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  • Death in Video Games… Again: Thoughts on “Borderlands 2”

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    I already posted about death in video games being unrealistic, because you can reload anytime. This was never more evident than when I recently played Dishonored, because when stealth missions failed, I went berserk, hacked at guards until I died, and then reloaded to retry the stealth approach as if nothing happened. On the other hand, XCOM:…

  • Dishonored’s Innovative Gameplay

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    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…

  • When Video Games Stress Me Out

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    I love video games, but in addition to the occasional rage quit, I sometimes find that playing video games makes me tense. A chill-out session somehow escalates over the course of a couple of hours to leave me with sweaty palms and an accelerated heart rate. Some people may find that fun, but I just…