I've decided to do a series about my favorite missions and how I like to beat them. Favorite missions are those missions I like to play over and over again, for various reasons. Some for the thrill, or the possibilities, others for the romance, and some for both. These missions feel comfortable, somehow, like a … Continue reading New series: Favorite missions
The beginning and the ending of any story are pretty much the trickiest parts to write. While the beginning needs to draw viewers, readers, listeners or players deeply into the tale, the ending has to see them off with a sense of closure. A happy ending is never a must, I feel. And some stories … Continue reading About endings
On Twitter, someone recently mentioned that they bought a PS4 just to play Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and I found myself smiling in sympathy, because I bought a PS3 just to play Deus Ex: Human Revolution, one of my most favorite games ever. And while I swore to myself that I would wait until summer’s … Continue reading Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Some thoughts by yours truly
There is something extremely thrilling and utterly satisfying in just rolling through a game like nothing can touch you. You've sunk hours into learning the combat system, sure, summer has gone without you noticing, but, hey, you're the boss now! Let's face it: Essentially, games exploit our need to prove ourselves. And once we've tasted … Continue reading It’s the competition, stupid!
So, Gary Busey was the latest target I played on Hitman and this is my story.... Finding Busey Gary Busey is in Sapienza and, since I took the picture from the Debriefing quite literally and wanted to make certain I got this target this time, I started the mission disguised as a gardener in Villa … Continue reading Hitman: Eliminating Gary Busey or The Power of Improvisation
You know I am desperately waiting for August to come when I can finally dive back into the Deus Ex-Universe. So, imagine my joy when, while browsing through the E3-coverage, I found The Technomancer, a Cyberpunk-RPG which I thought might get me into that specific Cyberpunk-mood. It does indeed. This game is set on Mars, … Continue reading The Technomancer – A Little Cyberpunk Love Story
I likened The Technomancer to Dragon Age Inquisition, but the level design and overall look is actually more Deus Ex-Human Revolution. It's Cyberpunk, after all. But: you get companions. Spoilers ahead! Companions Companions offer advice, fight at your side and are potential love interests. All of them will offer companion quests that help advance your … Continue reading The Technomancer – Companions, Classes and Combat
So, what are you all excited about? I know what I'd like to see: More of Deus Ex-Mankind Divided, of course. Have you paid a visit to Augware yet? I already thought the marketing campaign for Deus Ex-Human Revolution amazing, but this is something else! Watch the "Mechanical Apartheid"-clip, it explains the central conflict of … Continue reading E3 2016 is coming up!
The second episode of Hitman is out! Set in sunny Sapienza, jewel of the Amalfi coast in Italy, it does up the ante in comparison to the Paris fashion show. Why? Well, for one, there are three targets instead of two (two hits, one virus to be destroyed) and second, getting to your targets is … Continue reading Hitman or What’s next for Agent 47?
Ever had a crush on a video game character? I confess: it was my guilty pleasure letting Ezio Auditore do some extra climbing in the early hours of Assassin's Creed II, just because I enjoyed the view. And - emotional and awesome as it was - I heaved a wistful sigh when he first donned … Continue reading It’s not cheating!
Ubisoft published The Division and Far Cry Primal pretty much the same week and since I could not decide, I started to play both at the same time. I expected Tom Clancy's The Division to be much like another Ubisoft title I played and enjoyed, which was Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell -The Blacklist, and yep, … Continue reading Far Cry Primal vs The Division
In the first part of Building character, a piece on the various classes offered by Dragon Age Inquisition, I detailed the different Inquisitors I built for the three difficulties Casual, Hard and Nightmare. You can read up on that here. On Casual, I was playing as a female Qunari THW warrior specializing as a Reaver. … Continue reading Dragon Age Inquisition – Building character Part 2
There exist a multitude of articles on the web that analyse how video games make use of the classic hero's journey, as described by Joseph Campbell in The Hero with a Thousand Faces. There is one article by Stephen W. Williamson in Relevant Magazin, dated March 7th 2005, that I myself found particularly interesting. In … Continue reading Making life count or Why no game needs a hero
I have been playing Dragon Age Inquisition excessively over the past months, trying out different races, classes, difficulties and romances. My first playthrough was as elven warrior wielding shield and sword, on Normal, which suited me just fine, although the DLCs were all pretty hard-fought and I hated having to level up before I could … Continue reading Dragon Age Inquisition – Building character
Games are all about a gripping story, characters you can relate to, stunning visuals and surprising ideas and concepts. But what really, really makes them great is their musical score. This is something that, at least to me, begins with the trailer music. One of the best trailers ever is that of Assassin's Creed Revelations, … Continue reading Games and Music – Six favorite music moments and a (dis)honorable mention
Last weekend I realized that I haven't posted anything the past two months, but I do have the perfect excuse: Dragon Age Inquisition. If you haven't played it yet, by all means do. The story is beautifully written, the settings incredible, the dialogue options many and the characters both cliché and colourful. I especially loved … Continue reading Language!
Those moments when you realize you're in over your head. We've all had them. Here are my Top Ten. So far. 1. Jedi Knight II - It's all so fresh! That moment happened at the very beginning of the very first mission in Nar Shadaa, the famous Vertical City. It was the first PC game … Continue reading 10 Holy Sh*t-Moments in gaming
Games happen to me in strange ways. Take "Deus ex", for example. I had just about finished the reboot of "Thief" and totally digged the stealth aspects, so I started looking around for something that I could play once I was done - which, to date, I am not. Yet. I came across two titles … Continue reading Why I am looking forward to “Deus ex – Mankind Divided”
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