Tag: reviews
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“To the Moon” Review: Video Games Can Tell Stories, Too
Today I played the most magical video game… because it made me cry a little bit. I had heard that To the Moon was a tear-jerker, but I rarely experience that sort of emotional response to a video game. Excitement, euphoria, feeling like a badass, getting giddy over plot twists and epic moments and character interactions —…
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The Magic of Storytelling in “Life of Pi”
Ang Lee’s Life of Pi was a pleasant surprise for me. I had started to read Yann Martel’s book years ago but wasn’t entranced by it, so I never got around to finishing it. Now that I’ve seen the movie, I’m curious to go back and read the novel with a fresh perspective. The ambiguity in the…
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Dishonored’s Innovative Gameplay
Dishonored, created by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda, offers something that’s been lacking in a lot of video games I’ve played lately: creative combat. I have no problem with shooters like the gorgeous Gears of War… or with whipping out my bow to engage in some stealthy archery in Skyrim. There was a time when I found…
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