Character and Story

2015 Videogame Highlights

I played a few great games in 2015, but two stood out for me because I enjoyed them so much and spent a lot of time in their respective game worlds. Until Dawn and Life is Strange have common themes, the idea of choice and the impacts those choices have on outcomes, and it…

Dec 31, 2015

Character and Story, Games, Gaming, Sex and Gender, Social Issues

gender, life is strange, quiltbag, until dawn
2014 Videogame Highlights

I have other interests and activities besides videogames that occupy my time, so it’s uncommon for me to start games, much less complete them. I dislike adding to my long list of partially played games, and I rarely play games at launch anymore unless I’m extremely hyped. If I’m interested in a…

Dec 31, 2014

Art and Design, Character and Story, Culture, Games, Gaming, Portable, Social Issues

fantasy life, fullbright, gender, gone home, level 5, naughty dog, quiltbag, the last of us, the last of us: left behind
UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception

UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception is a fun follow-up to UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves. Gamers who enjoy cinematic action narratives and UNCHARTED fans will probably enjoy it. The plot in UNCHARTED 3 is not as intriguing as the previous two installments, the action is mostly familiar, but it still delivers solidly…

Dec 30, 2011

Character and Story, Reviews

characters, uncharted 3: drake’s deception
Dragon Age: Origins, Sexual Orientation, and Player Choice

I started playing Dragon Age: Origins a few weeks ago. I chose to play a female elf mage, Thurkear. I have heard a lot about the relationship and romance aspect of Dragon Age from friends who are playing it and a few bits and pieces in the media. Having heard…

Dec 15, 2009

Character and Story, Featured, Social Issues

dragon age: origins, romance, sex and gender, sexual orientation
Mirror’s Edge: Burdened by Words

A recent GameSetWatch post, “Design Diversions: The Video Game as a Picture Book”, by Andrew Vanden Bossche discussed how Mirror’s Edge could have been a stronger game overall, art even, had it not been for the tacked-on plot: There is more emotion in a half second of Mirror’s Edge gameplay than…

Dec 13, 2009

Art and Design, Character and Story, Sex and Gender

game design, mirror’s edge, writing

Character and Story

2015 Videogame Highlights

2014 Videogame Highlights

UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception

Dragon Age: Origins, Sexual Orientation, and Player Choice

Mirror’s Edge: Burdened by Words