In celebration of the Xbox release of Skyrim’s Dawnguard DLC, I thought I would tear into the game a bit. While this post will be very negative, it is important to remember that I actually quite enjoy Skyrim. I’ve played through it multiple times and have obtained a Platinum trophy on the PS3 for it.…
The video game industry as it is right now pumps out many different types of games; however, it will always be the game with mass appeal that gets the most attention. The Final Fantasys, Skyrims, and Call of Dutys of the world will always be played by more people than the more flawed or niche…
In quasi celebration of the release of the Devil May Cry HD Collection, I thought I would take the time to talk about Hard Modes, as Devil May Cry’s Dante Must Die mode is a very good example of what to do to make a good Hard Mode. I am about as hardcore a gamer…
It was recently announced that Bioware’s Dragon Age team would no longer be working on Dragon Age 2, seemingly abandoning the planned Exalted March DLC. Bioware has stated that this team would be moving on to new projects. In other words, Dragon Age 2 isn’t worth developing for anymore. This gets to the main focus…
Happy St. Patrick’s day everybody. As everyone knows, St. Patrick’s day is about two things: bastardizing Irish culture, and getting very drunk, over a very long period of time. In commemoration of this event, it seemed like a good idea to highlight some notable video game characters who enjoy booze as much as any St.…
Bioshock Infinite recently announced the inclusion of a 1999 Mode. This mode was named after the year System Shock 2 was released. For those of you who didn’t know, the original Bioshock is widely considered to be the spiritual successor of the System Shock games. The mode is, allegedly, based on feedback from fans who…
Skyrim is a fantastic game in many ways. Its ability to tell a story is not one of them. For how good the game is, this fundamental flaw is baffling. Whether it is guild quests that begin and end abruptly or, as we’ll look at in this post, the useless main quest. I’m going to…
Mistranslations for the Modern Gamer 