Susan Arendt, Author at The Escapist

Reviews

The Secret Appeal of The Secret World

Funcom promises that its upcoming MMO The Secret World will let you “experience a linear story in a non-linear fashion” as you slowly ...

By Susan ArendtDecember 7, 2011

Editorials

A Bug By Any Other Name

When you buy a game, you enter into an unspoken agreement with the people who made it and published it. In return for ...

By Susan ArendtDecember 7, 2011

Editorials

The Skyrim/Dragon Age Baby

I want Skyrim and Dragon Age 2 to have a baby. Skyage, maybe, because Dragon Rim just sounds dirty. I encourage this union ...

By Susan ArendtDecember 1, 2011

Reviews

The Secret World Preview

Every myth, legend, conspiracy theory, and folktale you’ve ever heard is true. Witches, vampires, Bigfoot, international conglomerates looking to control your life – ...

By Susan ArendtNovember 21, 2011

Reviews

Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 Review

There have been enough Lego games by now for their design to become familiarly formulaic. Follow the basic plot of a movie series, ...

By Susan ArendtNovember 19, 2011

Reviews

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Review

It’s difficult to know exactly how to handle a new installment in a franchise that’s been around as long as The Legend of ...

By Susan ArendtNovember 11, 2011

Reviews

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Review

The current trend in game design is all about player agency, choices with consequence and open-ended gameplay, but Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3) ...

By Susan ArendtNovember 1, 2011

Reviews

Professor Layton and the Last Specter Review

We should really be tired of hanging out with Professor Hershel Layton by now. Charming though he may be, his games are all ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 24, 2011

Editorials

One Size Does Not Fit All

I don’t have many real vices. I don’t smoke, rarely drink, and stopped indulging in drugs once I started caring about living past ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 19, 2011

Reviews

X-Men Destiny Review

X-Men Destiny gets a lot of things wrong. It’s only four hours long. It’s ugly. The platforming is a joke. The story is ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 7, 2011

Op-Ed

The Other Mrs. Doctor Who

This article contains minor spoilers for the episode “The Wedding of River Song”. Given that she’s the driving force behind the season finale, ...

By Susan ArendtOctober 3, 2011

Op-Ed

Come Rob With Me

I have a stack of board and card games that I almost never play. It’s a motley collection, ranging from Armageddon simulators to ...

By Susan ArendtSeptember 30, 2011

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