The image above represents almost infinite possibilities. A blank canvas, an empty sheet…
Month: July 2017
Welcome, NPCs, to the second to the last day of our month-long 31-Day Elemental…
Over the years, at least four branches of gaming have developed: the console thread,…
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
-Søren Kierkegaard
Hola, NPCs! Don’t mind the leering, icy stare of death, my friends. That’s just…
Five days to go, NPCs, till the end of the Elemental Challenge! Next, tie…
Swallow your fears and pull the covers over your heads because it’s time to…
Shh, NPCs… be vewy, vewy quiet. We’re talking Stealth games today. BOOM BABY! Before…
We’ve less than ten days left in our Elemental Challenge, NPCs! Let’s crank up…
Music! It enriches and enlivens our lives. Its presence in video games makes the…
What are our brains for if we don’t use them? Video games are often…
It’s Friday. You and your friends are sitting around. Looks like your gig turned…
“Looking for an oasis on earth? You fool! Earth is already an oasis in the space!”
-Mehmet Murat ildan
Ready to get addicted? Today we’re talking about massively-multiplayer online experiences, or MMOs. More…
“Crash, Crash, Crash. Why must you always muck in my mud?”
-Doctor Neo Cortex, Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Life in the fast lane. See you at the finish line. Put the pedal…
This is what happens when national pastimes collide. Today we’re talking about Sports games,…
Duck for cover, NPCs! Shooters come in all shapes and calibers, but the most…
“It is better to fail in originality, than to succeed in imitation.”
-Herman Melville, Hawthorne and His Mosses
Dear NPCs, please simulate reading the following: Today’s genre is the broad spectrum of…
Before the rise in prominence of hack ‘n slash, there was Point ‘n Click….
I’ll do you a favor and skip the “Let’s get ready to rumble” cliché…
No blogger is an island, NPCs! We help each other. We need each other. That’s…
“Freeeeeeeeeeeedoooommm!!” Hear that plaintive cry? That’s the clarion call of Open World games and their nonlinear…
Amass your armies, send forth all legions, and don’t forget to say “Yes, milord?”…
Put on your thinking caps, here comes Day Eleven and Tactical games. For the…
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
-Audrey Hepburn
You know what? Screw tradition. It’s time for Day Ten and the Ahrpguhz… better…
“From everyone who has been given much, much will be required…”
-The Gospel of Luke 12:48 [NASB]
If our Elemental Challenge thus far were a nine-course meal, then this day would…
