I sure am glad I’m not a game designer or developer, at least when I’m thinking of sandbox games while playing them. The thought occurred to me while playing a restricted sandbox, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, since you can do so much while given very little, causing a whole lot of ripples the game has to account for.
Perhaps you’ve never heard of the game series called Shin Megami Tensei? Would it surprise you if I told you it was considered one of the Japan’s biggest role-playing game franchises alongside the other greats such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest? Japan is well-known for its abundance of long running role-playing series with most of them easily recognizable by Westerners, but Shin Megami Tensei has fallen between the cracks for being a bit of an odd one out. Continue reading “Should YOU play Shin Megami Tensei?”
What do Phoenix Wright and Naruhodō Ryūichi have in common? They are both lawyers with an incredible ability to b.s. the truth, are super sarcastic, and they both wear a blue suit and have spiky hair. But that might be where the similarities end. Continue reading “Phoenix and Ryūichi: A Case for Transcreation”
As I started dislodging the chip on my shoulder that is the befuddlement of why (I thought) everyone prefers Final Fantasy X over Final Fantasy XII, I’m reminded of “what curiosity killed. Just a friendly word of advice”.
This year I’ve had the pleasure of attending a few game music concerts and noticed something quite interesting that I hadn’t expected to consistently happen in all of them. Continue reading “The Fascinating World of Game Music”
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