I’ve been playing Final Fantasy XIV for nine years, which is a mildly alarming sentence to write down. Nine years is long enough for jobs to change, friendships to begin and end, and hobbies to come and go. Some of my real-life friendships haven’t lasted...
People have surprisingly strong opinions about how other people should press buttons. Ask whether a controller or keyboard and mouse is better for an MMORPG and you’ll find plenty of arguments for both. Keyboard players have more keys and quick access to menus....
An RPG gives you three dialogue options. You think about what your character believes, pick the answer that feels right, and prepare for whatever follows. Five minutes later, everyone is standing in exactly the same room discussing exactly the same problem, which...
