... but why are they all women? I've been playing Jedi: Fallen Order - reluctantly and with much pain - for about 20 hours now. What I've discovered so far is that all villains seem to be women. At least the named ones. The imperial soldiers are all men, of course, but the force users... Continue Reading →
The Takeaways…
… from playing games I really don’t enjoy so far is that this industry is single minded and one eyed (no pun or anything else intended). We’re making games primarily for a male audience but the issue with that is of course that 40% of console players are women at this point. We do what... Continue Reading →
The Struggle Is Real
I’ve been playing God of War (2018) for exactly 20 hours, 30 minutes a day and man is it boring. It’s QTE after QTE, without any real investment in the outcome, except if you fail to press the button fast enough, sometimes you die. I am honestly wondering why this game is so lauded. I... Continue Reading →
“Why Do You Do This to Yourself?”
A colleague of mine expresses constant amazement at the fact that I play games I don’t enjoy playing. He keeps asking me why I do this to myself. It is a valid question. Spite. I do it out of spite. No, seriously. Partly I think it is because I get annoyed at players who judge... Continue Reading →
I really don’t like Kratos
I've reached the lake in Midgard in God of War now, and I'm investigating the nooks and crannies of the lake while trying to keep my temper around Kratos. It is proving harder than I thought it would. Atreus is trying to be helpful while Kratos is totally self serving and egotistical. Does Kratos want... Continue Reading →
Boring Bossfights
I had forgotten how excruciatingly boring the first bossfight is in GoW. I had also forgotten how inanely stupid the dialogue is. Here's a dude, knocking on a door, not telling the person who opens what he wants. He's just acting all annoying, and to be entirely honest - very male - by posturing and... Continue Reading →