Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar North Rockstar Games PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, PC, Mac, Android, iOS What makes a boss battle good? Surpassing that, what makes a boss battle great? A better question; what makes a boss battle the best? A combination of using the skills you’ve learned, coupled with a good motivation …
In Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar Games’ sprawling, open-world, epic crime series, you assume the role of a criminal, tasked with amassing wealth, evading the cops, and taking down those who have wronged you. This plot holds true in virtually all of the major releases by the New York based studio. This isn’t necessarily a bad …
Within the evolution of gaming, there are certain telltale signs that games of a specific genre have reached the pinnacle of their existence and will see minimal improvements from that point on. Oftentimes we can predict when gaming genres will reach this peak simply by looking at how complex the goal of the game is. …
Red Dead Redemption is often considered one of the best video games of the previous generation, a reputation it hardly deserves. The game routinely takes control away from the player when agency is needed, and gives too much freedom when it’s superfluous. Red Dead is totalitarian in its gameplay and narrative presentation, but provides a hollow, laissez faire open world in an attempt to compensate. These problems culminate to create a game that misunderstands, and straight up ignores, the interactive nature of the medium it’s in. Despite its dazzling production values, Red Dead Redemption fails as a video game because of its unengaging, scarce, and meaningless interactivity.
I’ve got to be honest, I’m a sucker for westerns. The lone cowboy and his trusty horse roaming the open and untamed land is admittedly romantic, but I also find it incredibly thrilling. A time filled with endless possibilities and complex stories that go beyond the good guy/bad guy dynamic. After all, the good guys don’t always have to wear white.
It seems all week long, everyone has been talking about Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and their recent announcements from E3. While we have to wait a few more months to purchase either system (PS4 is my choice), the previous generation-systems have the pleasure of hosting the year’s biggest game, Grand Theft Auto V. Rockstar …