Every so often, a game comes out that is so far beyond anything else you’ve ever played that it leaves you aching for more. Journey is one such game.
Except it’s not just a game. It’s an experience. One which you should explore. It will change you, and make you reconsider what a game can be.
Direct Final Fantasy sequels are starting to become more prevalent; how does the sequel to Final Fantasy XIII shape up?
Granzella’s fabulous Great Edo public space certainly offers no shortage of things to do, and a wonderful tip of the hat to Tokugawa-era Japan. Have you partaken of its charms yet?
On Sony’s official website, there is a page for the PlayStation Vita Hill social clubs. One HSM team writer travels to the San Francisco club and reports back on his firsthand experience with the Vita!
Continuing our discussion of aesthetically appealing skies in PlayStation Home, our attention now turns to the beautiful nighttime tableaus Home has to offer. Can a personal estate justify its value strictly through the artistic beauty of a night sky?
It is a truth that our technology is evolving faster than our ability, as a culture, to keep up with it. The social mores governing proper “netiquette” are still being written, particularly for virtual realities such as Home. How we behave when we are conveniently and safely anonymous — increasingly separated from each other as people — is something we have yet to fully address.
In the latest entry in HSM’s Crime & Banishment series, Orion takes a look at one of Home’s hottest social issues: social misbehavior.
When you or someone else is on the receiving end of verbal or non-verbal harassment, what does work to curb harassment behavior? Reporting? Ignoring? Embarrassing the perpetrator? Are the monitoring and reporting systems put in place by Sony effective tools to combat bad behavior?
“Home itself is becoming a game,” goes the PR. And, in fact, this gets to one of Home’s oldest questions: is it a game or isn’t it?
If Home is a game unto itself, does that invalidate all the wonderful human stories which take place inside it? If it isn’t a game — and merely a platform for games — should it *be* more of a game itself? In fact, could this enhance the social aspects of Home?
Total Game Integration is the new buzzphrase associated with Home. And yet if we look at the TGI events which have taken place so far, they all do a remarkable job of pushing the envelope with Home’s engine — perhaps none moreso than the latest, the UC3 promotion. Can we expect more of these in the future?
Lockwood is generally considered the commercial and critical darling of Home, and with good reason: their work is truly superlative. Have you checked out the amazing Lockwood Publishing Showcase in Home? And is this the first step towards a more interactive shopping experience in Home?
