Gaming

Why Do Our Role-Playing Games Still Need Numbers Everywhere?

I understand that role-playing video games owe their existence to role-playing tabletop games, and as a result, share many of their predecessor’s customs and traditions. After all, if tabletop games need to simulate action via numeric values, then it was natural for the first video game RPGs to do the same.


March 15, 2011
Gaming

Dragon Age II Trades Epic Adventure For Gritty Action

While the heroes of Dragon Age: Origins were busy saving the world, Hawke and his family were running for their lives. Their tale of survival and triumph amidst a city on the verge of turning on itself is the focus of the darker, grittier Dragon Age II.