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. [...]