Though many of Obsidian’s games have featured wry, sardonic humor, the developer has stuck to more serious fantasy and sci-fi themes. Jason Schreier Read Quote
It can sometimes feel like the commercials for Activision’s ‘Call of Duty’ series are always on. If the publisher has its way, the games will be, too. Jason Schreier Read Quote
After the mediocre ‘Final Fantasy XIII’ and the sheer disaster that was ‘Final Fantasy XIV,’ many fans have lost faith in the RPG titan. Jason Schreier Read Quote
There was once a time when ‘Final Fantasy’ meant greatness, when seeing Square’s brand on a game box meant you were about to play something special. That time has long since passed. Jason Schreier Read Quote
Gamers have this tendency to turn games into mathematical equations, breaking them into lists of components like ‘presentation’ and ‘mechanics’ and judging each one on its own merits. Jason Schreier Read Quote
A great JRPG captures that feeling of going on an unusual adventure, of bringing a ragtag group of heroes from famine to fortune or steering cold-hearted villagers away from indifference. Jason Schreier Read Quote
When gamers look at games not as overall experiences but as chimeric potpourris of sight and sound, we take too mechanical a perspective and ignore what really makes them special. Jason Schreier Read Quote
Between ‘The Godfather,’ ‘The Sopranos,’ ‘Goodfellas,’ and the countless other mob stories that have been both critically and commercially acclaimed over the years, it’s not hard to see why a game like ‘Mafia Wars’ works. Jason Schreier Read Quote
I think there’s that widespread sentiment that game developers need to be quiet unless they’re talking on-message. I think that’s changing a little bit; Twitter has helped, with developers sharing personal opinions on things. Jason Schreier Read Quote
