UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves
Playing UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves directly after completing UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune, which I enjoyed quite a bit, I approached the sequel with the expectation that I’d be entertained at least as much as the first game. UNCHARTED 2 slightly exceeded my expectations in some ways,…
UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune
I began playing this game knowing very little about it. I knew that a couple of my friends had played and liked it. I didn’t know a thing about the premise, hadn’t read any reviews, any blog posts, nor had…
Odin Sphere: The Story So Far
It’s been about a month since I last played Odin Sphere. On Sunday I played for six, maybe seven, hours (with a break in the middle), finishing the “Valkyrie” story and making, I think, significant progress in “The Pooka Prince”…
Mirror’s Edge
Mirror’s Edge was developed by Stockholm-based Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment (DICE) and published by EA Games (EA also owns DICE). It is set in a near-future city governed by an oppressive, totalitarian administration. Many citizens have either rejected the false,…
Comparing Female Protagonists: Portal and Mirror’s Edge
Over at The Hathor Legacy, a blog about women and gender issues in media, Kris Ligman wrote a post comparing Portal (2007)and Mirror’s Edge (2008). I disagreed with most of it, and I will go through the main points. Ligman asserts that Mirror’s Edge…
