MRIXRT on Nintendo Switch problems… Everyone loves Nintendo- we all have memories of growing up with one of their consoles, from the NES to the Wii, popping in a multiplayer title, and spending hours gaming with friends from across the neighborhood. Nintendo established itself as a family friendly company and we bought into it for […]
Startopia: A Kooky Simulator of the Industrial Cosmos
MRIXRT presents a look at Startopia… During the 1990s, a genre of video games called simulation titles came to be beloved by the masses. They featured an interesting concept- whereas a conventional video game would be escapism, simulation titles would be based on realistic prospects like running a business. The SimCity franchise is the most […]
Personhood in Video Games? The Philosophy of NPCs
CryMor Gaming presents a look at NPCs… Non-player characters, or NPCs, have been a staple of video games since arguably Computer Space, the very first video game ever created. You simply cannot have a world without some form of externally-controlled entities- it would make everything feel empty, isolated, and (from a design standpoint) downright lazy. […]
Gangsters: The Mafia Game That Should Be Remastered
CryMor Gaming on Gangsters: Organized Crime… Ever since The Godfather came out, mafias and mafiosos have been embedded in western pop culture. The idea of a violent crime organization governed by structure and family is a dark polymorphization of American ideals with American reality, making it all the more appealing. So many video games have tried to […]
Star Wars: Dark Forces – The Forgotten Star Wars Masterpiece
Crymor Gaming presents a look at Star Wars: Dark Forces…. When the original Star Wars hit a stride and took off back in the late 70s, George Lucas knew he had something amazing that could be expanded into every avenue of pop culture. Not only was it popular amongst large groups of people, but it […]
Among Us and the Psychology, History & Math of Social Deduction Games
CryMor Gaming presents a look into the psychological gimmicks behind certain video games…. If you have been following the gaming sector, specifically for PC games, you may have noticed a significant resurgence in popularity for an indie title called Among Us. Developed and published by InnerSloth, Among Us falls under a genre called “social deduction,” which goads […]
Games Where You Have to Destroy the Game? Yup, They Exist | CryMor Gaming
CryMor Gaming presents games that have self-destructive goals… Video games have been around for so long that it can be hard to come up with an original idea. The problem is not that everything has been done, it’s that everything has been done in a way that mutually befits a gaming goal. You can’t have […]
A Video History of Fighting Games
CryMor Gaming presents a history of fighting games… When it comes to the fighting genre, everyone has a favorite franchise. Acolytes of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) will no doubt flock to the Street Fighter series, particularly #2; arcade cabinet fans, on the other hand, grew up with Mortal Kombat, and you would be hard-pressed to […]
Command & Conquer Has a Free Fan-Made “Sequel” That You Should Check Out
CryMor Gaming presents the forgotten follow-up to Command & Conquer and its free fan-made remake… The real-time strategy or RTS genre blew up after the release of Command & Conquer in 1995. Here was a video game that you could not blitz your way through ala a puzzle platformer or bullet hell shooter. Instead, you had […]
Oni: The Lost Cyberpunk Child of Bungie and Rockstar
CryMor Gaming presents a look into the troubled history of a little game called Oni… Creating a memorable cyberpunk title is a hard-sell for indie developers, but you would think major companies like Bungie and Rockstar would have no problem with it right? Well, they actually took a swing at this concept back in 2001. […]
