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New Monolith Soft Game Coming to the WiiU
A new Monolith Soft game has been announced today that appears to be a continuation of the Xeno series. I admit, I know very little about this series aside from the fact it's a JRPG, but this trailer makes the game look amazing. The environments look huge and explorable, they're nicely detailed, ...
Published by Frank Hartnett on Jan. 23, 2013
Movie Tie-in Games
Everyone should be aware by this point how awful most movie tie-in games are. Not only does a studio have to try and adapt a movie to fit into a video game format, but there's also the time constraints to ensure the game releases in time with the movie. It may seem strange for a studio to shell o...
Published by Frank Hartnett on Jan. 21, 2013
Final Boss Fights Done Right
So, now that we have established what goes into writing a video game villain, it is time to beat the crap out of 'em. You've fought your way closer and closer to the antagonist; risking everything for revenge or the betterment of humanty. In my opinion, the ultimate disappointment in a game is a ...
Published by Frank Hartnett on Jan. 8, 2013
Creating a Good Video Game Villain
A good video game is made even better by having a good villain. There's nothing more satisfying than struggling your way up to the person who gets off on burning down orphanages and then kicking them in the balls for it. Of course, not every game needs a main villain, but most games do incorporat...
Published by Frank Hartnett on Jan. 3, 2013
Have You Ever Stopped to Think About What You're Doing?
Whenever we play video games, we seem to adapt this kind of submissive mindset. The game tells us to do some task and we just shrug our shoulders and go about it. It really doesn't matter how meanial or crazy the task is, more often than not, we just continue on for the sake of the game. Of cours...
Published by Frank Hartnett on Dec. 13, 2012
How Riot Games is Making Online Gaming More Enjoyable
If you have ever played an online game, chances are you have encountered quite a few unpleasant or down right obnoxious people. I don't mean the type of people who blast music through their headsets, but more the ones who love insulting other players or dropping slurs every 5 seconds. Unsurprisin...
Published by Frank Hartnett on Dec. 8, 2012
Which Do You Choose: Option A, B, or C?
Illusion of choice has always been an interesting topic of discussion within our community. Whenever it is brought up, there are always those who will wish for complete freedom of choice rather than the "illusion" most games choose to incorporate. That being said, is complete freedom really the r...
Published by Frank Hartnett on Dec. 3, 2012
My Theory on the Perception of Review Scores
Review scores are something very important for gamers. Most of us don't have the time or money to rush out and buy every major release on day 1, so we look to gaming websites for reviews and scores to determine if a game is worth spending our money on. The problem with review scores is that they ...
Published by Frank Hartnett on Nov. 23, 2012