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Quantity certainly does not equate to Quality. But videogames are one of the most expensive hobbies to have; so I can see the consumer’s argument of getting a “bang for your buck”. Game developers and publishers know this and, sometimes, the final product loses some quality due to the diluting of the core gameplay loop with repetitive and meaningless modes and activities. I played Persona 5 for 133 hours and 8…
Let's get one thing out of the way: Nioh is a Dark Souls clone. Like many first-person shooters were DOOM clones in the 90's. That doesn't mean Nioh is a lesser game for it. This was clearly a very thought-out choice and the final product is very strong because of it. Nioh is a third-person action RPG where melee combat is the cornerstone of everything you do or encounter. Set in Japan, during the well-documented…
Appearances deceive. And even though I consider myself a person that respects that trap, I never expected that beneath the surface of a videogame with high-heels and samurai swords I would come across a narrative built on robust philosophical arguments about consciousness, self-discovery, life and History. This is what happened to me in NieR Automata, the new videogame from Yoko Taro, in collaboration with Platinum…
Final Fantasy is my favorite videogame franchise. I think it is important to contextualize my following arguments with that premise, because, not only my past experiences with this series molded my journey through Final Fantasy XV, but also because nostalgia can be a powerful bias. For example, last year, I ended Metal Gear Solid V with feelings of anger, frustration and sadness due to nostalgia. Metal Gear Solid is…
Hideo Kojima's probable last hurrah at Konami is, independent of the quality of the game, one of the most interesting case studies in terms of game design and development of the last decade. In recent years, much has been discussed about the decline of the once influential Japanese game. Masters like Miyamoto, Sakaguchi, Mikami and other prominent names like Kojima himself, were responsible for many of the…
