Recent content by donquixote

"The virtual world might, at that point, reach a degree of popular consensus that a revolution occurs, and the creators of the seminal work can no longer declare or decide official canon." I can't think of an example where this occurred. Besides, in the world we live in, the creator has the...

ICO Now go back and rewrite that article taking care to remember that not everybody encounters 'escort missions' as a brief digression while playing yet another FPS or RPG.

You can't be a Liverbore fan! Scousers won't even understand your reviews because they think t slow... This is all just a misunderstanding, right?!

Let the kids play [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDdErzFwrRY]! It's only fair.

Soo... Have they tried the Wii or the DS? (nice article by the way)

Really, Malygris? I payed for the game but I'm not 'entitled' to all it has to offer? Actually, if you agree with Daniel Cook [http://www.gamedev.net/reference/design/features/genreaddict/] that games are psychological drugs, this can easily be interpreted as a a pusher tactic! And while...

Just some factors I wanted to bring up. Videogames are not mainstream. Although comics/graphic novels are quite popular, the occasional appearance in the mainstream media (say the murder of Captain America) does not make it mainstream. Compare the comics in the status of comics in the U.S. to...

That's not the situation for movies (see This Movie is Not Yet Rated) so should it count?

The first sign for me would be social networking sites, e.g. Facebook, assigning a section for "Favorite Games" in your profile. What do you think?

Haha David; Of course it's applicable. This thread was inspired by the comment you posted earlier. See my first post. I wonder why no game developer has implemented it yet... or do the expansions to The Sims count?

Doukutsu (aka Cave Story)

picked up from david's comment [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.35010#281118] and i think it deserves it's own post.

"You had to be there." Maybe that is true after all because I fail to understand how you reached your conclusion. While your premises are interesting, and investigation nationalism and racism is always important, you have made out the different categories to be monolithic. Like Don Camus, I...

How innovative, as opposed to 'refined', is the Legend of Zelda series? Comparing it to, say, the Final Fantasy series, is there really any difference beyond the genre (action/adventure to RPG) and number of titles? Will you miss the last Zelda ever (of this style that is) or are you already...

I thought New Games journalism was built on the promise of more relevant game reviews for the reader. Why should I have to scan IGN and Gamespot every other week reading yet another of features masquerading as a guide to the the player's experience. The Game Chair has an innovative format for...