Susan Arendt, Author at The Escapist

News

What Developers Can Learn From a Dead Goat

Developers looking to affect players on a deep, emotional level could learn a lot from the goat in King’s Quest. You have two ...

By Susan ArendtJuly 22, 2009

Op-Ed

The Escapist Pets on Parade!

This week’s issue of The Escapist celebrates our virtual animal companions, so it seemed like the perfect time to show off our real-world ...

By Susan ArendtJuly 21, 2009

Editor's Note

Digital Doggie Biscuit

Anyone who meets me learns within about five minutes that I am a complete sucker for animals and dote on my dog and ...

By Susan ArendtJuly 21, 2009

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Silly Girls

Game|Life’s talented Tracey John recently took a look at the life lessons to be learned from “tween” girl games, and though her article ...

By Susan ArendtJuly 16, 2009

News

Yahtzee’s Not a Jerk, Just Baffled

Though he’s gained a bit of a reputation as being a “jerk” toward his fans, Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw insists it’s not because he ...

By Susan ArendtJuly 14, 2009

Reviews

Review: Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers

I’ve always wanted to learn how to play Magic: The Gathering, but the huge financial investment, coupled with the sheer amount of information ...

By Susan ArendtJuly 14, 2009

Reviews

Review: Worms 2: Armageddon

They may come with fancy graphics and epic storylines, but most videogames boil down to one basic premise: Kill the other guy before ...

By Susan ArendtJuly 9, 2009

Reviews

Review: Overlord 2

The whole question of Good vs. Evil is kind of a thing with videogames these days – will you save the puppy or ...

By Susan ArendtJuly 2, 2009

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Me vs 1 vs 100

I love game shows. I’ve tried out for no less than three of them in my life: Family Feud, Who Wants to Be ...

By Susan ArendtJune 25, 2009

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My Inner Bad Guy

As I said in my review, Prototype is basically a prettier, more powerful Spider-Man 2 – not that that’s a bad thing. Running ...

By Susan ArendtJune 18, 2009

Reviews

Review: Prototype

Prototype is the latest open world sandbox game in which you wreak havoc in the city, armed to the teeth with an entire ...

By Susan ArendtJune 18, 2009

E3 2009

Holy Crap, Saw Doesn’t Suck

I have a secret mission whenever I attend E3: to find the clunkers. E3 is a vast, sprawling affair, with hundreds upon hundreds ...

By Susan ArendtJune 15, 2009

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