Author: Trent Seely

Ask a Dork: Character Tropes

“What are character tropes you would like to see retired?” There are three character tropes I would love to see put on the back-burner: the fool for love, the chosen one, and the klutz....

Ask a Dork: Sick & Lazy

“What are some productive things you would recommend a person while sick?” Honestly? You’re going to have to limit your productivity somewhat if you’re sick. The most important thing you can do while under...

Ask a Dork: “Next-Gen Gameplay”

What do you think of the term “next-gen gameplay”? What should or do gamers expect from a generational transition? I think the term is and has always been a piece of media fluff that...

Ask a Dork: Generation Preservation

How do you think the preservation of this generation is going to go down with servers, patches and DLC going offline or missing? Like a time capsule, we are still able to play the...

Ask a Dork: Content Rating Systems

What are your thoughts on rating systems? Do you think we should establish a universal one or does each entertainment field need its own? In this case, I’m going to assume that “rating systems”...

Ask a Dork: Buying Nostalgia

What is nostalgia? And what’s the difference between “selling on nostalgia” and simply being a continuation/legacy? As adults, many of us face hardship in our daily lives. Jobs are lost, friends and family pass...

Ask a Dork: Non-RPG Villains

  What are some well-developed villains in games that aren’t from RPGs? It’s interesting that you specified villains that aren’t from RPGs. That makes this question a challenging one to answer. You see, a...