Author Archives: Nick Keirle

The Games of 2011 – ‘Dark Souls’

Dark Souls, the sequel to From Software’s Demon’s Souls, is a nightmarish purgatory of a game. It’s an experience where you are small and weak and everything else is deadly and unspeakably powerful. You will come across overwhelming odds, you … Continue reading

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Writing in Games – Dragon’s Dogma

Dragon’s Dogma, Capcom’s new open-world fantasy game, is impressive and fumbling in equal measure. Its combat and dungeon-crawling is generally pretty exceptional, but it’s brought down time and time again by innumerable stupid little problems. The first few hours of … Continue reading

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The Games of 2011 – ‘Deus Ex: Human Revolution’

The Deus Ex series has always been about freedom. The original Deus Ex placed the player in a near-future world shaped by rampant human enhancement, cyber and bio-terrorism, and the far-reaching hands of powerful secret societies. Though employing a linear, mission-based story, the game gave … Continue reading

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