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Nicole: Bad Writing in Video Games

I’d like to think that most writers get to where they are because of cold, hard experience. Nobody employs morons. At least nobody sets out to employ morons. The average writer would at least be a reader, that should be a...
 
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Nicole: 10 Things I Like About Mass Effect 3

Just to get it out of the way, yes yes I was not satisfied with the ending either. This is coming from a girl who is usually forgiving when it comes to writers and their shortcomings. You can talk all you want, hate all you wan...
 
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Mass Effect 3 Demo Orgasm 2.0: Emotions

Playing with our emotions is something that games normally (and should) do, it’s just that RPGs put this as the core of their gameplay and has various elements that would tap into your whole Emotional Spectrum. ehe. ̶...

 
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Mass Effect 3 Demo Orgasm 1.0: Character Creation

So I finally got to try the ME3 Demo a day after its release. That was a whopping 1.7GB download and it took me one whole night to finish it. My initial response wasn’t a jump up and down excitement, I was just eager. I w...
 
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So I Finally “Finished” Skyrim – So to Speak

That title is so misleading. Everybody knows one does not simply “finish” Skyrim. However, I went up there, wore the tshirt, ate the burger, learned all the shouts and sank my mace down the fool dragon’s head....
 
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My Two Cents: Writing for Games and Actually Liking Games

So in line with all this Hepler Hate, I just felt the absurd need to think out loud. Bear with me please. Does one have to like games to write for games? No. But will the outcome be good? I don’t know.

 
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The Skyrim Experience: Episode 1 Skyrim Golden Moments

It’s been a long time coming. I can’t believe it took me almost a month for me to actually post anything about Skyrim. It has sucked my soul hard enough, you see. So before I change my mind and go back to playing Sk...
 
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Nicole: Skyrim is my GOTY too

Hi. I’m Nikki. You may know me from articles obsessing about Dragon Age Origins, Dead Island and Mass Effect. Or maybe you’ve read the notorious 10 Reasons Why You Should Date a Gamer. /endTroyMcClure I was tasked by the big bo...
 
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My First Three Minutes With Dead Island

So after sacrificing thirty virgins and an old goat to the gods, I’ve finally gotten hold of a copy of Dead Island. I’ve heard mixed reviews about the game and frankly, I don’t care. I watched gameplay videos ...

 
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Hawke’s Letter to You

[Note: This is a letter that my Hawke would have probably written regarding her decisions in her time in Kirkwall. Spoilers on the game ahead.] I am the Champion as well as an apostate in Kirkwall.