Recent content by Triplanetary

I don't understand why sandbox games would be considered more artsy than linear games. I don't recall ever reading a book that let me "wander around," or watching a movie that did. (And no, I don't think Choose Your Own Adventure Books count as sandbox. Picking between two or three paths isn't...

If there's one thing I've learned from these review round-ups, it's that game reviewers apparently don't read books, because they appear to have no ability to judge good and bad writing.

That's cool with me, because I don't dismiss it for that reason alone. I also dismiss it for shitty writing.

I sure trust the opinions of a guy who keeps saying "Mass Effects" and "Fall Out"!

Well written? Does anybody in the gaming press, in any country, read books at all?

Fallout 3's storyline isn't "immersive," in part being immersion requires half-decent writing, which F3 lacks. Anybody who thinks Bethesda games have good writing has the standards of a 12-year-old, and that type of gamer is unfortunately a very dominant one in the gaming market, and they also...