Tag: Batman Arkham City

  • My Personal Video Game Awards, Pt. 2

    My Personal Video Game Awards, Pt. 2

    Here’s part 2 of my personal gaming awards! You can find part 1 here. This post covers some of the games that really had me hooked for one reason or another. =)

  • What Comes First: The Story or the Open World?

    What Comes First: The Story or the Open World?

    Video games seem a little infatuated with open world design these days. You get a great open world game like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and suddenly everybody wants to show off how engines can now produce gorgeous, sweeping, detailed landscapes with no (or very few) loading screens. It’s like an epidemic. I mean, I’m…

  • Gameplay Time: How Much Is Too Much?

    When it comes to gameplay hours, are some video games too long to beat? When I spend money on a game — especially when I’m investing $60 for a new one — I play the game to death. Even the used ones that take 20+ hours like Dragon Age: Origins I play two or three…