I have always loved the different classes and playstyles in the Mass Effect franchise. It made me feel like I could put my own personal spin on the protagonist whether it be Commander Shepherd in the original trilogy or Pathfinder Ryder in Andromeda. In both story arcs the hero character had a strong narrative that was true…
Month: April 2017
Sci-fi game or Sci-fi wrapper: how many “sci-fi games” lack a sci-fi narrative
The magic of science Science fiction is one of my favorite themes within video games. The tales of science and technology beyond our understanding is fascinating to me. When speaking of technology and our comprehension of it, British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke famously noted “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”, an adage which…
Lucky Lark – pt 2: The Art of deception
I wrote about my inspiration for a traveling merchant character within Fallout 4 in my character article Lucky Lark – pt 1: The helpless & the raiders. In today’s article I’ll be discussing the development of my character Lark, and the process I went through in defining his playstyle. Perks Attack Dog – While Lark can seem like the selfish type,…
Lucky Lark – pt 1: The helpless & the raiders
I have been playing Fallout 4 ever since its release and have become obsessed with creating unique characters, as I tend to do with Bethesda games. Similar to my character builds in Skyrim: Pom Pom the Illusionist, Puck the Prospector, Sandora the Shieldmaiden, Nicole the Traveling Merchant, & Bael the Thief, my Fallout 4 character builds will be exploring…
What it means to be Lucky in Fallout 4
What it means to be Lucky in Fallout 4 Of all the things one could consider themselves in the Fallout universe, intelligent, strong, agile, enduring, perceptive, and charismatic, the hardest thing to imagine one to be is lucky. With the destruction of the war and the centuries of nuclear fallout wreaking havoc on the world and its…
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