The ability to play guitar in The Last of Us 2 had me thinking a lot about how guitar mechanics translate to video games. Naughty Dog is absolutely incredible in how they implemented guitar playing in TLOU 2. Though it’s not easy to do, certain players even made covers of famous songs while playing guitar…
After dealing with Choose Your Own Adventure games this semester, I realized just how many of my favorite interactive games were influenced by that format. CYOA novels were monumental for their time. These novels leading towards the creation of interactive games is one of the best developments to happen in video gaming, in my opinion. …
Mortal Kombat is one of my top fighting games of all time. Many of the characters are iconic in the gaming and entertainment world with their unique design. Since the game’s release over 30 years ago, it has been embroiled in controversy surrounding its over-the-top depiction of gore. As technology improves, so do the gory…
Apparently, there’s a rumor/leak that GTA 6’s budget will be around $1-2 billion. It was leaked by Dextero Gaming which is a well-known gaming news site. Rockstar has yet to confirm the budget. Though if this is true, this will make GTA 6 the most expensive game of all time. Not all of the money…
Sometimes, when you’re playing fighting games with people, and they lose, sometimes they blame their character for being “sucky.” Though this excuse can have some truth with games that don’t fully develop their move set and/or have weak core mechanics, it’s been different in my experience with games like the Naruto Storm series. With this…
As the semester comes to an end, I figured that it might be a good idea to discuss the future of video games. From the time we have all been playing video games, it already seems like such strides have been made ranging from realism to even interactive gameplay. I remember playing before even the…
I enjoyed this game mode of The Show, where it generates game situations from “rivalry” matchups. For example, you can play with Jacob deGrom, a two-time Cy Young Award (best pitcher) and Rookie of the Year winner, and have to record five strikeouts while walking fewer than two batters. It matched the New York Mets…
I think sadness is a theme that is abundant in our real world. There’s an invisible, unspoken thread of sadness that underlies us all. Kentucky Route Zero brings that out in us, puts it on display, and tells us there is only a select few ways to stay strong through it all: music, art, and community.
One of the briefs we were required to read discussed the different methodologies used to qualitatively critique a game. Of course, when discussing quantitative methods of evaluations, you can simply look at numbers between the two different subjects. However, as noted in the article, qualitative methods of analyzing, specifically for video games differ greatly, as…
I started playing League of Legends back in season 2 of 2011, and I still play League to this day. My experience with League feels like an intimate one. I don’t really harbor any hate or anger for the game, but I wouldn’t recommend playing it either. It’s addictive, and the social aspect of it…
If you really think about it, Dungeons and Dragons is a video game that uses A LOT of video game mechanics. And if your DM (dungeon master) is cool enough to have a visual set up complete with the board and figurines, that’s all you really need!
In gameplay, headshots are the golden standard for the game. Headshots do more damage, are harder to achieve than body shots, and often dictate the pace of the game.
Not Tonight is a game that was released in 2018, where you play as a ‘Person of European Heritage”, living in the UK in an alternative timeline following Brexit, where Britain has now fallen under an authoritarian government. There are a few backstories you can choose from for your character at the beginning of the…
*MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD FOR Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair* Who had the saddest death in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, and why was it Peko Pekoyama? Everything from Peko’s backstory, motive, trial, and execution is designed to tear at your heartstrings; and all of the above are very very successful. This post will discuss all of these…
The community center is one of the first large goals you are given in Stardew Valley. The old building is run down, and Mayor Lewis expresses his sadness on it’s state of disrepair. He also mentions that if one more person buys a membership to the ever-growing Joja Mart, he will be forced to sell…
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