The way it "moves on from itself" every chapter or two. I, too, like games with lots of good ideas that don't repeat themselves. But the 'brainstorm energy' in HL2 often just seems like "lots of ideas," and individual chapters are actually way too long (sort of the w...
For every Italian restaurant employee willing you sell you a wheel of cheese for 3000 yen, there are two slow treks across an area talking to every single person to trigger the next event, then talking to every one of those people again to find the next trigger.And while the roleplayi...
Archaeological content has been often used as a triggering subject but archaeologically inspired interactive entertainment titles are often an outlet for some of the worst kinds of pseudo-archaeological ideas (e.g. Tomb Raider series). Given the significant numbers of the video gaming industry, an ...
These are the 14 games I'm excited for going into 2025. Yes I'll be getting Nintendo's next-gen console but will not listed here as until I see what launches for it, no point in me getting excited for until the reveal happens. 5 months agoCTR360...
Storysensing is best when deft rather than deep. Roleplaying and adventure games have tried for decades to use mechanisms like branching dialogue to storytell to the player, but in practise these mechanisms are heavy handed. Mass Effect in particular is an example of a game whose rush to stor...
TikTok has expressed confidence about the prospects of its legal challenge. “Rest assured, we aren’t going anywhere,” TikTok CEO Shou Chew said in a video responseposted to Xshortly after the legislation was signed into law on April 24. “The facts and the Cons...
What are the worst random number generators? The worst random number generators are those that are poorly designed, have known biases or patterns, or have been compromised by attackers. These generators can produce predictable or biased outputs that can be exploited by attackers or result in unfair...
The return of “Hacks” and a new Jerry Seinfeld movie are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
While I do the majority of my gaming on PC, my living room device has always been an Xbox. I have a PlayStation as well, but my preferred ecosystem has been the way of achievements. If the games on Xbox are headed to PlayStation, but the games on PlayStation aren't headed elsewhere...
Sometimes my gut feelings are right. 18. When it comes to hand-eye coordination... I'm horrible at video games. I could be an Olympic marksman. I'm about average. I can juggle well. 19. This statement accurately describes me: I had the highest GPA in my class. I was a good stu...