Tag: gaming

  • Why “Halo ODST” Feels So Different

    Why “Halo ODST” Feels So Different

    Having spent this whole year playing through the Master Chief Collection on Xbox One, I feel like I finally got to know Halo. I played all of the games co-op and am also playing Reach now, to round out the experience before Halo 5. But there’s one game in the series that has been known…

  • Playing a Whole Cast of Characters in Telltale’s “Game of Thrones”

    Playing a Whole Cast of Characters in Telltale’s “Game of Thrones”

    So I’m finally catching up on all the Telltale episodic games I’ve missed this year, including Game of Thrones. And what I’m finding is that Game of Thrones feels a lot like reading the books or watching the TV show, because there are so many characters to keep track of. (Don’t worry, no big spoilers…

  • The “Gears of War” Experience

    The “Gears of War” Experience

    I spent last weekend obsessively playing Gears of War Ultimate Edition co-op on Xbox One. It took about four days (maybe 18 hours) to finish it, with both of us playing on Hardcore difficulty. I had played some of the original game before on Xbox 360, but playing co-op is a whole new experience, and…