Can't Get Enough Video Game Tips? Try These!

By Alejandro Sison

Video gaming offers something for everyone, literally. The virtual world can be used to turn you into a straight-A student or top-notch soldier, and everything in between. Check out the tips in the following article and learn more about the ways in which video gaming can enhance your life.

Be aware of the hidden dangers of online gaming. There can be an annual or monthly fee to play. Always check out any monthly video game site that children are interested in joining. Find out if there are any fees, and if so, whether the game is worth it.

A lot of online games these days offer players the option to earn new content or rewards by slowly working hard at it or by purchasing it. Look into the purchases required for some games. On one hand, there is not much more enjoyment in playing. These will also save you a lot of your precious time.

Some games fall into the "edutainment" genre. When purchasing for a child, stick to these titles and avoid the ones filled with violence or other questionable content. Search online for reviews by other parents to find some examples of games that may be appropriate for your child.

If you are a parent of a child who enjoys playing video games, be aware of multi-player and online gaming options. These features allow your child to interact with other players throughout the world. As nice as it is for your child to be able to interact with others, you have no idea who the person on the other end is.

Most games have a parental control setting in the menu that you can change. Perhaps the game is able to be played over the Internet. If it can be, limit the Internet access your children have. Also look at friend requests and have time limits for how long they can play.

Video gaming has really taken off. As technology improves, they become more and more realistic and more and more attractive and fun to play. If you want to get the most out of your gaming experience, use the tips laid out in this article and you will see that gaming is even more fun!

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Clementine Comes Of Age In Season Two Of The Walking Dead Telltale Game

By Mickey Jhonny

At last the waiting is done. All that vaguely obsessive compulsive analysis of the trailer need no longer suffice for the hungry fans. It seemed like it would never happen, but finally, the Walking Dead Telltale game, season 2, has arrived. Episode one is ready for our thrilled exploration. And you'll hear no discouraging words from this aficionado. It rocks.

The world of the Walking Dead has been great for a fan base totally taken with the prospect of interacting with the Robert Kirkman's zombie apocalypse. Elsewhere I've discussed the thriving domain of the Walking Dead fanfiction . Telltale's super game provides further opportunity for interacting with this desolate, creepy and fascinating world.

Fans of season one will certainly remember Clementine. She was kind of the object of the first season. The subject, if you will, the acting protagonist, Lee, was largely driven by his desire to protect her. However, as such fans will know, Lee is gone, and now Clementine has to fend for herself. Thus she has graduated to protagonist of season two. When we meet back up with her in season two, we already see how she has had to grow up, forced to make the hard decisions to survive the zombie apocalypse.

The almost universally celebrated game, in its second season, continues breathing new life into the adventure game genre, once left for dead by many a gaming aficionado. Its strength of the past carries through into the present, skirting the danger of lapsing into mere puzzle solving. Instead, the emphasis on dynamic and interactive story telling remains its forte. And these aren't empty choices.

The results of character's choices resonate throughout the game. They lead to practical and often unexpected consequences. Not only do those consequences reverberate from episode to episode, but it appears choices from last season may yet affect options in this new season.

It's not all the same though. As great as season one was, there are notable improvements, especially on the technical end, in season two. The graphics are much better: richer and more detailed. And the frame rate seems more stable. Clementine is able to walk now much faster than in the past. That is kind of good when gripped in on-the-edge-of-your-seat suspense.

If there's one thing about which I'm not thrilled, it would be with some of the dialogue options; they struck me as too often too dichotomous. It seems that Clementine either has to be a child or a badass. She's either excessively innocent or excessively confrontational. At least, that's how it seemed to me. I don't think that's getting the most out of the opportunities. I'll be keeping an eye on that situation as the season progresses.

The other side of the coin, though, is that it is an interesting change in the game dynamic to have the options made available by a young girl protagonist. Certainly playing Lee didn't provide the opportunity to be coyly manipulative, as is possible with Clementine.

I am happy to report, though, that Telltale's greatest strength is still well on display in season one of The Walking Dead. I'm referring here to the moral ambiguity and dilemmas the player must navigate in finding the protagonist's way in the game world. For instance, are you prepared to make Clementine a killer right from the beginning?

Often to their own surprise and even lament, a lot of early players have done just that. What will be the long term consequences of this choice? We anxiously await what future episodes will reveal. This kind of moral turmoil is the real secret of success for the Walking Dead Telltale games, I believe. So far, in season two, all is looking bright for the future. Well, as long as you're not, you know, caught up in a zombie apocalypse, and the like.

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If you're keen to have the scoop on all the Walking Dead news , you should check out Mickey Jhonny's posts at the Pretty Much Dead Already blog. Gaming fans will want to read his review of the best games for PC that is entirely free!