story vs. gameplay – That Casual Gamer Guy

Rewriting Characters

You know something that has always bothered me to no end? It is sequels. More specifically, sequels that actively go out of there way to destroy their foundations. Personally, while it isn’t my hope that games do this, I am perfectly fine with the sequels not making any major changes to the original so longContinue reading “Rewriting Characters”

Customizing Characters

Creating characters is a custom that has been carried on for quite a while. Customization options can be crazy. You can choose your character’s clothes is so many different ways. You can choose caps and crowns. Then go for a nice collared shirt or maybe a cardigan. You can cover your calves or craft aContinue reading “Customizing Characters”

Thoughts on Sidequests

Sidequests are an important part of open world games. What else are you supposed to do if you can’t help out random people you meet by the side of the road? It basically acts as a way to ignore the main story without having to endlessly grind out in the wild. Obviously there are benefitsContinue reading “Thoughts on Sidequests”

Now Hear Me Out: Stories in Shooters

If you know me, you know that when I play a videogame I like it to have a good story. It isn’t a deal breaker if it doesn’t, but I like to at least have some sort of direction and understanding of the stakes. Now in my personal experience I usually see three different waysContinue reading “Now Hear Me Out: Stories in Shooters”

Now Hear Me Out: Batman Arkham City

Now I think it goes without saying that Batman: Arkham City was an improvement on the solid Batman: Arkham Asylum in just about every way. The combat was updated so that is a lot easier to keep a good flow going when taking down enemies and it still remains every bit as satisfying as before.Continue reading “Now Hear Me Out: Batman Arkham City”