Games

Listmas 2013: My Favorite “Fire Emblem: Awakening” Characters

Happy Listmas, everybody! If you don't know about Listmas already, it's a new celebration of something bloggers do best: make a bunch of lists. From December 20 through December 25, Listmas participators will be publishing lists about whatever topics we fancy -- and of course we'll share the love of other Listmas lists as much as… Continue reading Listmas 2013: My Favorite “Fire Emblem: Awakening” Characters

Games

Working Around Permadeath

Why I Love Permadeath I've always loved games that feature permadeath. Having a character die for good is realistic, which can improve immersion in the game world. I definitely felt that way when my soldiers died on ground missions in the super-tense game XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Permadeath also increases the stakes for every battle where dying… Continue reading Working Around Permadeath