Posts Tagged 'Morality'

Interview with Chris Avellone

Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with the great Chris Avellone himself, one of the minds behind the critically acclaimed Fallout franchise and Planescape: Torment. What follows is our exchange, where we speak of nearly everything you can

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Interview with Chris Avellone

Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with the great Chris Avellone himself, one of the minds behind the critically acclaimed Fallout franchise and Planescape: Torment. What follows is our exchange, where we speak of nearly everything you can

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I Don't Want To Save the World

I don’t want to be the chosen one. I don’t want to get the girl. I don’t want to make kingdoms rise and fall on my whim. I don’t want to dictate who lives and dies. Most of all, I

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I Don't Want To Save the World

I don’t want to be the chosen one. I don’t want to get the girl. I don’t want to make kingdoms rise and fall on my whim. I don’t want to dictate who lives and dies. Most of all, I

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Interview with Nicolau Chaud, Mind Behind Polymorphous Perversity

Nicolau Chaud: you may know him from ‘controversial’ games like Beautiful Escape and the recently revealed Polymorphous Perversity. There’s plenty of talk surrounding his games, but how much do you know about the mind behind them? Well, Nightmare Mode got a

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Interview with Nicolau Chaud, Mind Behind Polymorphous Perversity

Nicolau Chaud: you may know him from ‘controversial’ games like Beautiful Escape and the recently revealed Polymorphous Perversity. There’s plenty of talk surrounding his games, but how much do you know about the mind behind them? Well, Nightmare Mode got a

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Morality, consequences… and Heisenberg!

Well, considering everyone here is talking about it, perhaps I should jump in as well and pee inside this moral choices and consequences in games swimming pool. While Patricia focuses her attention on morality and the disconnection between action and

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Morality, consequences… and Heisenberg!

Well, considering everyone here is talking about it, perhaps I should jump in as well and pee inside this moral choices and consequences in games swimming pool. While Patricia focuses her attention on morality and the disconnection between action and

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Truths and Consequences

Developers love talking about making their games full of moral choices with consequences, but that’s a crock of shit: no one makes games with consequences. I’d even say moral choice is an illusion, like a linear world designed to feel

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Truths and Consequences

Developers love talking about making their games full of moral choices with consequences, but that’s a crock of shit: no one makes games with consequences. I’d even say moral choice is an illusion, like a linear world designed to feel

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Christine Love Comments on 'Dont Take It Personally, Babe..' Reception

First off, if you haven’t played the game I highly suggest you do so: it’s free, it’ll only take a couple of hours, and it’s well worth your time. You can download it here, for both Mac and PC alike.

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Christine Love Comments on 'Dont Take It Personally, Babe..' Reception

First off, if you haven’t played the game I highly suggest you do so: it’s free, it’ll only take a couple of hours, and it’s well worth your time. You can download it here, for both Mac and PC alike.

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Hesitations and Fears Regarding Dragon Age 2

Note: I tend to hype things a lot here at Nightmare Mode. But occasionally, I’m skeptical, too. Both can be fun! You may not have realized it or guessed it, but Dragon Age has been Bioware’s biggest game so far.

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Hesitations and Fears Regarding Dragon Age 2

Note: I tend to hype things a lot here at Nightmare Mode. But occasionally, I’m skeptical, too. Both can be fun! You may not have realized it or guessed it, but Dragon Age has been Bioware’s biggest game so far.

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Redemption is a Misnomer

That’s right, I’m denouncing the critic’s (and many-a-player’s) darling. There is nothing Redemptive about Red Dead Redemption. Here’s why. As you probably know, RDR gives players control over John Marston, a man who is living during a time of utter

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Redemption is a Misnomer

That’s right, I’m denouncing the critic’s (and many-a-player’s) darling. There is nothing Redemptive about Red Dead Redemption. Here’s why. As you probably know, RDR gives players control over John Marston, a man who is living during a time of utter

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A Moral Conundrum

MAG just reached over one billion in bodycount, and I’m sitting here, thinking to myself, why does it come down to this? Up until a few years ago, I played the RPG genre almost exclusively. Then high school rolled around

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A Moral Conundrum

MAG just reached over one billion in bodycount, and I’m sitting here, thinking to myself, why does it come down to this? Up until a few years ago, I played the RPG genre almost exclusively. Then high school rolled around

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