Posts Tagged ‘Character Creation’
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Okay, so I told y’all (I really can’t get away with saying that what with my Scottishness) that I’d be whoring Dragon Age: Origins up until Mass Effect 2’s release, which is now only a mere 8 days away. Well, work and life are doing what they do best and getting in the way of some serious gaming, so I haven’t played as much of it as I would have hoped. I’m about 30 hours in, however, which has given me a good enough feel of the game to share my initial impressions. 30 hours in and this is initial impressions? I hear you cry. Yep, it’s the crazy, nonsensical world of Role Playing Games.
The Devil Is In The Details
In my eyes, a significant portion of what accounts towards a successful RPG is the detail. The devil really is in the details, and the sheer scope of thought that goes into forming the foundations of the world you’ll be spending so much time in never ceases to amaze me. My Dragon Age: Origins adventure as a City Elf, Buddeigh (do you see what I did there? Huh? Female Buddy the Elf?), is currently sitting at the 30 hour mark, yet I still find myself often overwhelmed as I navigate through a deeply rich and scripted world.
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Tags: Bioware, Character Creation, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, RPG
Posted in General Gaming | 3 Comments »
Monday, December 28th, 2009
I was lucky enough to get Dragon Age: Origins for Christmas (thanks, Phil). When it comes to character creation I’m fairly unadventurous. I always stick to playing as a human, which is stupid given I am a human in real life. Surely I should be willing to try something different given that gaming is all about stepping out-with your usual boundaries? This time I made a conscious decision to try something new. I’m a freakin’ elf warrior people! A City Elf to be exact.
What are you playing as?
Tags: Character Creation, Dragon Age: Origins
Posted in Asides | 4 Comments »
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Wow. I think I could leave this post at that one word and it would do just as good, if not better, a job of summing up my experience with Fable II. Granted I’ve only put 5 or so hours into it, most of which have been spent arsing about, and for a game as open ended as Fable, 5 hours really isn’t that long. If you’ve yet to buy it, don’t even waste you’re time reading what I’ve got to say about it. Go and get it. Now!
High up the list of what developers aim to achieve with their games is an environment in which the player feels truly immersed in. Rarely do you play a game, however, where you actually feel part of the world. I swear, Fable II will suck you in almost instantaneously. Before you know it, you’ll have comfortably settled into Albion and won’t even have noticed an hour has passed where all you’ve done is danced for the locals, flirted with the wealthier men, and earned a few Gold to upgrade weapons and kit yourself out in fetching garments.
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Tags: Albion, Bowerstone Market, Character Creation, Fable II, Xbox Live Friends List
Posted in General Gaming | 10 Comments »
It took me ages to get around to playing the original Mass Effect, but as soon as I did it was a case of “Why didn’t I do this sooner?!”. I’ve been looking forward to the sequel ever since, and it’s not disappointing. What can I say? It’s good to have Shepard back in my life.
