Category: Games

  • “Remember Me” and Games with Brains

    One of the reasons I love Thatgamecompany is that they create games that are absolutely different than anything else out there. This a company that has an obvious creative vision. That’s also why I admire Amplitude Studios, the creator of Endless Space, which basically turned over its design documents to fans before release so future players could…

  • “Battleheart” Review Over on World [3] Games!

    Lately I’ve been really into a mobile game called Battleheart, developed by Mika Mobile. It’s a breeze to play on my Kindle Fire, and I’ve even been playing it on the (very bumpy) bus — which just goes to show how great the controls are set up! I highly recommend it and have written a review…

  • Death in Video Games — It’s Just Not Realistic

    Watching your character die is part of the gaming experience. Even when I breeze through a game on casual difficulty, I usually have one or two deaths before I beat the game — and when I crank up the challenge to hardcore difficulty, I expect to die on a regular basis. This doesn’t happen in every game. Braid is…