I'm a big fan of shooters. A significant portion of my favourite games are first-person shooters: Metro 2033 , the Half-Life series, T...

Modern Western RPGs are conflicted. Philosophy and mechanics are at odds with each other. A roleplaying game is ostensibly about shaping th...

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Mobile gaming has become kind of a big thing recently. And I finally have a phone that will let me play those games. So I'm all over mo...

MMOs are a bit of a special case in how the game tells a story. Most MMOs are also RPGs, so I won't retread that ground. But one area w...

As a disclaimer before I start, I don't play many RTS games. I played Star Wars: Empire at War extensively, but only against the AI. I...

I've covered horror and FPS, so now let's take a look at mechanics and narrative in RPGs. Roleplaying games typically work a lo...

Last time we looked at how narrative and mechanics are intertwined (or not) in horror games, and today we'll take a look at first-perso...

Horror games face a tricky conundrum: how do you make the player feel vulnerable and scared - and how do you do it without making the game ...

Yesterday I looked at how video game genres are defined , and how those genres tend to depend on the game's mechanics first and foremos...

Here's a weird question you may not have considered before: why are game genres different from film or literary genres? You'll ...

It's been a little over a year since I started reviewing video games. In that year alone I have played and reviewed 74 games, and that ...