by Wendy Browne | Oct 24, 2015 | Roundtables, Video Games
What does death mean when it’s not permanent? Can it still make you cry if your character regenerates? Can it be meaningful? Or is it necessarily just an annoyance, a product of “failing” at gaming? In games “The End” is hardly ever true. It’s just “The End” of that attempt, but your character will resurrect itself. Time will turn back. Nothing is forever in games. Death in video games is nothing different. It’s a temporary condition, but it can be pretty awesome to watch.
As a gamer, I am often moved by emotional moments in games. Death can be handled tastefully, tactfully and really cause a crying jag. Or it can be gory and impressive, characters dying on the battlefield in a blaze of glory. So, we’ve shared our favorite moments of gaming death, but we’re excited to hear yours!
This piece contains spoilers for Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core, Bioshock, Halo: Reach, and Mass Effect 3.
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by Wendy Browne | Jul 9, 2015 | Roundtables, Video Games
When Steam released Final Fantasy VII for PC, I was so excited. I immediately purchased and downloaded it and then spent a significant amount of time trying to figure out how to control Cloud Strife on my laptop. Running from save point to save point (things I do not miss thanks to current gaming autosave options), I started to relive the good old days of Golden Saucers, AVALANCHE versus Shinra Corp, and one-winged angels.
With the news of the remake, I was tempted to start a whole new game diary so I could gush about Final Fantasy VII all by myself. But that’s not fair. Cloud and Tifa and the gang mean so much to so many people. Who am I to hog all the fun? So, let’s take a walk down memory lane and see just what FFVII and its pending remake mean to all of us.
—Wendy Browne
Mother, geek, executive assistant sith, gamer, writer, lazy succubus, blogger, bibliophile. Not necessarily in that order. Publisher at WomenWriteAboutComics.com
by Amanda Vail | Jun 18, 2015 | News
On June 15, Square Enix made dreams come true. Finally. That’s right: much beloved RPG game Final Fantasy VII is getting a full remake. Not an HD remastering. Not a feature-length movie. Not character cameos in another game. A FULL REMAKE. (more…)
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