“Well, I play a lot of video games, but I’m not a gamer as such…”
A couple of years back I had a conversation which went something like this: “So, you’re a gamer then?” “Well yes, kind of, I do play a lot of video games but I’m not a gamer as such” – which made me go “huh, why the heck did I feel the need to say it that?” Back then I wasn’t sure why I felt the need to distance myself from the term, and didn’t think much more about it. Lately, though, the reasons have become more and more clear and painfully topical.
A Short Love-Letter to Shadowrun Returns and Dragonfall
Shadowrun Returns is a computer role-playing game from Harebrained Schemes, and the coolest Shadowrun adventure I never ran as a kid. Warning: nostalgia ahead.
Mood Pieces: The Cruel Faerytale of Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons
This Mood Pieces post is about Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons, an adventure game from Starbreeze Studios and 505 Games available for Xbox 360, Windows and PlayStation 3.