(AfroGamers.com) In “Rest or Reset,” we look at games and franchises that have either ended or have been dormant but not officially ended. We’re starting off with Irrational Games’ 2002 release Freedom Force. The late 90s and early 2000s was a magical time for PC gaming development where ideas can ...
(AfroGamers.com) When it comes to gaming, there are four elements that will keep me locked into the game for the long haul: an open-world environment, a non-linear approach, a skill tree, and good stealth mechanics. If a game has at least two of those, I’ll stick around to see how ...
(AfroGamers.com) A topic I’ve always felt deserved more attention in gaming is espionage—skullduggery and spycraft. I always enjoyed films like Mission: Impossible, Golden Eye, and shows such as Nikita, Burn Notice, and The Blacklist. As a result, games that featured these themes have always been something I would not pass ...
(AfroGamers.com) A surprisingly good game from earlier this year was Outriders from developer People Can Fly and publisher Square Enix. In a genre that sees many games trying to get in on the money after the success of hit Bungie game, Destiny, People Can Fly chose to take a different ...
(AfroGamers.com) Koei—now Koei Tecmo following a 2009 merger—was one of those Japanese studios that were very busy during the 1990s. While better known for historical “Musou” slash ‘em ups such as Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors, the developer really made its name off of several series of historical games. Some ...
(AfroGamers.com) The Dreamcast was Sega’s last dance in the console realm before becoming a developer-only in the video game arena. Several games were considered classics and ahead of their time. If you know the Dreamcast, you could probably rattle five off the top of your head. Here are five refreshers ...
(AfroGamers.com) The last time when we explored a franchise’s spinoffs, we focused on Sonic the Hedgehog. Let’s open things up by looking at five of the best spinoffs in video games. How Are We Defining “Spinoff”? A spinoff is any game within a franchise that isn’t part of the main ...
(AfroGamers.com) I have written a few articles in which I talked about how much I absolutely love RPG video games and how they have played such a very big role in my life like helping me develop other skills and talents in other areas that I thought I never even ...
(AfroGamers.com) This year, we’re supposed to get Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. With recent events as they were earlier in the year, that was pushed back along with a couple of other anticipated games. Needing my Vampire: The Masquerade fix now, I went ahead and played the first game ...
(AfroGamers.com) Roleplaying games or RPGs have been around since the late 1960s when it grew out of war gaming. It mixed interactive storytelling and micro management in the trappings of a game that encouraged social interaction. By the 1970s, we were getting our first RPG video games with the 1980s ...