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Articles tagged "rpg"News‘Crisis Core’ explores the history of role-play game’s hero, Zack Fairby Justin Hoeger [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Apr.08] :. The spinoff “Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII” concerns itself not with the future of the original role-playing game’s hero and his companions, as have other spinoffs of the popular...  Multimedia ReviewPataponby L.B. Jeffries[24.Mar.08] :. They hooked up a rhythm game to a real-time RPG in 2D. Does it work? NewsLatest BioWare game carefully crafts a universe for role playingby Justin Hoeger [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][30.Nov.07] :. Expectations for the science-fiction role-playing game “Mass Effect” have been formidable. BioWare Corp., the company that made “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic” and...  Multimedia ReviewMonster Hunter Freedom 2by Azmol Meah[24.Oct.07] :. It's rare to see a developer achieve so much success in the presentation, planning and the preparation aspect of a game, yet completely stumble on the gameplay side of things. Featured Article Multimedia ReviewBioshockby Arun Subramanian[8.Oct.07] :. The implications of spliced human beings going insane with addictions for genetic material are enough to sit with you long after you're done playing.  Multimedia Review.hack//G.U. Volume 2: Reminisceby Mike Sage[3.Oct.07] :. The gameplay of .hack suffers from a major flaw in design: it emulates a different genre but takes away the only things that make that genre fun to being with. Super Columbine Massacre RPG!: Can a Historic Event Be Examined Seriously By a Video Game?by G. Christopher Williams[20.Sep.07] :. Unlike more passive forms of art that largely require the participation of viewers as interpreters and observers of their subject matter, video games raise thorny questions about "viewing" content, since the action of a player is more directly participatory for the audience. Odin Sphereby Mike Sage[2.Jul.07] :. Atlus' latest is a bizarre fusion of side-scrolling brawling with RPG item-collection and alchemy. It sounds excruciatingly tedious, but Odin Sphere is addictive and fun. Spectrobesby Azmol Meah[23.Apr.07] :. If Nintendo were given a dollar for every Pokémon clone out there, they'd be a whole lot richer. |
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