A couple of weeks ago I picked up Monster Hunter: World for the first time. And I'm so glad I did. I was a few weeks late to the party, because the game wasn't initially in my most anticipated of the year. I tried to play Monster Hunter on my Nintendo 3DS a few years ago and… Continue reading 30 Hours as a Monster Hunter: First Impressions
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Getting to Know the Witcher in “The Last Wish”
At its heart, The Last Wish is a series of monster stories. The first book in Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher series (which CD Projekt RED's video games are based on), it's not so much a novel as a line-up of short stories that depict Geralt of Rivia taking on monster-hunting contracts. It feels like reading dark fairy tales,… Continue reading Getting to Know the Witcher in “The Last Wish”
All the Latest Buzz About “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”
The Witcher series has just about everything I love to see in video games: vivid characters, engaging stories, a variety of gorgeous settings, more than one possible ending, and the ability to make decisions that matter. The combat may be the only thing I don't adore, but it's getting an interesting overhaul in The Witcher 3: Wild… Continue reading All the Latest Buzz About “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”