Posts by Matt Cronn
Video Game Music You Should Be Listening To
Some pieces of video game music are iconic. Even non-gamers will likely recognize the Super Mario theme or The Legend of Zelda overworld music. Music is probably one of the most under appreciated aspect of video games though. Non-gamers are often surprised when I tell them the music I’m listening to while reading is from a…
Read MoreLet’s Talk Character Creators
One of the biggest hooks a game can have to draw me in, is a character creator. I really appreciate games that offer a lot of choices in them and having a character creator is a huge step in that direction, even if the story is fairly linear. It allows the player a very tangible…
Read MoreDmC and the Female Gaze
Much has been discussed regarding the treatment of women in video games. Anita Sarkeesian infamously did an entire video series on this topic. While many people took issue with information she presented, it is undeniable that video games have largely not been very kind to women. It is not difficult to find a video game in…
Read MoreCharacter Spotlight: Jack (Mass Effect Series)
Bioware is known for writing characters with a great amount of depth to them. From Mass Effect to Dragon Age to Star Wars, their games have always been made or broken by their characters. This is one of the reasons the original Mass Effect trilogy excelled despite the overall plot seeming a bit generic sci-fi…
Read MoreThe Black Emporium: Why Dragon Age II is the Best in the Series
I would argue that in the case of the Mass Effect Trilogy, each game improved upon the last one in the series. Mass Effect 2 was a huge leap from the original, making the combat more fluid and simplifying many of the more obtuse RPG elements. Mass Effect 3 then took those changes and refined…
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