Recent content by aemroth

Ugh. Fish's comments really speak volumes about his general attitude. Seriously, all devs, indie or not, have to go through it, but he's the most whiny about it. Furthermore, it seems as though this doesn't happen with just MS...

Folks, keep in mind that Bioshock 2 was made by 2k Marin, not Irrational. The former spun of from the latter, yes, but Irrational retained almost all the veteran staff. OT: My first reactin was a bit of a shock, specially considering the respect i have for Levine and Irrational, but...

Good stuff. And the best part is the variety of options means some of them might actually get to more or less choose what kind of games to work in, which is always a major plus. Good luck folks!

Damn, you've been ganked O.o Anyway, i won't repeat what people already said. But i'll say this: i would value the experiences Obsidian has provided me more than flawless technical proficiency, even if it was their fault. Kinda reminds of how i would often find bugs in my soup as a kid...

Damn! Got here too late to preemptively mention this! Link for easiness. There. Can you people lay off Obsidian's back now? It made me a bit irked to see the whole "bugs" criticism mentioned over and over throughout MM. Keep in mind, this would/will be Obsidian working without publishers on...

Almost, it's CD Projekt Red :) Anyway, it's big news indeed. It's not the fact that they added a few new games, it's the fact that they're stepping up their game from old titles to compete more directly with even Steam. Still without DRM. Which is crazy! So crazy in fact, that it might...

Well, if it was completely alike, i'd have to say it was a rip-off, wouldn't i? :)

Actually, I don't really see Kratos as much as i see Kain. And Death somewhat as Raziel. The first is slow and and a heavy hitter, associated with red and the second one is fast and agile and associated with bluish/purple. Even the body types fit. Can't really complain, being a LoK fan :)

Worked on the legendary Looking Glass Studios, namely doing the original design for Thief, went on to start Irrational with 2 other Looking Glass ex-employees, and in that role, was the lead designer and writer of System Shock 2 and, of course, Bioshock (and no, wasn't directly involved in...

This is basically it. Good storytelling is greatly aided by pacing. Games need a a pause every now and then, to let a player breath and gain momentum to step into something more intense again. This is precisely why some action-oriented blockbusters that keep throwing stuff at you relentlessly...

Obviously Sony has a big stake in 3D. They have their own TV sales to think of, and PS3, TV, and 3D games sales feed off each other, so it's natural they take a more proactive stance in this, and tout to the wealthier early adopters. Microsoft has no such thing, so it's a natural stance for them...

I'm on the same boat, PC gamer, academic interest. Sadly enough, i was already kinda forced to get a 360 from a friend, Fable II had me thinking about it for a while, and Alan Wake was the tipping point. Curiously enough though, it's XBLA titles that have really impressed me (can't beat Splosian...

If some predictions (that i have to agree with) are correct, that's exactly what will happen not long from now. With the 3DS almost out, and a strong roster of titles for both platforms in the near future, it won't take them long to start developing a new console, if they haven't already. 3D...

QFT. This, and Nintendo's presentation this year fits so nicely in the "Birdmen and the casual falacy" article (quite a nice read about Nintendo's probable strategy, google it up), it's haunting. While Sony and MS have first laughed then scratched their heads then ripped off Nintendo (probably...

Sadly, that happens a lot, Looking Glass were probably one of the best examples of this. Innovated so much at the time, and sold so poorly. I remember reading something about them still having the PC code on their drives or however they worded it. So it was a bit of a hint that it could...