The act of creation is one fraught with difficulty: there are a practical infinity of considerations that must be made. We must consider whether what we create will offend others; whether what we create is worthy of wider consumption, or even of having our own names put upon it; whether our ideas are coherent. Of … [Read more…]
In a post-World of Warcraft world, the massively multiplayer genre has become an oversubscribed one. With a variety of both paid and free-to-play alternatives available for fans of the genre, something special is required for a game in the genre to bring itself above the torrent of competition. In the case of Rusty Hearts, the … [Read more…]
An interesting paradox lies at the heart of online multiplayer gaming: there is no doubt that playing against other human players provides a greater sense of achievement upon victory and a diminished sense of worthlessness on any eventual loss, but, at the same time, the majority of people who play such games online are made … [Read more…]
Tales of Graces, the 12th instalment in the Tales series from Namco gives itself away in its tagline: much of the story can be deduced from the five-word summary of the game on the rear of its case of “bonds of friendship are eternal.” Given that the game is a JRPG (given the box art, … [Read more…]
The aspiration to achieve is something that is embedded into most of us from an incredibly early age: we go to school in order that we may learn in order to achieve highly in exams; we go to work in order to achieve such that we be considered for promotion and any benefits that may … [Read more…]