Games to know: Gothic

Roleplayers come in many flavors. Some swear by the elegant wackiness that is Final Fantasy, others insist on the rules and regulations laid out in Dungeons & Dragons and brought onto the screen in games such as Neverwinter Nights. Then there are the Germans – and their obsession with an unnamed hero in the Gothic series. Even though Gothic II (widely hailed as the best...

Games to know: Half-Life (FPS)

I am often asked which games I can recommend for translators new to the gaming industry. These games set standards in their respective genres. Half-Life was developed by Valve Software and released in 1998. In the tradition of Doom and Quake, Half-Life is an FPS (First Person Shooter). A drastic upgrade of the Quake graphic engine enabled players of Half-Life to experience then unknown...