Christmas is just around the corner and so I recently decided to prowl the aisles of my trusted electronics store to see which games to add to my wishlist. I found two, actually, The Ezio Collection and The Last Guardian, but what really caught my eye was the fact that prices for WATCH_DOGS 2 and … Continue reading Epic Fails or What’s up with sales for WATCH_DOGS 2, Dishonored 2 and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided?
Usually, when I'm taking my car for a ride, which does not happen all that often, there's a best-of-compilation of The Glitch Mob playing. For longer trips of, say, four to seven hours, I connect my mp3-player, which features the best playlist ever for long hours spent alone in my cute little convertible. The ultimate … Continue reading Ultimate car playlist
There is something comforting in family as well as in familiarity, though more so in family. In Dishonored, Princess Emily Kaldwin's family is somewhat dysfuncional. Her mother, the Empress Jessamine and de facto ruler, is murdered when she is ten and her father, Jessamine's bodyguard and spymaster Corvo Attano, wanted for killing her. Of course, … Continue reading Dishonored 2: The Joys of High and Low Chaos
This is the second of my favorite missions, straight off Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. As I have already elaborated, this game was not quite what I expected. That is not, mind you, a bad thing per se. The story left the player adrift, forced them to find their own approach, their own inspiration and motivation, … Continue reading Favorite Mission Two – Claiming Jurisdiction
I swore to myself that I would be buying only one more game this year. Actually, I already preordered that game, Dishonored 2, which will be released in November. But then, while waiting for the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided DLC System Rift to come out, I bought WATCH_DOGS, an open world action RPG set in … Continue reading How I got hooked on WATCH_DOGS
Pritchard is back! But that is not the only good news about Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's first DLC, System Rift. Hackers beware! I am not sure what it is exactly that Adam Jensen thinks of hackers, but, fact is, he and they don't get along. There's some bad vibes there. Baaad vibes. The very first … Continue reading Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – System Rift DLC
So I promised to publish my first favorite mission somewhere during the first week of October, but unfortunately there was lots to do at work and also, I got totally hooked on Watch Dogs (That story! The hacking! That soundtrack!) and didn't really play anything else these past days. Still, here it is, finally, one of … Continue reading Favorite Mission One – Hopeless Romantic
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
I started this blog in June last year and now that D-Day is coming (the release of Deus Ex- Mankind Divided, in case you were wondering) I thought this might be a good time for sharing a few insights. whatchaa.com in numbers Ever since my first post, published on June 18th 2015, I managed to … Continue reading 12 months, 12 games
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
The Witcher III-The Wild Hunt is a massive game, beautiful, with a truly captivating story of love, death and betrayal. It is, in fact, one of the best games I have played on PS4 so far. But... But, actually, even though I loved the main game, I loved the DLCs "Hearts of Stone" and "Blood … Continue reading The Witcher III, Blood and Wine – Coming Full Circle
I want you to imagine a city. It is a city set between the endless blue ocean and pastel skies. It is walkways and platforms and highrises, a labyrinth fashioned from bright, smooth steel and glass. Super-fast speed bikes travel the narrow lanes that connect the districts on the various levels that make up this … Continue reading Code Elektro – Of Dark Night and Cyber Dreams
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!
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