With Crackdown 2 coming out on the Xbox 360, there’s chatter on the original. Many people hold the first game in great regard – but not everyone. On the OXM podcast, Ryan McCaffrey often talks about how he famously gave the game a “7”. Personally I think the game is a lot of fun, [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Gaming Culture'
Storyline or sandbox
September 29, 2009
Link: Types of RPG Players
March 17, 2009
There’s a cool article over at LivingDice.com entitled Player Archetypes: What is the Best Mix For A Game Group? It’s an interesting subject, and one that I didn’t cover in the Spellchrome Core Rulebook (it’s just bit out of scope for a rulebook.)
Give it a read, if only for the different types of players [...]
Comic link, ways of GMing
March 4, 2009
I’m lucky that I’ve had good GMs over the years, but I’ve heard stories of Game Masters not so enlightened. It’s why I went out of my way to mention what a good GM is and isn’t.
I bring this up only after reading a Penny Arcade comic entitled “The Old Ways”, which I believe [...]