Recent content by MannPower

Wow, people. Get shorter horses to ride. I like Gears for the same reason I like to watch Predator, or Commando. Did they take themselves seriously? They tried to, at least, but I think it was two-sided; it's over-the-top. It has an excuse to be unintentionally humorous. I think the intent is...

Bad games and bad movies do not have a 1 to 1 ratio. Bad movies only require that you watch them and evaluate what you see; bad games enlist you, demanding you do something - often frustrating - to progress. A few seconds of hilariously bad voice acting doesn't excuse the annoyance of horrible...

I'll admit that I read the Doom books way back when they came out (at which time it was excusable; I was 14) - and they were hilariously cheesy - but I must admit that a few years later I read the Ultima books (based on the lore that would have been Ultima Online 2), and despite being a bit...

My quick-and-easy comment on this topic is 'Pull the life support.' Or at least, refocus the demographic. A simple story doesn't need to be told in the most convoluted way possible, through the voices of troubled teenaged sensibilities.

Deus Ex combined length and narrative in a beautiful way. The plot always had a major question that needed to be answered at every turn, and it was its engrossing, player-defined approach to the game's solutions - both plotistically and physically - that made it such a great game. I personally...

Thank you, sir. I was going to say the same; I enjoyed Fallout for its atmosphere, first and foremost. From what I've seen, that aspect is being honored. The change of perspective is of secondary concern to me, and it seems as though the freedom is still there (although, not to kill kids - but...

But it can also be argued that no two people interpret a piece of art the same way as intended by the artist. There's a fault in logic here; I can't think of one person who can accurately figure out what an artist wanted to say in his work without the artist explaining it before, or after. A...

Sand-paper review style aside, time has proven that Deus Ex is indeed my favorite game. It won out over my inherent nostalgia for Wing Commander 2, which is saying something.

I'd have to say that the first title that came to my mind when you ran off the 'art' criteria was Deus Ex.

I'd have to say that I think a 'classics' movement has been slowly developing as of late. It's difficult to quantify, but I've even found myself obsessed with classic games - seemingly at random - the past year or so. In fact, I'm currently replaying Crusader: No Remorse, X-COM and Fallout...

Yep, though it's part of a bigger picture, so to speak. I'm actually creating a commemorate fan-art piece for the Black Gate, since I've noticed that Ultima-based art is almost non-existent nowadays. The Guardian's head was all I had finished so far, so I slapped it on a background that...

Sorry I'm late to the game; I just wanted to say that I never get bored of this topic (hence my avatar, which I drew while bored at work one day.) Though it wasn't my first Ultima game (that was 4), Ultima 7 hit me at an age where I was easily captivated - I must have been 10 or 11 at the...