Open world games cover a vast array of different genres; vary greatly in terms of size and scope. Open world games can trace their roots back to Richard Garriott and his Ultima series that started this gaming trend back in the early 80’s. Continue reading
Tag Archives: RPG
Compendium: The Elder Scrolls
What started as a risky venture for a company still finding its feat in the industry would turn out to be standard bearer for the RPG genre. The Elder Scrolls series is now making the leap to the MMO scene to compete with the likes of Blizzard. The series has established its very own extensive back history and lore that rivals any other fantasy universe; however its initial development called for something far less ambitious. Continue reading
Compendium: The Rise of PC Gaming
While the console market in North America was entering into the worst financial period in it’s short history, the European PC market was on the rise. Although it was computers that originally helped spawn the first video games with the likes of Spacewar! being developed on a PDP-1 computer in the early 60’s. Video games built on those type of machines where limited to universities and technology labs, due to their immense size and cost. Continue reading