What draws me to Magic cards most of the time is their depiction of ideas. I love Cling for Dust, for example, because when I use it, it makes me feel like I am clinging to dust; it describes the idea of an action. Starnheim Unleashed does feel like a horde of angels suddenly appearing …
So, I recently finished God of War Ragnarök. It’s a great game! I had a blast. Though in my opinion it’s not as great as its predecessor GoW 2018. 2018 has quickly become my favourite game after playing it the first time and since then I played it four or five times more always finding …
Last of Us is now a TV Series. The first episodes have gotten positive reviews and it seems like the people involved take the story and characters serious. Yet I can’t help and be a little bit annoyed at it. I have a hard time to understand why this award winning and great-on-its-own game has …
With the start of the new year, I started watching a new show. Or rather, an old one, it’s just new to me. Bojack Horseman premiered in 2014, almost a decade ago, yet I’m just now discovering its greatness. There is a lot to love about the series that combines subtle humorous moments with a …
I remember back when the first Avatar came out, I didn’t like it. Maybe it was a rebellious reaction to the hype of the movie, or at least it amplified my opinion. I couldn’t understand the hype, because I couldn’t understand the purpose of the movie. Why was it made? Of course, there was that …
Currently the Magic the Gathering multiverse is suffering by another emergence of Phyrexians. Yes, these “compleated” creatures pose a valid threat in their quest to extinguish all living things and perfect life through mechanical means. But how is this looming, this creeping disaster in the world of MTG translated to the game of MTG. Do …
I come to find that in Naruto Shippuden, at least before the war starts, the arcs are quite intricately planned out and efficiently written in terms of set ups and pay offs, themes and world building (not so much efficiently, in terms of flash backs and scene repetitions). Anyways, I’d like to explain here briefly, …
As announced in a post “Mass Effect: Command and Shepard, Part 1/4“, Story Structure will take a closer look at how the game series handles its theme of leadership. We will look at what tools are used to discuss the theme, how well the different tools work and to what effect they are deployed. In …
The Art of War: A beautiful Tragedy Silence. In empty space – another dimension, far away from the commotion of war – two high class shinobi face each other off: Kakashi versus Obito. No words are wasted. Only the fists talk. The hits echo through the space as the eerily beautiful fight choreography flows over …
I love open world games as much as the next guy and I love good story lines probably even more than the next guy. But, do these two things really fit together? Does an open world always have to have a main story in it? Doesn’t the merit of open world lie in the explanation, …