No Man’s Sky came out amid an uproar of hype that felt truly astounding. The developers were open-minded, earnest, and proud of their product (not just its revenue). They kept a dialogue going with NMS’ potential players during the development process, and took criticism seriously. The game itself looked gorgeous: beautiful beyond compare, with […]
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A Tale of Two Drakes: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Review
Release Date: May 10, 2016 Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Genre: Third Person Shooter, Platformer, Action-Adventure System: Playstation 4 Completion Time: 15 hrs, 45 minutes (not including collectible hunting) Ludonarrative Dissonance, a heavy word to describe the contrast experienced between gameplay design and narrative structure. It’s a concept I’ve found a problem in […]
This Day in Gaming History – Playstation 3 Releases (Nov. 17, 2006)
2001-2006 was a very interesting era for gaming. It was a generation painted in the mindset of the East (Sony, PlayStation 2) versus West (Microsoft, Xbox), beginning of of the end of Sega’s console development, as the Dreamcast was discontinued. Nintendo’s console, the Gamecube, sold quietly in the background and had a consistently strong line […]
This Day In Gaming History – Metal Gear is Born – July 7, 1987
A red exclamation point flashes above my head, the timer starts ticking down as I run for cover, there are guards with fully automatic guns everywhere, and I’m a Snake. If you haven’t guessed by now I’m talking about Metal Gear. Today marks the twenty-eighth anniversary for Hideo Kojima’s epic saga. This game series is […]