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  • My Open World Blues Playing “Dragon Age: Inquisition”

    My Open World Blues Playing “Dragon Age: Inquisition”

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    The past few weeks, I’ve sunk about 35 hours into Dragon Age: Inquisition. I played the game before but never got even halfway. For Christmas, my boyfriend bought me a strategy guide for it, and it’s really helping me feel like I have a handle on the wide, wild world that is Inquisition.

  • Survival and Discovery in “Tomb Raider” (2013)

    Survival and Discovery in “Tomb Raider” (2013)

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    One of the things I really enjoy about video games is that they satisfy a wanderlust people have for travel and adventure. For instance, while exploring the open world beauty of a fantasy game like The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, you also get the chance to be a badass warrior (or even a cat-person or reptile)…

  • How Much Freedom Should We Have in RPGs?

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    In role-playing video games — my favorite genre — having lots of freedom often means enjoying a more interesting, personal role-playing experience. Obviously, story and character development are important in RPGs, but freedom — or maybe something like customization, or more player control over in-game details — is what defines the RPG genre, in my opinion. Sometimes…