Posts Tagged 'Shadow of the Colossus'

Characters that Count

  Note: This article contains story spoilers for Shadow of the Colossus. There are many memorable characters in games, but what makes a truly great character, and how are they a more integral part of storytelling than a simple avatar?

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Characters that Count

  Note: This article contains story spoilers for Shadow of the Colossus. There are many memorable characters in games, but what makes a truly great character, and how are they a more integral part of storytelling than a simple avatar?

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Here are some emotions invented by videogames

Greetings, it’s me, or rather us; we are the Mammon-Machine, aiming to open your mind to new entertaining and dangerous Video Game Experiences. Video Games are sometimes “fun” and that emotion is okay or whatever but we believe that there

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Here are some emotions invented by videogames

Greetings, it’s me, or rather us; we are the Mammon-Machine, aiming to open your mind to new entertaining and dangerous Video Game Experiences. Video Games are sometimes “fun” and that emotion is okay or whatever but we believe that there

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Confronting violence in Nier

I’ve killed a lot of people in video games. There weren’t many games that chastised me for killing until Nier, though. Shadow of the Colossus certainly tried, but it’s difficult to feel guilty when you can unlock power ups via

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Confronting violence in Nier

I’ve killed a lot of people in video games. There weren’t many games that chastised me for killing until Nier, though. Shadow of the Colossus certainly tried, but it’s difficult to feel guilty when you can unlock power ups via

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PBS Off Book Covers Video Games

With oh so lovely networks like Fox News providing us with plenty of ignorant, biased, politically driven garbage in their extensive coverage of video games, it’s nice to see another network giving gamers a break from hearing flat out unpunished

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PBS Off Book Covers Video Games

With oh so lovely networks like Fox News providing us with plenty of ignorant, biased, politically driven garbage in their extensive coverage of video games, it’s nice to see another network giving gamers a break from hearing flat out unpunished

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Less is more: Fez's subtractive design influenced by Ico

Fez, the game we’re not completely convinced will actually Ever Exist, was heavily influenced by Fumito Ueda’s “Design by Subtraction” paradigm; the same design which has vaulted both Ico and Shadow of the Collossus to fame.  Phil Fish of Polytron

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Less is more: Fez's subtractive design influenced by Ico

Fez, the game we’re not completely convinced will actually Ever Exist, was heavily influenced by Fumito Ueda’s “Design by Subtraction” paradigm; the same design which has vaulted both Ico and Shadow of the Collossus to fame.  Phil Fish of Polytron

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Why Shadow of the Colossus is Overrated

Warning: This opinion piece contains detailed narrative spoilers but few mechanical spoilers for Shadow of the Colossus, ICO, Prince of Persia (2008) and God of War. To celebrate the release of The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, I

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Why Shadow of the Colossus is Overrated

Warning: This opinion piece contains detailed narrative spoilers but few mechanical spoilers for Shadow of the Colossus, ICO, Prince of Persia (2008) and God of War. To celebrate the release of The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, I

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Fumito Ueda says The Last Guardian to be "Unpredictable"

Despite having it’s release date pushed back earlier this year and being a no-show at 2011’s TGS, rare news has surfaced about The Last Guardian. Featured on the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection is a round table discussion

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Fumito Ueda says The Last Guardian to be "Unpredictable"

Despite having it’s release date pushed back earlier this year and being a no-show at 2011’s TGS, rare news has surfaced about The Last Guardian. Featured on the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection is a round table discussion

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Death and Pathos: Saving the Princess

Massive spoilers included for: -Shadow of the Colossus (everything) -Mother 3 (Chapter 1, 2, and 6. If you’ve not played it, don’t read it. Go play it.) -Bioshock (everything) -Final Fantasy VII (whaddaya think?) -Braid (ending) -Mass Effect 2 (not

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Death and Pathos: Saving the Princess

Massive spoilers included for: -Shadow of the Colossus (everything) -Mother 3 (Chapter 1, 2, and 6. If you’ve not played it, don’t read it. Go play it.) -Bioshock (everything) -Final Fantasy VII (whaddaya think?) -Braid (ending) -Mass Effect 2 (not

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