Recent content by Harrie

The problem is not that people think that games are violent. People have no problem what so ever with violence and they even enjoy watching violence. They go to movies with violence. Watch people hurt each other in sports. Read books with conflict and violence. That is not what people hate about...

Dialog in games has different functions. Getting info, getting people to do things and giving the player the opportunity to say things that are in character. I completely agree that for just getting information that you need anyway, a conversation is useless. I just don't think that solely...

Kain: Thirty years hence, I am presented with a dilemma... let's call it a two-sided coin. If the coin falls one way, I sacrifice myself and thus restore the Pillars... but as the last surviving vampire in Nosgoth, this would mean the annihilation of our species... Moebius made sure of that. If...

I'd like to add to the list: Monkey Island 3: Guybrush just has the silliest things to say and pirates are great singers. The Legacy of kain series (blood omen and soul reaver): The storyline stays solid even after bucketloads of time-travel. Won't be obvious if you haven't played several...

I think there are several things to consider when talking about the length of games in general. A players own gaming skill is one of these things. Just try playing a game that took you for ever to finish a couple of years ago. Most of you will find that the game just got a lot shorter due to...