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'Critical Role' Kickstarter Hits $7.5 Million in 48 Hours
I’m a special kind of nerd: One that obsesses over things such as Doctor Who, World of Warcraft, Destiny, etc. Once I get to liking something, you can’t shut me up about it. I’d like to introduce you to my husband, Scott. This fine man LOVES Dungeons and Dragons. It’s one of his highest passions to talk about, and I’m happy to hear about what brings out the spark in his eyes when he talks about something he loves.
By Christina Scanlon7 years ago in Gamers
A Land Without End
In an article published in 2017, author Mark Manson called life "the largest open world game known to date." Come to think of it, he was right—except, of course, that it's not a video game. But did you ever think of just how big Africa really is; it's the second largest continent on our planet. Compared to the real world, open-world games are tiny (except for planet-jumping games—those tend to be pretty big). Still, there are some that have managed to cram massive pieces of virtual land into their gigabytes of files. Let's take a look at some of the biggest open worlds built and released by game developers.
By Istvan Liptak7 years ago in Gamers
'Total War': Great Man History
The Total War video game series by developer Creative Assembly has always had an issue of taking cool, but rare or suspect moments of history and making them gameplay features, whether it be the Pictish stealth catapults in Total War: Rome II, the ninja troops in Total War: Shogun 2, or the flaming pig units all the way back in Rome: Total War (of course, not mentioning the historical issues of the game series being called "Total War" when it has never once portrayed an era where total war existed, the concept having been invented during WWI, significantly later than even the latest entry in the Total War series). However, there has been one thing that the Total War series has always gotten right in their historical games: History is not about individuals. Despite this, something rubbed me the wrong way about their upcoming game, Total War: Three Kingdoms, and the way it portrays history. Three Kingdoms is putting a heavier emphasis on individual people from history than any installment before, bringing to mind the Total War: Warhammer games more so than the previous historical games. The problem is that Warhammer is a franchise that focuses on mythical storytelling, allowing individuals to be more influential than the masses, but this is not how the past happened. The past is a mess of factors that no one person could shift on their own. History is how we talk about or portray the past, and it needs to be as accurate as possible. As far as video games go, of course, accuracy is not a necessity. Getting deep into the details of history can often interfere with gameplay, and there’s no way to program every conceivable historical influence into a game, especially when we don’t know them all. However, the Total War series has existed for 19 years at the time of this writing, and they are only now adding this “great man” history to their game. Not only that, they have added a game mode that turns the great men into legends, allowing them to fight whole units on their own, soak up hundreds of attacks, and turn the tide of a battle by merely winning a duel, an uncommon practice in China during the period of the Three Kingdoms.
By History Roundtable7 years ago in Gamers
'Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia'
After around a year of my 3DS being broken, I finally got my hands on a working one. Going through my games, I figured I’d do another run through of the classic DS title Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. Did I regret it? Not even a little bit.
By James Doss7 years ago in Gamers
Best Dungeons and Dragons Books for Tabletop Gamers
I'm, admittedly, a bit of a nerd. Well, not really a bit of one—I'm a huge one. I think the real precursor to being an official geek is whether or not you play Dungeons and Dragons. I'm not talking about any of the video game adaptions, I mean the real thing—playing mat, dice, and all.
By Greg Bogart7 years ago in Gamers
The 10 Best Written Video Games of All Time
For me, the story is the most important element of the game. Having fun combat and overall enjoyable gameplay is also key, but whenever someone asks me what I think about first, it's always going to be the story.
By Leigh Victoria Fisher7 years ago in Gamers
Bungie Hits It Out of the Park with 'Season of the Drifter'
Recently, Bungie’s hit game Destiny 2 released their new season of content titled Season of the Drifter. This DLC is packed with activities ranging from their hit PVE/PVP activity “Gambit” to their annual pass exotic quest for the Destiny hand cannon “Thorn.”
By Christina Scanlon7 years ago in Gamers
