When you strip away the hype GTA III is an arena shooter where you drive around and kill shit for points. Typically when people talk about this game they’ll throw around terms like “emergent”, “non-linear” and “sandbox” as if that explains why it’s such a blast to play. I don’t think it does, mainly because [...]
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GTA III
Posted in Schooling the Old on November 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Gun
Posted in Schooling the Old, tagged Gun, Retro Games on September 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Featuring tales of lone gunmen wandering a bleak and unforgiving landscape the myths of the Old West possess a potent beauty. It is important to realise that the Old West is not just a setting, it is a metaphor for the conflicting forces of civilisation and barbarism. Like Arthurian legend or Greek tragedy, it is [...]
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Posted in Schooling the Old on August 27, 2009 |
I want you to understand something, if you suddenly discovered time travel, used it to visit twelve year old me and asked him what his favourite game was he would tell you Space Quest IV. If asked why he’d probably shrug his shoulders and say that it’s got an awesome story, it’s really funny and [...]
