In most games, we are aware of different classes. The visuals are pretty easy to come up with. The knight in shining armor, the smiling rogue, and the priestess that keeps people going beyond what they thought possible. These examples are the most highly recognized by just about everyone. And while we might tire of their examples being used all the time, they are easy to recognize and hard to beat. This has come to … Read More
Prologue Before taking it upon myself to review the 3rd release in the Bioware’s Dragon Age series, “Inquisition”, I made a decision that I will first finish the game. After a few days of gameplay I thought, with just a spark of hope burning inside of me, that the game would be more then just good. As the hours went by and the days passed that little spark had grown into a burning flame, which … Read More
At first glance Town of Salem by BlankMediaGames seems like any other social media game. It’s got cute characters and quirky avatar content. However, beneath the cuddly facade is a game that is fueled by human hysteria and mob mentality. The whole premise is that you’re in a fictional town with 29 unique player roles selected for the players at random, with different alignments, Mafia, townsfolk, serial killers, arsonists and neutrals. Each game there are … Read More
Back when I was a kid, I used to look at games very differently: they weren’t just fun experiences or a means of escaping daily troubles, but rather they were gateways to different worlds. I was discovering something new, something greater, something beyond all this. As time went by, however, fewer and fewer games would get me into that state of mind. But recently I rediscovered it through a game that, coincidentally, has a lot … Read More
On our 3rd Podcast we discuss “The Grind” in gaming. What it is, how it functions and why we tolerate it. Our podcasters on this episode are Catreece Mcleod, Aleksandar Markovic and Jim Kelvarn. We hope you enjoy it.