E3 10: Mafia II Impressions

E3 10: Mafia II Impressions

Although our appointment with the Mafia II developers didn’t come to be because of scheduling conflicts, we did manage to get some info of the game. … Continue Reading

E3 10: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Impressions

E3 10: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Impressions

The third installment of Deus Ex is actually a prequel to the first game, set 25 years before the events of the original Deus Ex. It is being developed by Eidos Montreal and Square Enix. After the somewhat disappointing sequel that was Deus Ex: Invisible War, Human Revolution comes as a big surprise. It looks like the third game will be as amazing as the original one. … Continue Reading

E3 10: Star Wars: The Old Republic Impressions

E3 10: Star Wars: The Old Republic Impressions

Back in 2008 Bioware dropped a bomb by announcing The Old Republic. People were surprised, shocked, even disappointed. Instead of finishing the story of Knights of the Old Republic, Bioware announced it’s first MMORPG in the form of TOR. Skepticism was high as the developers of KotOR who were experts in storytelling decided to follow up the story of KotOR with an MMORPG. However, as more and more information surfaced, more and more people were convinced that TOR may be a worthy successor to KotOR. After E3 2010, we are able to confirm one thing with absolute certainty: TOR is looking damn good. … Continue Reading

Misplaced Mechanics #5

November 11, 2009 by Gyuri Features, Headline, Originals No Comments
Misplaced Mechanics #5

Misplaced Mechanics is a weekly Wednesday feature, in which Gyuri brings three games with flawed game mechanics to question them and share his frustrations. … Continue Reading

Misplaced Mechanics #4

November 4, 2009 by Gyuri Features, Headline, Originals No Comments
Misplaced Mechanics #4

Misplaced Mechanics is a weekly Wednesday feature, in which Gyuri brings three games with flawed game mechanics to showcase and share his frustrations with gamers from around the world. … Continue Reading

Misplaced Mechanics #3

October 28, 2009 by Gyuri Features, Headline, Originals No Comments
Misplaced Mechanics #3

Misplaced Mechanics is a weekly Wednesday feature, in which Gyuri brings three games with flawed game mechanics to question them and share his frustrations. … Continue Reading

Misplaced Mechanics #2

October 21, 2009 by Gyuri Features, Headline, Originals 1 Comment
Misplaced Mechanics #2

Welcome readers! On this week’s Misplaced Mechanics, I’ll be showcasing three fundamentally different RPGs. … Continue Reading

Misplaced Mechanics

October 14, 2009 by Gyuri Features, Headline, Originals 1 Comment
Misplaced Mechanics

Hello readers, and welcome to our newest feature. A Wednesday feature, Misplaced Mechanics will bring you three gameplay mechanics each week that just didn’t work that well with their games. This doesn’t mean the games are necessarily bad of course, in fact some of the featured games are quite good. I just want to share with you my personal experiences with bad game mechanics that drove me insane. Or at least tried to. … Continue Reading

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