Category: Opinion

Always-on: Not Always Awful?

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AlienLion is that particularly vocal bunch, in front of the angry anti-DRM mob. As someone who always pays for gaming, we perceive the very idea of aggressive DRM insulting, like a stinky finger poking us right in our faces and calling us thieves, while we’ve done nothing wrong. And we don’t mind publishers doing whatever they have [...]

Is Dead or Alive Sexist? Or Is It Actually Me?

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In his very first article for AlienLion, KingHorseFondler69 provides a perspective on the subject of sexism in games like Dead or Alive, in form of a fake interview that challenges the argument on several points. He is a first-time contributor, so please, do give us your (constructive) feedback and enjoy!   Dead or Alive Extreme 2 Like many people, [...]

Breaking Up With Fallout. Part 4

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Back to Part 3   Part 4 So, if you made it this far, you have likely considered the fact that the Fallout series has shed its’ style and setting, in exchange for something less distinct. Hopefully, I have been able to demonstrate how the general experience of the games has also changed because of [...]

Breaking Up With Fallout. Part 3

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Back to Part 2…   Part 3 Another unfortunate new direction for Fallout that abandoned something of appeal, at least for me, is the new complete lack of a sense of isolation, which affects the experience directly. When things aren’t exploding and nobody speaks or does anything in your vicinity, in Fallout 3, the world [...]

Breaking Up With Fallout. Part 2

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Back to Part 1…   Part 2 One can’t really fault Bethesda for screwing with the general style of Fallout. They were not the ones who birthed it, and a style is something that, well, if it doesn’t come naturally, then just don’t. Wiki Not to imply that I regard either of the first two [...]

Breaking Up With Fallout. Part 1

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Having no hard proof whatsoever, I will still say that Fallout 4 is probably not a lifetime away from being announced. There has already been some talk of the game’s setting, and the general vibe seems to be that it’s the very next title to come from Bethesda. This feels like the right time to [...]

3 Reasons Why Halo is The Perfect Console FPS

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Come here often? Then, you know that we’ve been mentioning Halo in a somewhat negative context, lately. And why wouldn’t we? Halo was probably the first… uh first person shooter that became cool to hate and we are cool (right g… errr bros?). At around the stretch between Halo 2 and Halo 3 inclusive, it [...]

Older Games That Did It Better: ‘Planescape: Torment’, the Story

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I have mentioned before that I despised the notion of praising a video game story just because it takes itself seriously and is thus “good enough for a video game.” Don’t get me wrong, both story and writing in most games are still shit and the general standard in the industry remains low. However, good [...]

Older Games That Did It Better: Fallout 2, the RPG

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Some video game companies are just like little kids these days. See, kids are known for doing dumb shit, like when they dismember their toys for no apparent reason, and then affix really random replacements onto every available orifice, sort of like little Dr. Heiters from ‘The Human Centipede’. Now, look at an average modern [...]

3 Reasons The Video Game Industry is NOT Sexist

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It’s often stated that the video game industry is insultingly sexist toward women. Everything about gaming seems to be catered to guys, as it’s just a little too difficult to think of a female video game character who doesn’t sport some spine-crippling “forms”, or isn’t clad in an outfit/armor that does little else but accentuate [...]