Dana Severance

Every once in a while a video game comes along that keeps me coming back. It won’t matter whether I’ve played the game two or twenty times, my enjoyment level is the same. Disgaea is one of those games.

I love the Final Fantasy series. It’s volumes have given me numerous story lines that consume hours upon hours. They helped whittle away long and otherwise uneventful summers. From underneath the awesomeness of the stories, gameplay systems, and wicked CGI bubbles up some common archetypes and themes.

Every once in a while a video game comes along that promises to be innovating, interesting, and imaginative. I’m not sure if Flower boasted that much of itself, but it certainly delivered. The game is pretty simple… You start off by controlling what appears to be a gust of wind.

I’ve started using an application on my iPhone known as Gowalla. The premise is similar to FourSquare’s, which I was never quite sure about. The entire app is based on the idea that someone wants to know where you’re at or have been and that you want to make a game out of it.

Ah, I so do love gaming. Every once in a while there’s a game that grabs me not just because of the Game Master’s description, but because of the world and concept alone. Eclipse Phase is one of these.