Author: Antti Takku
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Assassin’s Creed: Origins Review
This time around, it’s time to assassinate in Ancient Egypt After the disappointing sales of 2015’s Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Ubisoft decided to spend more time developing the next Assassin’s Creed game. This meant that they didn’t release a new main game in the series in 2016, placing heavy expectations on Origins, the next entry in…
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The Popular Memory of Trench Warfare of WWI Is Often not Engaged in Video Games
Popular memory of WWI is something that video-games are scared to engage In his article “It’s Hard to Play in the Trenches: World War I, Collective Memory and Videogames”, Adam Chapman examines the depiction World War 1 (WWI) in video games in relation to popular memory and mental images about the war. Chapman states even…
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Players Don’t Reflect Themselves into their Avatars
Avatars don’t seem to be projection of the identity of the player In his article “Getting Into the Game: An Examination of Player Personality Projection in Videogame Avatars” Casey Hart examines how people project aspects of their personalities onto their created video game avatars and how people connect with these avatars. Hart approaches the topic…
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Injustice 2: My Thoughts on the DLC Fighters
It’s time to rank the DLC fighters of Injustice 2. The very first text I wrote for Playlab! was a review of the DC Comics fighting game Injustice 2. A lot has happened after that review, and plenty of new characters have been added to the game’s roster in the form of DLCs. With that…
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Fingerpori: Heimo-peli arvostelu
Fingerpori-lautapelin helmasynti on luovuuden puute. Kaksimielisyyksien ja puujalkavitsien ehdoton ykkössarjakuva, Pertti Jarlan Fingerpori, on nauttinut suurta suosiota jo yli vuosikymmenen ajan. Ei ole siis mikään ihme, että Fingerpori on laajentunut myös sarjakuvien ulkopuolelle. Yksi näistä aluevaltauksista on lautapelien maailma, joka sai osansa Jarlan huumoria Tacticin Fingerpori: Heimo-pelin muodossa. Pelin tavoite on hyvin yksinkertainen: yritä olla…
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Review
Eyes of Heaven is a bizarre game, but is it bizarre enough? JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a long-running and beloved manga and anime series, following the adventures of the Joestar family as they fight evil in a stylish and bizarre fashion. And like many other anime series, it too has been adapted to video game…
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Lads like Call of Duty: The statistical analysis of video game preferences
From fans of FIFA to those who enjoy The Sims, there is plenty to analyze about gaming preferences. In their article “The Structure of Video Game Preference”, Rune Klevjer and Jan Fredrik Hovden study the statistical patterns of video game preferences, They place emphasis on the established “inclusive” versus “exclusive” gaming, as well as mainstream…
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The Limitations of Gameplay in Games Examining the JFK Assassination Cause Players to Challenge the Official Historical Narrative
JFKreloaded and Call of Duty depict one of the JFK assassination in a way that creates uncertainty The assassination of John F. Kennedy has been depicted in multiple forms of media. Video games are no exception, and in her article” There Has To Be More To It”: Diegetic Violence and the uncertainty of President Kennedy’s…
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Grim Fandango Remastered Review
Back in 1998 LucasArts released an adventure game called Grim Fandango where the player follows the adventures of Manuel ”Manny” Calavera in the Land of the Dead. Despite being considered a commercial failure, the game was well received by critics, and it is still considered a classic. 17 years later Manny receives a facelift in…
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Games to look for in 2018
2018 is going to be an interesting year for gaming. As the end of 2017 is drawing closer, this is a good opportunity to take a look into the future and see what the year 2018 will hold for us gamers. So, here is my list of the most interesting upcoming games of 2018. Of…
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Papers, Please succeeds in replicating Weber’s Iron Cage of Bureaucracy in Video Game Form
The depiction of bureaucracy in Papers, Please reflects the ideas of Max Weber. Glory to Arstotzka!
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Outlast Review
Embrace the fear: it’s time to enter the terrifying world of Outlast.
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Attacktix Review
Attacktix is a mini-figure based game, featuring familiar faces from StarWars, Transformers and Marvel Back in 2005 Hasbro released a mini-figure based franchise called Attacktix Battle Figure Game, featuring characters from Star Wars,Transformers and Marvel Comics. I remember playing with these figures when I was younger, and felt like reviewing them for the nostalgia value.…
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Injustice 2 Review
Once again it is time for DC’s heroes and villains to clash in epic combat.
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Video Games are not Seen as a reliable source of historical knowledge
Gamers do not see historical games as reliable sources of knowledge