In this edition of This is Your Game, I’ll be discussing the grand daddy of gaming characters; namely, Pac-Man. When it comes to the most iconic and influential gaming characters of all time, Mr P. Man is always one of the first names to come to mind. After all, he was the first, the innovator, the original and the forefather. If gaming was a religion (it should be), then Pac-Man would be, if not ...[Read More]
Welcome to a very special edition of This is Your Game. This week, I’ll be focussing on not one, not two but three characters; namely Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton and Trevor Phillips, from Grand Theft Auto V. When we first caught wind of Rockstar’s plan to introduce us to three protagonists in their latest title, many were excited but many others were nervous that it would mark too significa...[Read More]
In this, the second instalment of This is Your Game, I’ll be discussing the gaming career of one Mr Niko Bellic, star of Grand Theft Auto IV. Any fan of the work of Rockstar Games will know the extent of their talents, particularly in the fields of character development, story-telling and satirical humour. However, these all reached a new peak with the release of GTA IV. For the first time, player...[Read More]
In this, the first instalment of This is Your Game, I’m exploring the life of one of the most popular and charismatic gaming personalities of all time, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. The Assassins Creed games have become some of the most iconic and unique in history, particularly those that involve Ezio as the protagonist. It’s no coincidence that Ezio was given three games for his story to be told, wh...[Read More]