I bought The Order|1886 out of sheer contrariness. It was a game that suffered quite a bit of derision, primarily because a game walkthrough video was released just before the game was set to be released. The video clocked about 5 hours of gameplay. After 100+ hours of Dragon Age Inquisition (a game I have... Continue Reading →
Gereon Alexius
This is a friendly warning. If you haven't played the mission "In Hushed Whispers" in Dragon Age Inquisition and you plan to, you should know that this post contains massive spoilers. Also, it does refer to events later in the game, so read with care. Or rather, don't read. Ever since my first meeting with... Continue Reading →
Tooth and Scale
Before you start reading this, I should mention that this post contains spoilers for Dragon Age Inquisition, in particular regarding the creatures that dwell in the world. If you're okay with that, by all means continue. What I'm going to talk about in this post is how game mechanics carry messages, and that these messages... Continue Reading →
In Your Heart Shall Burn
This is my first take on Dragon Age Inquisition. I've not finished playing yet, but I'm about 2/3 rds in, and it is so far epic on a scale that goes way beyond epic. My first piece of advice is "leave the Hinterlands". I know, there have been articles about this, but the Hinterlands is... Continue Reading →
Det svenska spelundret
Jag läste rapporten från Dataspelsbranschen i dagarna och kom fram till att det låter lite annorlunda i skällan nu, än det gjorde för bara ett par år sedan. Det tycker jag är positivt. Så här står det till exempel i rapporten: Nyanställda kvinnor ökar med 38 procent, att jämföra med 27 procent för männen. Det... Continue Reading →
Ubisoft and female chars
I'm not going to dwell too much on this, so many others have already done it so much better. I'm just going to point out that if you really wanted and planned for playable women characters in your game they would not be on the cut list. But unfortunately it seems that if the choice... Continue Reading →