Spinks posted an interesting article about guessing the next Old God in World of Warcraft (apparently they’re all named after gods in the H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos - had no idea). This got me thinking about how deities are used in MMORPGs and what I’d like to see done with them.
My first exposure to gods [...]
Spinks posted an interesting article about the way male and female characters are portrayed in games. It’s a good read - I’d urge you to check it out - but I won’t repeat it all. Essentially she reckons character models are rendered the way they are so they can maintain recognisable silhouettes. This may very [...]
“Greetings whelps. I am Optamus The Cleric, divine healer. I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the ending, what was, what is and what shall be… the almighty. I shall heal you all and forever you shall be grateful.”
Optamus sits down and begin to reads his bible.
Ah. Those were the days. I’ve [...]