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Tag: issue_263

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Videogames: The Untold Stories

In this week’s issue of The Escapist, we examine how all games are role playing games, if you just look at them the ...
By The Escapist Staff Legacy AuthorJuly 23, 2010
Editor's Note

Playing a Role

You don’t have to be a sociologist to note that roleplaying is often a punch line, and, if we’re being honest with ourselves, ...
By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2010
Playing a Role

The Regiment

I learned how to be a man in the 75th Ranger Regiment, but I’ve never held a real gun. I’ve had fights with ...
By Nicholas Branch Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Playing a Role

In response to “Bring on the Bad Guy” from The Escapist Forum: I’d say that the Early rule doesn’t always have to apply. ...
By The Escapist Staff Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2010
Playing a Role

Multiple Roleplaying Disorder

Creating a single Sim is a painstaking process. Even without all the clothing and facial customization features in the most recent edition, you ...
By Troy Goodfellow Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2010
Playing a Role

Schizophrenic Storytelling

A cinematic cutscene starts the game. A tumultuous blizzard has fallen on the city. Swarms of police cars hurry through the snowy streets ...
By Robert Buerkle Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2010
Playing a Role

How I Gained and Lost an Empire

It was a particularly nice summer week and most of my friends were away on vacation. That was fine by me, for I ...
By Alex Donks Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2010
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