A Matter of Perspective
Have you ever played a game that you just loathed? Why, exactly, did you dislike the game? Did you legitimately hate the experience, or did user feedback and reviews taint your opinion? I recently...
View ArticleI WANT YAKUZA 5
E3 has come and gone. There were incredible highs and some hilarious, technical lows, but I am just not satisfied. Sega had a presence at E3 and did nothing to announce a localization of Yakuza 5 or...
View ArticleGaming Comfort Food Wins Out
You know what I enjoy? Video games. This has been a great year for them, too. I mean, really, BioShock Infinite? The Last of Us? Before that, Dishonored, Far Cry 3, The Walking Dead? There have been...
View ArticleMy Choices Didn’t Matter
Editor’s Note: Peter is liberal with his spoilers here. They come without warning, so be advised. ——– I was a bit late to the party with Telltale’s The Walking Dead. I don’t buy games full price...
View ArticleExclusives: The Next Great Extinction?
If there’s one thing you could take away from this gen (aside from the many great series and franchises that have come about) it’s that “exclusives” are no longer a totally viable buzzword to use on...
View ArticleWhy the Hell Do We Still Give Review Scores?
I’ve always been both a fan and proponent of game review scores. While others argue about reducing extensive opinions on works of art to a single number, I set my Chrome homepage to Metacritic (and no,...
View ArticleGaming Is Not Ready For Sex
Sex. Sex. Sex. It’s everywhere, but it’s nowhere at the same time. A taboo subject that gets brought up in relation to gaming over and over again. Sex is natural and it sure beats digital violence, so...
View ArticlePlay By Play: Stossel on Violent Video Games
Let’s talk a bit about video game violence. I know it’s currently at a trough, with no recent hot-button talks about it surfacing for some time. Only a short time ago we were all in a tizzy over it. It...
View ArticleThe Necessary Evil
Creative geniuses won’t strike gold each time. When you’re at the top of your game, you sometimes just mess up. Even Miyamoto recently admitted that, yet his works are still looked at with awe. Gamers...
View ArticleHow Microsoft Should Have Handled Getting Rid Of Used Games
Microsoft trying to get rid of used games is all people have been talking about lately. There is still a lot of hate online, even after the company backpedaled last week and decided to allow used...
View ArticleFarewell, JonTron
Change is never a bad thing. To keep an idea fresh or give new perspective, pretty much any idea needs change. People even need change in their life to stop from devolving into madness. Still, a lot of...
View ArticleGame of the Moment?
Looking over the landscape of the videogame industry, there are always certain games that will standout upon their release. Every year you can pinpoint certain ‘game of the year contenders’ right from...
View ArticleInnovation isn’t Everything
Xenoblade Chronicles was last year’s Wii success story for Operation Rainfall, but it could’ve just as easily been another addition to the pile of PlayStation 2 JRPGs released over a decade ago. A...
View ArticleThe Importance of a Good First Impression
While some games can take a while to become immersive experiences, the best games grab players from the very beginning. The best games don’t make players wait to see what makes the game special....
View ArticleThe Double Fine Kickstarter Fiasco is Not a Big Deal
I get heated. I sometimes take to this babe-like site howling full of hell, blood and thunder. I’m okay with that, showing you all my emotions and workings. I’m open with how I feel in the public...
View ArticleThe Double Fine Adventure is the Worst Thing in Video Games
That damn Double Fine Adventure is at it again, scamming gamers bit by bit in its reign to conquer our rights and wallets that hasn’t stopped since the day the Kickstarter debuted. After being delayed...
View ArticleOdyssey Found? – Part 1
Late to the party on finishing Lost Odyssey, I’ve decided to chronicle my adventure through each disc of the game. Kaim’s struggle resonates with me strongly and I’m hoping to figure out some lingering...
View ArticleOdyssey Found? – Part 2
Late to the party on finishing Lost Odyssey, I’ve decided to chronicle my adventure through each disc of the game. Kaim’s struggle resonates with me strongly and I’m hoping to figure out some lingering...
View ArticleAre Visual Novels Video Games?
Visual novels have always occupied a weird realm on the Internet. It’s often tainted by the reputation that it’s nothing more than interactive porn. However, when I noticed some of my favorite anime...
View ArticleOdyssey Found? – Part 3
Late to the party on finishing Lost Odyssey, I’ve decided to chronicle my adventure through each disc of the game. Kaim’s struggle resonates with me strongly and I’m hoping to figure out some lingering...
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