We are being swamped with the hype surrounding Capcoms new game Dark Void. At a first glance it looks stunning, although time will tell if it manages to live up to expectations. The game concept reminds me of an old Sega classic called Space Harrier.
 

Memories anyone?

Matt Barton’s article was originally posted on Armchair Arcade…
There are few games in recent memory that have had as great an impact on me as Bethesda’s Fallout 3. I just finished the game a few minutes ago and am simply stunned at the quality of the storytelling, gameplay, and aesthetics. While the game has a [...]

Matt Barton’s article was originally posted on Armchair Arcade…

Although I greatly enjoy playing adventure games and the occasional strategy game (Civilization IV being one of my favorites), the genre I always find myself returning to is the computer role-playing game. My fixation with the genre began at the tender age of 12 (or maybe 13), [...]

Part three of Matt Barton’s epic article into the history of computer role playing games…
Originally posted on Armchair Arcade
 
Welcome back, brave adventurer, to the third and final installment of my history of our favorite computer game genre–the Computer Role-Playing Game, or CRPG for short. If you are new to this series, I’d suggest you stop [...]

Part two of Matt Barton’s epic article into the history of computer role playing games…
Originally posted on Armchair Arcade

Welcome back, brave adventurer, to the second part of my history of our favorite genre of computer game–the Computer Role-Playing Game (the CRPG). Last time, we explored the CRPG’s murky precursors, which included [...]

Part one of Matt Barton’s epic article into the history of computer role playing games…
Originally posted on Armchair Arcade
Welcome, brave adventurer, to the first of my in-depth feature articles exploring the history of our favorite computer game genre: The Computer Role-Playing Game, or the CRPG. For many avid gamers, the CRPG is the perfect [...]