Recent content by Steve B

The guys over at GiantBomb did a Let's Play (they call them Endurance Runs) of Deadly Premonition, if you want to check out some gameplay. There are quite a few videos in the series, since this is quite a big game, so click around and see what you find. Here's the first video...

That's a great point--meaning both it's fantastic the developers put that much thought into their game, and it's a solid example of how best to use morality in a game (or any story for that matter). In Silver Star Story Complete, they give you time to talk with the character; to learn about...

Pretty interesting quiz trivia wise, but... Not what I was expecting, and pretty disappointing. Cliches exist as almost running jokes of a medium. At least to those who have a wide consumption of that medium. Sure it's interesting to know which movie franchise was the first to appear as a...

I can't think of anything off the top of my head. I'd definitely need more information. The best I can do is say check this list out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_PlayStation_2_games#2006 It's a list of ps2 games that came out it 2006. I'd suggest scrolling through it...

Games as a whole (Video, card, table-top, etc.) are in their simplest terms, interactions. Be it player-and-player, player-and-system, or system-and-system, the defining characteristic of a game is the fact that you interact with it; you play it. Players have the ability to offer "input" that...

Dendrizzt and a guest. Er, I've got a 25% chance of having a working mic, so we'll see.

Bro man! A friend and I are about to play, you still lookin'?

This. And this. Also, the Sumo-Bike mini game in Mr. Mosquito. The game was okay, BUT THAT MINI GAME. You each played as copies of the old guy from the main game on bicycles on top of a very tall, very thin tower, and you had to run into each other to knock each other off. My...

Hmm. I've always wanted to get into the original Fallouts. Do they really have that much open ended-ness? Also, Legend of Dragoon for the PS1. I freaking mastered that game. I maxed out the save timer (99:99:99) multiple times. -Which, as a side note, is a sadly lost feature of modern...

Yeah, I kinda like it. Thinking about it, I can imagine some pretty entertaining interactions between these people. Except for the cheerleader. Seriously, help me out here, I can't come up with anything but the caricature of a 16 year old prissy rich girl, bitching unrealistically about this...

There are two major features of the gameplay in Mass Effect. There is combat, and there is talking. Which, when said like that... sounds kinda lame. But shush! Combat in Mass Effect is one of those designs that can be as complex or simple as you want it to be. When you start the game, you can...

Oh man, I'm really happy that you like LoD. I rarely ever find people that like that game. On the other side of the coin, I am constantly barraged by people telling me Golden Sun is perfect, and yet I've never played it... maybe I should.

How do you think Games have influenced you : Games are my life, in a way. Seriously. I will be going to college for a mix of programming and game design, and will be creating video games for the rest of my life, if I can. Video games have inspired me to create, and to tell stories. I know...

OH MY GOD LEGEND OF DRAGOON Guys. Holy crap. Spoilers of the end of the first disc. Lavitz. He is the second character you meet in the game, and he is the best person you will ever know ever. Him and the main character (Dart) instantly hit it off and are all buddy-buddy with each other...

A really great way to engage a player in any game, but in RPGs specifically, is to twist a gameplay mechanic temporarily. What I mean by that is, you know how RPGs work. The fighting systems, the plot dynamics, random battles, and world traveling. And with RPGs in the 40+ hour ranges, players...