Posts Tagged open world

The Ballad of Gay Tony: Bailing Out on High Hopes

By brian longtin • Nov 24th, 2009 • Category: playing

Just as Rockstar are verging on gaming’s closest thing to a Scorcese film, they swing the needle back toward a big zany playground for something that’s bigger, but not necessarily better.


The Perils of an Open World: What Far Cry 2 Can Learn from Burnout Paradise

By brian longtin • May 22nd, 2009 • Category: playing

Far Cry 2 is an exceptional game buried beneath a pile of inconveniences. Burnout Paradise is a decent game condensed down to the purest, most concentrated fun.


You Can’t Love What You Don’t See: The Missing Pieces of ‘Fallout 3′

By brian longtin • Jan 26th, 2009 • Category: playing

On paper there’s a good case for calling it the best game of 2008. But for all the impressive things built into ‘Fallout 3′, what’s left out prevents it from being as satisfying as its potential.