January 7, 2014 Eric Swain External Sources The Tabletop Sessions of ‘Shadowrun Returns’ And I’m on schedule with my first post of the year on PopMatters. I decided to ease myself in with some easy writing about a game that has been consuming my time as of late, Shadowrun Returns. I bring up comparisons to Baldur’s Gate and Dragon Age: Origins with how it feels with its presentation of the game as an RPG system. It’s difficult to point out concrete elements in this area. All three games look and act very similar to one another and yet they feel like very different games with different purposes. | more
September 14, 2009 Eric Swain Game Issues, Recent Posts Gaming Made Me Gaming Made Me started with the crew over at RocksPaperShotgun and the various designers they asked, and then others in the middle circle has taken up the question of which video games have made them who they are. Michael McBride talked about how discussing such information will have your audience better understand who you are and where you're coming from when they read your analysis. I'm willing to one step further and say it's an excellent method of self-examination so you can understand yourself better, see any bias' you might have and writer better critique in the long run. I figured it was my turn after last post self-searching nature plus it felt like a good exercise So here we go. | more
