Since the use of 3D models and a 3D landscape in video games, gameplay mechanics for various game genres have been altered by this change. Most game genres like RPGs or Strategy games haven’t changed much with the use of 3D technology. However action games like Mario and Tomb Raider use 3D technology well. There is a dark chapter of history with games using 3D technology that should be famil...
Read More »A fighting game’s bread and butter, to me, has to be the variety of characters inside the game. I still remember Killer Instinct on the SNES had some of the most diverse characters for a fighting game, going from a stereotypical native American to an undead skeleton. However Team NINJA seems focused on keeping their characters as real as possible, even though they fight against each other wi...
Read More »Most action RPGs tend to mimic the mechanics of Diablo a bit too much. Some action RPGs do well with mimicking the click-death-loot mechanic of Diablo well, such as Torchlight. Others seem content with re-creating the wheel, like Titan Quest. Nothing wrong with giving the same experience, but one thing I wish they wouldn’t have copied is the layout of the controls for Diablo. The mouse and k...
Read More »I’m a big fan of tabletop RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons. I also had a moment where I spent a lot of my money on Magic: The Gathering cards as a kid, at least until I had to drop the hobby due to how expensive it was. At the time, I enjoyed how simple the rules were for Magic and how fast it was to get a game started. I never saw that with Dungeons and Dragons, which might explain why a sess...
Read More »Lili I’m intrigued by the idea of games that rely on non-combat mechanics in their video games. We got a variety of games that revolve around thrusting swords into torsos, emptying bullets into heads, or casting spells that melt the skin off humans, so violence is something that has become a norm in our game community. Extra Credits hypothesized that we could make non-violent games by applyi...
Read More »Orcs Must Die! 2 I mentioned before that the zombie franchise is an entity that just won’t die. But honestly, I think the simplest reason why zombies are so common to blow up is they serve as a basic, inoffensive, massive force that is great cannon fodder for players to massacre. We did this with several World War II games with the Nazis, and BioWare’s Darkspawn in the Dragon Age games...
Read More »Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance “New Worlds” Trailer. The Nintendo 3DS has recently has a boost in sales as mentiond here, though in my opinion the library of games for the handheld console is still small. Specifically the lack of RPGs that are on the console. Sure there is Heroes of Ruin, an Action RPG that is meant to be Diablo but on the Nintendo 3DS. Based on what I heard, He...
Read More »City of Steam It’s rare to find an RPG these days step out of the tiresome medieval fantasy setting. Games like Skyrim and Dragon Age are fun, but you are still some elf swinging around spells against undead in a forgotten ruins to an ancient evil in these games. Some old PC games tried changing this with different game-worlds for their RPGs: Fallout went into a post-apocalyptic future with ...
Read More »4 in a 3d row. I think a good puzzle game relies on some kind of gimmick to make it stand out from other puzzle games. Several gamers, me included, love Valve’s puzzle game Portal, but it has a great gimmick of using portals to each puzzle. Other puzzle games like Connect 4 might not have a gimmick to make it stand out from other puzzle games like Angry Birds or even Portal. However, Neonfiv...
Read More »Rumble Fighter 5th Anniversary There are a variety of massive multiplayer games available to download, play, and (possibly) enjoy with friends these days. Sure there are the various knock-offs related to the MMORPG king that shall not be named, but you also have MMO golf games, MMO racing games, and even MMO fighting games. One MMO fighting game from OGPlanet is celebrating its 5th year anniversar...
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