Tagged:  third-person

By , May 22, 2012 0 , , ,

Relating to a videogame protagonist can be tough. Most times our fearless leads, with their admirable actions and handsome faces,… Read More »

By , May 22, 2012 0 , , ,

Time slows, and the precision of bullet-time gunplay reflects alcoholic, pill-addicted Max Payne’s focused determination in a narrative of personal… Read More »

By , May 10, 2012 0 News, Videos

Rockstar Games has released the final trailer before Max Payne 3 launches next Tuesday, May 15. The launch trailer harks back to Max’s tragic past as he reflects on the events that brought him from the remains of his life… Read More »

By , April 12, 2012 0 , ,

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Silent Hill games are built on mystery, confusion, and disorientation. Emotional discomfort sets… Read More »

By , April 12, 2012 1 Features

We stepped back into the pungent people-sea of the PAX East 2012 show floor, and my colleagues remarked on an Assassin’s Creed III hands-off demo and the game’s apparent play revisions since Revelations. “Oh, god, and the rope-dart hanging? So brutal!” “Nah,… Read More »

By , April 1, 2012 0 , , ,

Capcom has been trying to shoehorn multiplayer into the Resident Evil franchise for a decade. It started with the overly… Read More »

By , March 23, 2012 0 , ,

Catastrophic earthquakes have destroyed all of civilization’s accomplishments. Subway cars span concrete chasms, giant ships from the harbor now rest… Read More »

By , February 15, 2012 1 News

Capcom revealed today that Chris Redfield’s campaign in Resident Evil 6 will take players to the “fictitious coastal town” of Lanshiang, China to take on running, jumping, gun-toting zombies. That’s right – in addition to the occasional chainsaw, certain zombies… Read More »

By , January 31, 2012 0 News

Capcom announced today that the open-world fantasy action title Dragon’s Dogma will see a North American retail release date of May 22 (May 25 in Europe) on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles, and that purchasers of the 360… Read More »

By , January 29, 2012 0 Features

The first-person perspective in a video game is meant to convey the intimacy of assuming another’s consciousness, living in those virtual shoes. Take the airport terrorist situation in COD: Modern Warfare 2. The first-person perspective is a tool that –… Read More »