I have never played a Persona game. I gather some of the mechanics I describe in this article come from there. (And likely other games I’m unfamiliar with). However, I am now playing Metaphor: ReFantazio. 20 hours in. Very much enjoying it. It’s a JRPG set in a fantasy world, where the assassination of the king sets off a quest to stop his assassin becoming … Continue reading Time Management – Metaphor: ReFantazio
With the advent of the Christmas season, my groups splintered into Those Who Go on Holiday and Those Who Do Not. (Also, a special mention to my Monday group who found Christmas occurring on Monday, then New Year’s Day, then the birthday of a player’s wife…) So, in the spirit of holiday cheer for those still around and wanting a game, I ran a session … Continue reading Cyberpunk RED Session – Retrieve the Asset!
More play of Elden Ring has led to more thinking about how it handles quests. Elden Ring is not filled with quests in the same way that games like Skyrim,The Witcher 3 or Baldur’s Gate are filled with quests. You can explore lots of locations, but mostly, you don’t have a reason to go into them except “because they’re there”. But Elden Ring does have … Continue reading A Sense of Direction
One of my hobbies over the last year and a bit has been computer games. Yes, I know – I’m a computer programmer, don’t I play computer games? Well, yes, I do, but during the covid lockdowns I started playing games more intently. The game that really got me into playing Open World games was Cyberpunk 2077. I have over 700 hours on that game … Continue reading The Elden Ring Sandbox
