Susan Arendt, Author at The Escapist

Reviews

Dying Light Preview

You know the game you wanted Dead Island:Riptide to be? A game that built off the kill zombies/get loot/craft weapons mechanics of its ...

By Susan ArendtMay 23, 2013

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Tearaway Hands-on Preview

Game journalists, as you may know, are a cynical bunch of jerks. That’s not entirely our fault – between snarky audiences and industry ...

By Susan ArendtMay 20, 2013

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Batman Arkham Origins Hands-on Preview

As its name implies, Batman Arkham Origins is a tale of beginnings. Its Batman done a fair job putting a dent in the ...

By Susan ArendtMay 20, 2013

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The Last of Us Hands-on Preview

Ellie, your 14-year-old companion in The Last of Us, likes gnomes. She used to have an art book full of them and she ...

By Susan ArendtMay 17, 2013

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Scribblenauts Unmasked Has Every DC Comics Character

The worst part of being a comics fan is when you find yourself rooting not for a major star like Batman or Wonder ...

By Susan ArendtMay 15, 2013

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Dead Island: Riptide Review – Better Off Dead

The first Dead Island was a bit of a buggy mess, but its cheerfully batty blend of zombie killing and RPG elements felt ...

By Susan ArendtApril 22, 2013

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The Elder Scrolls Online Preview – Mud Crabs & Joe DiMaggio

When I first saw The Elder Scrolls Online at E3 last year, to say I was dubious would be extremely charitable. The presentation ...

By Susan ArendtMarch 19, 2013

Editorials

I Can’t Stop Playing Plague, Inc.

The real goal of Plague, Inc. is to kill everyone in the world by carefully mutating a contagion until it achieves that perfect ...

By Susan ArendtMarch 7, 2013

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Tomb Raider Review – An Icon Reborn

When you think of Lara Croft, you probably think about her trekking through the jungle, cartwheeling her way through trap-riddled tombs and gleefully ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 25, 2013

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Bungie’s Words of Destiny

Halo is the kind of juggernaut that every design team both hopes for and fears – a series so successful and well-known that ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 17, 2013

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Dead Space 3 Review

The original Dead Space was a tense experience because Isaac Clarke made such an unlikely hero. He wasn’t a solider with a machine ...

By Susan ArendtFebruary 5, 2013

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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Review

I love grinding. I really do. There’s something inherently pleasing about gradually getting stronger and more adept in battle, about seeing those stats ...

By Susan ArendtJanuary 24, 2013

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