Recent content by Monogamie

'no francophone could ever publicly admit to hating French' I would disagree. I come from the same region as the author (jonquière) and french has set me back tremendously. the anecdote of the author translating final fantasy word-for-word is cute, but all it illustrates is typical 'english...

So just curious. Let's say you were given absolute creative freedom, an unlimited budget and no deadlines to produce a game. Only one restriction applies: Your game needs to change the way my mom sees videogames. My mom plays Bejeweled. She likes Bejeweled, only she sees Bejeweled as a silly...

I'd say 'Earthbound'. No game has ever resonated with me in such a way. The themes of growing up, of separation, the amazing script, the unique art and setting.... There's so much value to dissect and discuss here. About Fallout: http://www.brainygamer.com/the_brainy_gamer/2008/10/fallout-3.html

New trailer for 'Alan Wake' (360/Vista). http://www.gamersyde.com/news_7249_en.html Finally! So what does everyone thinks ? Looks interesting, although the drama/acting comes of wrong somewhat. Still, that plot just screams potential. We'll see if it delivers or even we have another Indigo...

Cutscenes in 'realistic' videogames (any game genre featuring models of human proportions) will more often than not fail. Even with a killer script, world-class voice-acting and top-notch values, we're still at a point where they will come off as fake in their noble attempt to emulate reality...