Recent content by AdorkableSoul

The object of a series is to progressively get better, right? New features and gameplay tweaks based on player feedback should logically mean each new instalment in the series is better than its predecessor. So why, fellow Escapists, do you find yourself favouring earlier games or films in a...

I'm glad to help a friend or classmate out when they need help understanding a task. The best way to learn is through discussion or analysis. However, I have far less love for those charming people who will listen to my advice, blink and say 'soooooo....what do I write?' until I sigh and...

The Atomiser in Resistance 3 fires a constant stream of lightning which arcs from enemy to enemy, effectively allowing you to shoot one enemy and hit the entire room. Ammo is reasonably common for its power, and it doesn't really burn through it that fast anyway. Did I mention it's secondary...

LA Noire sucked me in enough to qualify it as time travel; my immersion was so deep the sun rising didn't so much snap me out of my gaming sesh as prompt me to investigate the curious light with the sound of piano tinkles. For pure fun, I can't go past Horde mode on Gears of War 3 or an...

The Devil May Cry series is probably the worst for this. I was strongly tempted to call my mother so she could sternly tell the game to stop hogging the fun and share like a nice boy.

Then, there's LA Noire, which lets you skip the entire Beat Cop section of the game (that's a good hour or so's gameplay, by the way) in order to avoid any sort of hand-holding when you play through a second time.

Monster Hunter Tri just likes to laugh at me, so I refuse to give it the satisfaction. Look, when someone tells me to go and find some Ore for a sword, I'm going to assume it's in a mine. Perhaps a shiny rock has this rare Pelagicite ore? Or it could be hidden in this interesting looking...

In a way, Altair in Assassin's Creed 1. You believe you're 'peacekeeping' all game and taking out these violent individuals trying to start a war, then realise Al Mualim, your master, is actually the kingpin of them all. All of a sudden, you aren't a White Knight of vigilante justice; you're...