I played something like 130 hours of Fallout 3. I adored many things about it — and, admittedly, hated a few others — but my absolute favourite part was exploring the world. The entire history of this never-quite-was version of Washington DC could be read in its architecture, its artifacts and its people. The game turned the city where I actually live into a wrecked, raygun-gothic husk of itself… and I loved it.
Poland Comes First, a political party in [GUESS]has made an advertisement that you may recognise. Especially if you like Fallout 3.
Adam Ruch is a PhD candidate, currently writing about Video Games Criticism. He is, by most measure, a pretty smart guy! So when he emailed me asking if he could write a post about the first and third person video games, and the different ways in which they can immerse the player, I thought ‘have at it old bean’. This piece is meant to inspire debate: which do you find more immersive – first or third person games?
