Recent content by John Walker

I'd like to stress that I in no way "stole" copyrighted images. I cropped four of their many screenshots down to very small RPS-style letterboxes (which loses the watermarks, as very many other sites have done), explaining in the post that the fullsize versions, along with many more, are...

Asexuality Actually "If there are already innumerous games that in no way even suggest a gender bias, this leads me to think: There's something else keeping women from games rather than the way women are presented in them." In Asexuality Actually, John Walker explores the possibility that the...

Confessions of a Crybaby "This week's titular question is obviously a silly one. Answer: Yes. Next issue please!" John Walker explains why games can and should make you cry. Permalink

A Word Is Worth A Thousand Pictures "Graphics are hugely significant to many people - that can't be ignored... But I challenge you to find the review that says, 'This game would be excellent and worth your time, if only the graphics were better.'" John Walker discusses the importance, and lack...

Quest for Glory Like any form of gaming, RPGs have odd conventions that only gamers know. John Walker decided to test these conventions on the streets of Bath, England, and provides some very entertaining results. Permalink

Sick Of Healing Though common in tabletop role-playing, playing a supporting role was never a major focus for video games until online multiplayer became popular. John Walker tells us why he's no longer going to be one of those supporting roles, a healer in an MMOG. Permalink