Most games we encounter during our gaming carriers conform to just on one or two compatible genres at best because their creators are letting some quality unrelated factors (i.e. ratings and profit) impede their creativity. However, on the other side of the spectrum, there are also those daring trailblazing developers who aren’t too concerned with […]
I have good and bad news for all fans of first-rate vampire fiction, regardless of the medium, form or genre, especially those of you who enjoyed HBO’s hit TV show True Blood. Good news first: Nighthawks – The Vampire RPG by Wadjet Eye Games (is the of the game perhaps a subtle wink to Edward […]
Times they are a-changin’. Once upon a time princesses sat in their boudoirs, learning embroidery, knitting, and other refined feminine crafts, dreaming all the while of the time when some prince charming will come on the white horse and ask their hands in marriage. This particular princess, a heroine of Dragon Hills, had stood on […]
When Vampyr, the dark gothic action RPG by Dontnod Entertainment, appeared early this June, it was instantly clear that it had the makings of the cult classic. The game boldly discarded almost all modern stereotypes about vampires, and returned to the very source of vampire folklore, offering us the sobering story of the undead infestation […]
Released at the time when entire gaming world seemed to be hyped-up exclusively about dragons, magic, wizarding duels, and other make-believe subjects, Mount & Blade was one of the rare games interested in the realistic portrayal of medieval warfare, without coating everything in thick molasses of unnecessary fantasy elements. Set in the fictional land of […]
I have to admit that I was never much of a fan of zombie flicks. In my mind, zombies were the simpletons of the undead family, devoid of any redeeming quality, as they lumber clumsily in search of fresh brains or whatever item that’s currently on the menu. Presented on the silver screen, they always […]
For a few days now, the fans of the Witcher franchise have been causing quite a fuss about the leaked pages from the Netflix’s upcoming TV show based on the popular game. This leak, however, involves the audition script and depicts two scenes used solely for casting purposes, as showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich confirmed. The first […]
30 July, Monday 06:30 When I was a kid, growing up in the slums of Petare, my father used to tell me that pain is good. That it’s the only thing that truly makes us alive. Well, if that’s really the case, I haven’t felt this alive for a long time. My head is killing […]
Just like anything else in life, art forms follow a cyclical pattern of development. They have ups and downs, they soar into creative heights, wallow in mediocrity and skydive into depths of total oblivion, their once majestic wings clipped and chances to see the light of day again seemingly forever ruined. But, sure enough, if […]
The eighties and early nineties will be remembered as a time of MTV, cheesy action flicks, and outstanding side-scrolling beat-’em-up arcades. Double Dragon, Final Fight, Rastan, Alien Storm, and other titles of this highly addictive ilk kept kids superglued to the screens for days on end. However, if there is one title that became the […]
