Video Game Review: Game Of Thrones, “You Win Or You Die” (PS3)
Game Of Thrones: A review in progress Game Of Thrones, an amazing fantasy series brought to us from the mind of George R. Martin. I read through the first two books in college and was amazed at Martin’s ability to juggle so many subplots. The characters seemed alive, complex and real as living breathing people. A lot of people have been picking up the novel’s or re-reading because of the HBO Game Of Thrones series. The Playstation 3 game gave me hopes of freely wandering Westeros, becoming involved in back room politics and mad grabs for power. The game splits the story line into two separate protagonists, Mors Westford of the Night’s Watch and Alester Sarwyck a red priest. It felt reminiscent of how Martin organizes the novels into separate POV characters. The character’s fighting styles and strengths and weaknesses can be modified. It’s not completely open, you choose from one of three archetypes. It does let you choose fighting styles, and different talents for each character. Mors is a