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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Review

STAR WARS – KOTOR on Steam

Written by Paul Gestl

Developer: BioWare
Publisher: LucasArts, Disney
Released on Nov 19, 2003

In BioWare RPGs, the setting is crucial to the player’s enjoyment of their franchises. The player may control their choices, but the world they play around in follows a strictly linear plot. Inspired by the comic books, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic takes place 4,000 years before the movies, in the same “galaxy far far away.”

Genre: An Adventure RPG

Eastern vs. Western RPGs

Eastern vs. Western RPGs: Cultural Differences that Shape Games

Traveling the vast land with a sword in hand, the warrior walks with a purpose in their soul. The task handed to them is truly one of great importance, and the challenge they face is likely to be a test of their brains, brawn, and battle skills.

**Fire Emblem Echoes by BagoGames/CC-BY 2.0**

Sounds familiar? It should be as it is the core idea of any roleplaying game (RPG for short). These games ask the player to take on the role of an exploring character and grow them into a person capable of accomplishing the mission that is set out before them.

Open World vs. Sandbox Games

What is an Open Sandbox game?

by Paul Gestl

In recent years, there have been many different genres of games that sprung up on the Steam Store. A lot of games manage to combine genres with ease, but certain genres just don’t mix. These ones end up becoming toxic for the games that incorporate them.

Two very similar genres that don’t go together but seem nearly identical are the Open-World and Sandbox games. During my research on the Fallout 4 Review, I noticed that the settlement crafting system appeared to be making part of the game into an actual sandbox.

Fallout 4 on Steam

Fallout 4

by Paul Gestl

Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Released on Nov 10, 2015

Fallout 4 is an award-winning game in Bethesda studio’s series of post-apocalyptic themed releases. Fallout 4 is uniquely known for its quirks, diverse cast, and history-inspired storytelling. Let’s see if Fallout 4 can top its predecessors while maintaining the core elements of the Fallout series as an all-time favorite RPG.

Genre: Third-Person Shooter/RPG

Spoiler Etiquette in Gaming

A guest post by Paul Gestl

(Warning: this article contains spoilers for the following games used for sake of example which is Super Mario Bros and Dragon Age Origins) Read at your own risk!

“Bowser really wasn’t all that tough, huh?” Says John. John’s friend Gina says, “I guess that’s why you fight him a bunch more.”