SPOILERS AHEAD. You have been warned. Back in my recap for Episode Two of The Wolf Among Us, I described it as being a bit of a bridging episode; an episode where pieces move around the board to set up major turns of the plot, but not very many turns happen within the episode itself. … Continue reading THE WOLF AMONG US Recap – “In Sheep’s Clothing”
SPOILERS AHEAD. You have been warned. In the past I’ve frowned upon the episodic model of releasing games. I had often seen it used to sell unfinished games broken up into pieces rather than giving you a complete product worthy of your time and money. In some cases, these games would never even be fully … Continue reading The Wolf Among Us Recap – “A Crooked Mile”
SPOILERS AHEAD. You’ve been warned. We’re back again for the second episode of The Walking Dead Season Two, and in many ways a pattern is beginning to emerge in the story structure of this series and the concurrently running The Wolf Among Us. If you read my recap of the most recent episode of that … Continue reading The Walking Dead: Season Two Recap – “A House Divided”
SPOILERS AHEAD. You’ve been warned. Although I mentioned it in my list of the most interesting games I played in 2013, I haven’t talked much about Telltale Games’ The Wolf Among Us. Which is a shame because despite a few quibbles the first episode of it was genuinely excellent! It set up an intriguing world … Continue reading The Wolf Among Us Recap – “Smoke and Mirrors”
2013 was kind of a crazy year for me. I applied for, and was accepted to USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, I started a new position at work, I made an effort to spend more time watching movies, and I prepared to move my entire life to a new location. In all of that, sadly, … Continue reading The 5 Most Interesting Games I Played in 2013
Season One of Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead was the best game I played last year by a fairly large margin. It was gripping, emotional, and challenging in its own right, not to mention the fact that it completely reinvented the concept of a Point-and-Click Adventure game and broke new ground in interactive storytelling. When … Continue reading The Walking Dead: Season Two Recap – “All That Remains”
Unlike last year, there weren’t a whole lot of games in 2012 that I was actively looking forward to. Because of this I ended up branching out a bit and trying some games I may not normally have spent the time or money on. The result is a top 5 list that is fairly diverse. … Continue reading Top 5 Games of 2012
WARNING: The following discussion includes spoilers for both Mass Effect 3 and Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead. Choices in video games. Choice is an element that has been in games from the very beginning; it’s one of the major aspects that separates this medium from any other form of entertainment or art. Whether it’s choosing which path to … Continue reading Why Your Choices Matter Even When They Don’t Change Anything
