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!
The Expanse is a fast-paced, ultra-addictive sci fi book-series by James S.A. Corey, who is not one guy, but two, namely Daniel Abraham and Ty Frank. While I salute both of them for their excellent story-telling and strict observation of the old writer's maxim "Action And Conflict Work Best", this is not about them. First, … Continue reading Why SyFy’s The Expanse is just as good as James S. A. Corey ‘s books
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
I do have one beautiful cupboard. My great-grandfather hand-crafted it as a wedding gift for my grandparents. I treasure it dearly. And because of that it holds some of my dearest treasures - books. Yes, that's right, I do not only play video games. I also read. A lot. Unfortunately that treasure box of mine … Continue reading A Gentleman and a Bastard
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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While having done my share of gaming ages ago, starting with such classics as Day of the Tentacle, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis or Monkey Island and working my way through a few Star Wars Titles (Jedi Knight, Mysteries of the Sith), all of those played on my various PCs and laptops, a … Continue reading Ultra rare
When I started studying I wanted to do an internship at LucasArts, didn’t care which department. I loved the games, be it the classic Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, the legendary Monkey Island or Jedi Knight. I remeber scouring the Website for fitting openings and fantasizing what it would be like, living alone … Continue reading My couch, my castle
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