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Abusing your authority: Mass Effect 2

Posted by Simon Jones on June 13, 2010 · 1 Comment

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.

Filed under Opinion · Tagged with Bioware, characters, jack, mass effect 2, story

Call of Duty 4 wins BAFTA story award

Posted by Simon Jones on March 11, 2009 · 3 Comments

So, Call of Duty 4 has won the BAFTA for ‘Story and character’, eh? That’s certainly ruffled a few feathers, not least The Guardian. Despite the kneejerk surprise, it is however a wholly deserving win.

Filed under FPS, Opinion, RPG · Tagged with awards, bafta, Bethesda, Bioware, Call of Duty 4, character, Fallout 3, greg howson, GTA IV, infinity ward, Mass Effect, Rockstar, steve boxer, story, the guardian, writing

Bioshock: a twist of brilliance

Posted by Simon Jones on September 10, 2008 · 3 Comments

While I don’t deliberately live (at least) six months in the past, it invariably seems to work out that way. Which brings me to Bioshock.

Filed under FPS, Opinion · Tagged with andrew ryan, atlas, bioshock, narrative, plot twist, rapture, story

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