Permanence and Decision Making in Video Games

A recent magazine article got me thinking about how games impose a sense of irreversibility onto the player, and as an extension of that, how developers utilize player led decisions in their games.

3D Dot Game Heroes USA Trailer

We’ve shown you a load of 3D Dot Game Heroes Trailers already, but this time there’s a major difference… It’s in English! Well American anyway, but close enough.

Shin Megami Tensei franchise headed to DS

Megami Tensei franchise back in the loop with Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. Atlus promises originality and a more mature approach.

Demon’s Souls (North American release): review

Souls are found on the bodies of fallen adventurers or, more often, taken from the people/things you kill – and killing even the weakest of enemies is nothing to be taken lightly.

Demon’s Souls (North American version): hands-on preview

The first thing to hit you about Demon’s Souls is atmosphere, which it has in spades.

Demon’s Souls

Hard as nails forged in the bowels of hell, this is a game that plays you back.