Gaming Culture

One of the many secret messages in Fez reads, “Trapped in a fez factory. Please send help.” This is a plea straight from the mouth of the game’s creator, Phil Fish, who for nearly five years, was trapped within the padded walls of his own creation.

Wargame: European Escalation puts you directly in the shoes (or combat boots) of a commander of either NATO or Warsaw Pact forces, lead by the United States and the USSR respectively, during a fictional escalation of the Cold War taking place in the 1970s to early 1980s.

Some of you know I recently had a chance to play Binary Domain on the PS3. PS3 was my choice due to my experience on the demos as well as playing a 3rd person shooter on PS3. I love doing so.

Let's cut to the chase: there is no possible ending BioWare could have devised for Mass Effect 3 that would have pleased everyone. The beauty of that series — something that has been reaffirmed by the outrage surrounding the finale — is the unique narrative each player builds throughout their 90-hour experience.

Batman: Arkham Asylum was an awesome game. Rocksteady did away with the need to tie-in with pre-existing Batman movies or comics and by doing so created an amazing game with a completely original story. It also helped that they got the feeling of being Batman himself so very right.