I happened to give the Fallout series a try. The video game series started in 1997, but it was until this year 2017 that I began to play Fallout 4 (released in 2015). The game was beyond my expectation of what defines a good game. It has an interesting storyline, fantastic game mechanism, and a …
I examine the question “What is it like to be a human?” by exploring the opposite direction: “What is it like to not be a human?” Through the game The Last of Us, I approach the big question from the disciplines of biology, sociology, environmentalism and moral theories.
Batman has been one of the most popular heroes in the history of DC comics. The ascendancy of this bat costume-wearing vigilante lays not only in his gadgets, ass kicking and extraordinary detective skills, Batman and the series itself are known for having the best villains. While the list of Batman’s best villains can be drawn-out, the Joker …
The world of Far Cry 4 is not just about violence and armed conflict. Besides the main storyline, there are many side quests for the player (as Ajay) to explore, in which one gets to immerse in the culture of South Asia. Among them, I was fascinated with the “Journey of Kalinag” that takes the player …
Far Cry 4 struck me deeply. As the game takes me on a cultural exchange trip to a faraway country of Kyrat located somewhere on the Himalayas, I find myself immersed in an abnormal and violent world in which mythical and modern elements simultaneously present. Such is the case of the fictional country of Kyrat. Kyrat resembles …