Recent content by LucidSeraph

So you all probably remember the whole thing with the voting on the Smithsonian's Art of Videogames exhibit last year. The cool news is that the Smithsonian is gearing up for the opening of the exhibit with a miniature gaming convention. And the best news? Like all the Smithsonian's events, this...

Wow! I've been looking for a multiplayer server for a LONG time, and this looks like EXACTLY what I want. I'm going to brush up my skills a bit in Single-Player, but then I'm so joining up! looking forward to meeting you all.

I find the idea that brand loyalty is dying somewhat heartening, actually. I'd grown very weary of the console wars back in the early aughties, particularly since I was (and am!) a poor, lower middle class (at best) student with very little income. I don't give a damn that the Xbox (or Xbox360)...

Heh. I work at a college IT department, and our manager called out yesterday to play Portal. The rest of us, well, we came in, but we spent the day in a Nerf battle, and one of the sysops guys tricked me into fiddling with one of our touch screens for an hour looking for Portal secrets he...

So as I am to understand it actually, it looks like *you yourself* do not have to buy and play the game - it looks like X number of people have to buy and play the game? At least these are indie games that I feel deserve the exposure, and the price isn't so bad either. Indeed, I must...

I'd say that this is considerably different in tone, though - I think it cheapens the concept here if you suddenly become much stronger at the last moment. It'd mean more if you're a wizened old dude or a small child with a wooden sword facing down some inner demon. Might even be...

that is what story gates in single player games are for. If the storyline progresses linearly, you will have difficulty in going off to curbstomp the final boss. How can you even FIND the guy if you haven't completed the other quests first? As to preventing you from completing the 'easier'...

I think from a narrative standpoint this game could be absolutely fascinating. Imagine doing it in a Shadow of the Colossus style. One of the most poignant parts of that game was how with each victory you achieved, something in you was lost. Certainly you could and did become more powerful, but...