Recent content by eimatshya

I'm not sure one person's critique of the prequels counts as proof that no one liked the dual stories in the Empire Strikes Back. Empire's always been my favorite Star Wars film, and I feel the whole cloud city part was masterfully done. Furthermore, given that the plot centered around two...

I thought Fallout 3 was a good game. It definitely exceeded the low expectations Oblivion left me with. The story was engaging enough the first time through, and I liked that it allowed some flexibility (for example, when Three Dog told me do a bunch of dangerous stuff for him in exchange for...

My favorite is Nafalilargas from Redguard, a game a played a lot as a kid. The conversation with him and ensuing boss fight was one of the most memorable parts of the game for me, and I still remember it 15 years later. Admittedly, given the overall quality of the voice acting in the game, I...

I actually enjoyed the Tomb Raider reboot quite a bit (on PC). I've heard criticism of Lara's rapid change from random archaeologist into a superhuman killing machine, but for whatever reason it didn't bother me (not sure why, in other games it might have, but something about the reboot captured...

For strategy, I would recommend either Civilization IV with mods (there are tons, and the modding community has spent years adding to the game; I personally play with the Rise of Mankind: A New Dawn mod, but there are plenty of options available at...

If you're just looking to find people to play D&D with over the internet, you could try one of the following sites: Lots of D&D and Pathfinder campaigns here; a mix of play by post and maptool or related programs...

Roll20 is pretty easy to use, at least in its basic form. You can get more complicated with macros and the like, but for the most part it's just drag and drop when you want to put icons, backdrops, etc. in. It's presentation is a lot simpler than what is being offered in the kickstarter though...

I'm not really sure why people are so hung up on "being taken seriously as an art form." I mean, there are some amazing video games that I would definitely call works of art, but if other people don't want to take those seriously, that doesn't bother me in the least. It doesn't diminish my...

I started playing both series in 1998, and Daggerfall and Redguard are the only TES games that I've ever been able to get really into. Fallout 1,2 and NV are some of my favorite games, however, and I enjoyed my playthrough of FO3. As such, my preference is definitely for the Fallout Series...

While I didn't follow its development that closely, it seemed to me like it was more like a reboot of the franchise. They felt that Origins and Awakening were too generic feeling, so they retooled a lot of stuff. I guess they figured since they were retconning the Qunari, no need to stop there...

If we set "This Generation" as being roughly 2006-Present, I'd say my top five would be: 1-Alpha Protocol (2010): I really love this game. There are plenty of criticisms I could throw at it, but when all's said and done, it has provided me with an incredibly fun and immersive experience on...

Yeah, I often replay games in Spanish, which I speak as a second language, to practice. The exeption would be the Witcher, which I played only in Spanish, as I couldn't get into the English language version at all. Unfortunately, the Witcher 2 doesn't have a Spanish language track, which has...

Yeah, it looks like it could be pretty cool. I'll definitely be trying it out when it launches. I'm curious to see how much we'll actually be able to build. Can we make/place things like tapestries and flags? How much can we decorate and customize what we build? Anyway, I'll be keeping an...

I voted for Shale, but Alister was pretty good, too. I've never really understood people's love for Morrigan. She always struck me as whiny and short sighted. She basically throws a tantrum anytime you do anything that isn't completely chaotic, even when it seems like tactically a wise decision.

I'd say writing. As it stands, most games have a huge disconnect between story and gameplay. They really need to work on toning down the use of cut-scenes. I can't for the life of me understand why games keep putting in these cut scenes in which they make you character do something completely...