NBI Talkback Challenge #1
Although I am not formally a part of the Newbie Blogger Initiative, I think that it is an awesome idea and will do my best to support it or at least participate in some of the suggested topics/talkback challenges. Who…
Category Gaming Rants
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The Early Access Game Problem
Early access game programs are tricky because there’s no definitive line as to when they are and are not appropriate; They fall into a gray area. An early access program can make perfect sense for certain titles whereas for others,…
Squall Isn’t THAT Bad of a Character
Finally approaching the end of my Final Fantasy VIII playthough; I have been picking it up on-and-off this past month (mostly off lately, but I hope to at least ummm finish the game at some point in the near future).…
The Extended Mass Effect 3 Ending
Spoilers for the Mass Effect 3 Ending. The Extended Cut is just that by the way in that the new content presents a more rounded, fleshed out conclusion in comparison to the original spartan ending sequence. What it does not…
Post Response: On Forced Multiplayer
Found this quotation link via Destructoid and Edge earlier this week regarding forced multiplayer in single player games: If you’re doing it just to check a box or because every other publisher says you’ve got to have multiplayer,…
Single-City Games
I fell victim to the office plague this past week and ended up spending a beautiful weekend indoors; So, this post as well as half of my Netflix queue was the result. I kind of wanted to do a series…
Post Response: The “Japanese Game Decline”
This post was interesting and spurred some interesting conversation on Kotaku, Destructoid, etc: Because we merged with Eidos and had games like Tomb Raider, Deus [Ex], and Hitman, as a company we were able to keep face. But the decline…
Musings on the EVE Online Trial
EVE Online’s meta-game has always fascinated me, though I have always had the sneaky feeling that EVE is just going to be one of those games that is more fun to read about than to actually play, to me at…
Video Games and the Test of Time
I can recall marvelling in awe at how beautifully crafted certain games were back in the day. But now, it is really really really difficult to get past how old some games look. Even with old favorites like Final Fantasy…
Video Games and Storytelling
This entry was supposed to be a comment post in response to a Kotaku article that I forgot to bookmark (note to self: check phone later). It kind of went astray and turned itself into one giant thing. I am…