There are hundreds of constructed languages that have influenced the world of science fiction and fantasy. Whether they originated from literature or video games, there is no doubt that the ability to create an entire fictional language from one’s imagination is indeed impressive. Some have become iconic markers in popular culture while others have inspired…
Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle Earth II was released on PC and Xbox 360 in 2006. It is an RTS game taken straight from Tolkien’s world. The player is able to choose between six different factions, the men of the west, the elves, the dwarves, Saruman’s forces, Sauron’s forces, and the goblins. Each…
Blame it on my late-blooming video game obsession, but I did not play a single Elder Scrolls game until Skyrim came out. I was not much of an RPG girl, save the obsession with Mass Effect, but after spending a few weeks seeing all of my Xbox Live friends signed on and playing Skyrim, curiosity…
A few weeks ago I found myself sitting down with my friends for our usual favorite activity: board games. We decided we were going to try something new. That something new was the Game of Thrones board game by Fantasy Flight. Here are my overall impressions of the game. For those unaware of the gaming…
Dragon’s Dogma is was released in late May of 2012. It has been compared to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Shadow of the Colossus, Monster Hunter, and Devil May Cry. It is an action rpg that follows the a character whom you create using the pretty detailed Character Creation interface, and their quest to slay…
Whether they are a wookie, a conehead, or just an average looking guy, Jedi in Star Wars come literally in almost every shape and color. With so many Jedi comes an equally diverse array of force powers. Here are some of the more exclusive powers, and some of the Jedi that put them to use….
Genre and franchise crossovers aren’t especially uncommon in the world of video games. Games such as Super Smash Brothers or Marvel vs. Capcom combine different worlds and characters to craft an entirely new game experience. Such is the case with Pokémon Conquest, a combination of the strategy series Nobunaga’s Ambition and of course, Pokémon. The…
Great comic book video games are often an oxymoron, and when a comic book game is great it is also usually incredibly hard to find and hella expensive. Then imagine my surprise then when browsing through a local game store I found a Marvel Super Nintendo game I had never heard of before. It was…
Spiderman, Superman, X-Men; where are all the women? Male superheroes have been under the limelight for more than seven decades and although there are heroines who have made great impressions, there doesn’t seem to be enough acknowledgements. It is said that the first known female superhero is a character named Fantomah, created by artist Fletcher…
For the last few years it seemed that the future of space operas was looking bleak. Aside from the Star Trek reboot, no one seemed that interested in telling the story of humans reaching for the stars. Science fiction was brought home to Earth, with little attention paid to the stars above. And then Mass…
SoulCalibur V is the latest release in the popular fighting series. It came out in early 2012. The game can be bit difficult for newcomers since it is a 3D fighting game. This means that along with moving forward and backward, you can move side to side, strafing your opponent, which allows for a lot…
Monster Hunter first came out on Playstation 2 in 2004. It lets the player take control of a, well hunter, obviously. The hunter starts off with easy tasks like finding raw meat or a few mushrooms, and culminates in trying to bring down massive Wyverns. The game starts out rather slow, especially when it comes…
