Video Games
When do you opt to play older games in a series instead of newer ones?
I really love Horizon Forbidden West, and as a result, I am playing it frequently.
What’s your ideal approach to class design and accessibility look like in a game?
I've been thinking about classes in games.
Can you play Horizon Forbidden West if you haven’t played Horizon Zero Dawn — and should you?
Horizon Forbidden West was released last week to extensive fanfare, especially from those who had played its predecessor Horizon Zero Dawn.
What takes you right out of a game?
I think that for myself, the quickest way to break any immersion I have in a video game is for the music to make literally no sense for a moment.
Horizon’s Dr. Elisabet Sobeck, designer of Zero Dawn and savior of humanity
Though we never once meet her, Dr.
The game demos we think are worth trying during Steam Next Fest this week
Steam Next Fest is a week long event full of game demos -- hundreds of them -- so you can try out a bunch of games before they're released.
Who is Shiro Tagachi, the Betrayer? How are his actions still shaping the world of Guild Wars?
In the annals of the Guild Wars games, there are few mortals whose impact on the world are as deep and lasting as Shiro Tagachi, the Betrayer.
How do you deal with an embarrassment of riches in your gaming?
So right now I'm playing Horizon Forbidden West, while also dipping into Cyberpunk 2077's new 1.5 update/soft reboot which makes the game amazing on consoles, while also preparing for World of Warcraft and the upcoming patch 9.2, while also working on my renegade Shepard playthrough in Mass Effect Legendary Edition, while also...
Robot dinosaurs, rogue AIs, and the doom of the human race: Everything you need to know about Horizon Zero Dawn before playing Horizon Forbidden West
Horizon Forbidden West, due out on February 18, is the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, an RPG set in the post-apocalyptic American Southwest where by robotic dinosaurs roam the land.
What motivates you to try out a new game?
Horizon: Forbidden West releases today, and I'll be acquiring it to play this weekend -- even though I've never played past the tutorial in Horizon: Zero Dawn.
