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  • Escaping Into Fantasy and Sci-Fi Settings: My Top 5 Picks

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    While some people enjoy contemporary settings in their fiction, I’ve always preferred escaping to someplace different. It’s part of why I love fantasy and science fiction so much. Having a video game or fantasy novel whisk me away to some fictional world for a spell is the most exciting sort of adventure. It helps me…

  • 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…

  • My Skyrim Puppy and Other Video Game Pets

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    Maybe it was those Tamagotchi pets I had when I was a kid, but I just love having a pet in a video game. There’s something so comforting about having a loyal companion by my side to take away some of the stress of battling all those in-game enemies. That’s why I wrote an article about…