The Free World

Freedom is appealing.
As players its a major draw for us.
And there are many games that offer us this freedom, in the form of the “Open World “and while a fair amount of them are good, they have something in common with the open world games that are bad.

They still suck....

Oh The Horror!

Any good horror production, should be more than blood and gore and be able to play on the mind of the viewer by doing things like altering perception, provoking emotions, and exploring and exploiting basic fears.
In other words, their should be a big psychological element to it.

I think most people will agree with that.

But why is it that most of the horror offerings in gaming aren't very strong?
Well here's what I think the problem is...

The Character Of My Character is My Character?

Character customization.

This is one of the biggest draws for me about a game

Give me an avatar and then give me the power to really make him my own.
Or better yet, give me a blank slate and set me free!

Lots of games offer customization, more so now than they used to, and I hope its something that continues to grow. But that customization usually stops at the face, about 5 or 6 generic hair styles, and a handful of clothing sets from the early the 90's when we were just coming off the silliness of the 80's.

But beyond visual appearance...
Is their anything we can do to add more “character” to our character?

Know Your Role, MMORPGs Dont Exist.

No such thing as an MMORPG

Not really...

The MMO I don't doubt. that certainly exists.
Its the RPG part I take issue with.
Specifically the R

Digital Distibution Only

I love the idea of a digital distribution exclusive gaming society.
It would be so cool and progressive.....and....and..you know what?

Maybe I don't like the idea as much as I thought.
Theirs something about it I just cant get around.