Magic in games

May 3, 2008 in Games
Tags: ars magica, arx fatalis, Games, magic, story, suspense of disbelief, theory, ultima underworld

Magic. It is one of the things I most like to see in games stories. And I mean all games stories; computer games, board games, card games, pen and paper games, movies vocal stories, written stories, daydreams… our world?
One of the important parts of magic is the suspension of disbelief. I just read Andrew’s latest [...]

Variations on a Theme: An order of side-quests.

April 12, 2008 in Games
Tags: betrayal at krondor, emotions, planescape, quest, response, round table, side-quests, story, thoughts, world

Once again I dare to put words to the thoughts provoked by Corvus’ monthly round table. The red thread for April 2008 is Variations on a Theme, what is your favorite, or least favorite games, and what do they have in common that might be the reason for this?
Now, side-quests are usually disliked by gamers. [...]

Gaming as a chore

March 20, 2008 in Games
Tags: a slime appears, chore, fun, Games, gaming, not fun, response, sunk costs, wow

There are those games you just never get to finish, but you still play them. You do not play them because they are fun, but because you have to. You have, after all, paid good money for the game, and maybe even played it for a bit. Playing for these reasons are, in fact, to [...]

Blogs of the Round Table: Filling the void of voices

March 14, 2008 in Games
Tags: audio, brainy gamer, escape, fallout, Games, man bytes blog, mind, monkey island, response, round table, voice, voice talent, world

What you mean? Monkey Island 1 and 2 had perfect voice talent!
I came across Man Bytes Blog through the Brainy Gamer podcast. I’ve visited Corvus’ blog earlier, but now I’ll stay. Anyhow; he has got this thing going with inviting other bloggers, any blogger, to share their thought at a topic. I’ll toss in a [...]