Recent content by Valenza

Yeah, I know what you mean. With a story present, you're never going to get true freedom, because overall there's going to be some chain of events that must be adherred to, even the loosest ones. The story can be ignored, but it's ultimately present, and in being so, some limitation has to be...

Here's why I specifically name-dropped New Vegas, though. It's pretty much possible to do all that, and I personally felt the game was stronger for it. I mean, say if it was possible to do such a thing to Skyrim. At the end of the day, such a choice is that of the player, and when everyone is...

I posted a thread a week or so back [www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.368380-Poll-Being-told-the-story-vs-Making-the-story] about illusion of choice in games, and if it's something people really enjoy. Basic gist of what I gathered was that the reason a few people prefer linear titles is...

So lately I've been interested in just what makes gaming a unique medium; the often advertised freedom of choice and non-linear gameplay and storytelling. Most games see fit to include some aspect of 'freedom' in the way one can progress. Of course, said freedom is pretty illusionary. With...

Games aren't getting shorter at all. They are getting easier, however.

Slighty Science Fiction...? How is Mass Effect 'slightly' Science Fiction? Are you seriously saying that this sort of thing is the most 'out there' thing in the Mass Effect universe?

I was once woken up to a phone call by my bank telling me someone had stolen near enough £200 from my account. I'm a student! I need that money to live!

The books aren't needed, though. They shouldn't be needed. That is of course not to say they shouldn't exist (supporting material is okay, but I've always held to the belief they should NOT focus on the main story or character in a game). What I'm saying is that, if they wanted to flesh...

Any piece of media should be able to stand up on it's own without supporting material. The fact he was better fleshed out in the books means nothing to me. If they can't do that in the game, I'm not gonna care what becomes of him in the game. And on topic, ODST and Reach were probably my...

I'm not sure how straight you can actually take Fallout. I mean, it's always been kind of goofy, though not to the extent of this trailer. Heck though, I'll be getting this.

Did you even see all those flags in AC1.

Alright, now we just find a way to reverse this, and Minecraft becomes the real world TRON. I'd dig it.

I always love my guns taking up half of the entire screen! Let's totally do that!

I always got the impression that Miranda was intentionally designed by Bioware to evoke the Uncanny Valley. The whole thing about being genetically constructed to be physically perfect is that, of course, no one is actually supposed to appear genetically perfect. So there's just something...

Actually, yes! I'm quite sure if you get another PC, all you have to do is reinstall Steam, and all your purchased games will still be there, ready to download. Also, this is insane in the best kind of way.