Entirely spiffing games of 2011
If I were to boil down the essential ingredients of what makes me like a game to just two elements, it would be: 1. They need to be fun. Sounds obvious but it’s remarkable how many don’t achieve this. 2. They need to conjure an interesting world. 2011 turned out to be a bumper year … Read more
Following your own path in Skyrim
The wind cuts into my face, the only skin still exposed to the elements. Ice crunches underfoot as I approach the ruined city of Saarthal where my fellow students await my arrival–no, wait, I’m not going to do this. There are already enough blogs publishing fan-fic based on adventures in The Elders Scrolls V: Skyrim … Read more
Holiday photos from The Witcher 2
I was rather a big fan of The Witcher. The sequel is also a flawed masterpiece, although perhaps with more emphasis on ‘masterpiece’ this time around.
LA Noire’s faces are the new moveable crates
LA Noire is coming out on PC sometime soon, which means that PC devs will have the opportunity to experience the terror of being a generation behind the curve.
Red Frustration: game difficulty vs. storytelling
In narrative games, what comes first? The story, or the game?
The Witcher experience
This is not a review. The Witcher isn’t a game you can judge by ordinary standards.
GOG.com’s 4-day madness
On Sunday 19th September something very strange happened to the Good Old Games website. Was it marketing genius or commercial suicide?
Mafia II preview video
After an unavoidable break, we’re back with a video preview of Mafia II, sequel to 2002′s PC classic.
Abusing your authority: Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2 has a sub-plot so heinous, so wrong, that it very nearly derails the entire game. It won’t seem that way to everybody, though.
