Recapturing the story: The best interactive narrative experiences in games
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Recapturing the story: The best interactive narrative experiences in games

ByAlbert Antero

Video games can provide an excellent entertainment experience, but some really go out of their way to tell a story that captures the player’s attention. The story can be every bit as engaging as the gameplay itself. These relatively recent games prove that without a doubt. Hades A rogue-like excursion into Greek myth, the player…

Itching for a good story? Try these narrative-driven games
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Itching for a good story? Try these narrative-driven games

ByAlbert Antero

Games have enormous untapped potential to tell new and compelling stories through interactivity. You won’t be stuck in a long, drawn-out cutscene in these narrative-driven games. These stories are told through player interaction. All of these games are under $20. And while some of them may be short, each one of them is a masterpiece…

Valorant Review: Counter-Strike meets Overwatch
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Valorant Review: Counter-Strike meets Overwatch

ByAlbert Antero

Valorant has officially released. While many people jumped straight into the beta, there are plenty of other players from games such as Overwatch or CS:GO still waiting to see whether the Valorant wave dies down. For those new to Valorant, or even new to competitive first-person shooters, it’s likely that several of your friends have already…

Valorant closed beta: First impressions of Riot’s upcoming FPS
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Valorant closed beta: First impressions of Riot’s upcoming FPS

ByAlbert Antero

After nearly two months of closed beta, Valorant temporarily closed off the game on May 28. It is currently set to launch on June 2. Any attempts to log in to Valorant will hit you with an error prompt saying you are unable to access the game. And if you’ve been playing Valorant consistently over…