Video Games
The new 25-minute Nintendo Direct presentation of Animal Crossing: New Horizons reminds us why we love this series
The 25-minute Nintendo Direct that summarized all of the new features in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is proof that Animal Crossing fans are the superior to all other forms of gamers.
Off-Topic: Owlcat Games announces Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
I'm on record loving Owlcat Games' Pathfinder: Kingmaker.
Off Topic: Are we seeing the return of linear, closed world gaming?
I don't know if the term closed world makes any sense per se, but considering that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ushered in the term 'open world' and it's become synonymous with a certain kind of gameplay experience -- also known as sandbox games -- I thought I'd talk about whether or not gamers are finally ready to embrace games which don't subscribe to that philosophy.
Off Topic: The Outer Worlds is a welcome anomaly in today’s engagement focused game industry
I haven't finished The Outer Worlds, and that's because I have a lot of stuff to do before I fly out to California this week and so this is less a full review and more a preview -- for full disclosure I'm up to level 19 or so and stuck in pretty deep into the world Monarch, or Terra 1, after starting out on Terra 2 and the Groundbreaker.
Off Topic: Greedfall is an extremely old-school RPG. No, older than that.
After about a month of playing Greedfall, I finally finished it last night and I immediately wanted to write a review of it for the site, because it's a game unlike anything else I've played in years.
The voiced protagonist and how it changed role playing games
It was a huge shock the first time I played a role playing game with a fully voiced protagonist.
Can a game continue to thrive after its creators wash their hands of it?
What is the lifespan of a game?
Off Topic: The E3 2019 games we’re hyped to play
As E3 winds down, we sat down around our figurative water cooler to discuss the trailers and upcoming games that really caught our eye.
Off-Topic: Animal Crossing: New Horizons won’t come out this year because Nintendo cares about its employees
Animal Crossing: New Horizons won't make it to your Nintendo Switch this year because Nintendo cares about the health of its employees, according to IGN.
Off Topic: Cyberpunk 2077 gets a release date and a very familiar face indeed revealed at E3
CD Projekt Red has become a major force in RPG gaming over the past few years with their Witcher series, a series of RPGs so influential that other game companies directly reference them as inspiration for their own games.