Tag: storytelling

  • My Open World Blues Playing “Dragon Age: Inquisition”

    My Open World Blues Playing “Dragon Age: Inquisition”

    The past few weeks, I’ve sunk about 35 hours into Dragon Age: Inquisition. I played the game before but never got even halfway. For Christmas, my boyfriend bought me a strategy guide for it, and it’s really helping me feel like I have a handle on the wide, wild world that is Inquisition.

  • Storytelling at its Most Thrilling in the “Cloverfield” Movies

    Storytelling at its Most Thrilling in the “Cloverfield” Movies

    Last month I finally got around to watching the 2008 film Cloverfield, which is one of the most unique monster movies I’ve ever seen. I really liked it — but then I saw 10 Cloverfield Lane this weekend, and it blew the first movie away. I highly recommend both for putting the focus not so…

  • 5 Reasons I Game (Listmas 2015)

    5 Reasons I Game (Listmas 2015)

    Why do we play video games? Unlike a lot of people who grew up playing video games, I only got into gaming as an adult. The first one I fell in love with — the one that made me a gamer — was Dragon Age: Origins from BioWare. I loved its rich characters, focused storytelling, and…