Friday, April 26, 2013

League VS Dota




Note: I will mostly try to take an unbiased approach and lay out the facts, and then I will give my own personal opinion, this is in no way saying which game is better. Both games are great, and are targeting different audiences. Heroes = dota, Champion = LoL.

Intro:

This is something I have personally been wanting to do for awhile, and thought that it would be neat to share with the general public my thoughts. I will compare these two games by champion/hero roles, and how I believe they are different/similar, and then talk about some of the specific game mechanics.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Et in BioShock ego: References of Religion and Objectivism in BioShock



"Even in BioShock I exist"

References to history as well as many other types exist throughout video games; BioShock is no excuse. Through the game based off the concept of Objectivism, a philosophy by author Ayn Rand that one should follow their own self-interest and profit from their own abilities and ambitions while being virtually uninhibited by others, one is expected to find may references to her works within the game. However, as amusing enough, there are quite a few religious and historical themes hidden and included quite cleverly through the game. Today I'd like to take you all through these [spoiler-free!] references.