with such disdain, you’d think I was looking at dead orphans or something, but no, it’s my friend, and I’m looking at Catherine trailers. Commonly known as “The Sex Game That Patricia

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Mass Effect 3, By The Numbers

In light of recent discussion regarding metrics fetishism, I’ve tried to parse Destructoid’s newly revealed Mass Effect 2 statistics with some perspective. We all know these numbers aren’t just random trivia: they will be part of the basis for changes

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Mass Effect 3, By The Numbers

In light of recent discussion regarding metrics fetishism, I’ve tried to parse Destructoid’s newly revealed Mass Effect 2 statistics with some perspective. We all know these numbers aren’t just random trivia: they will be part of the basis for changes

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