I grew up playing Japanese RPGs, fun turn based games where the title that drew me into videos. Growing to love the happy-go-lucky stories of a teenage hero (such as myself at that time) working to save the world from an over the top evil. The young hero in most cases was someone my age…
Category: Gamer’s Life
File under “It ain’t what it used to be:” The sixty dollar game
With all the recent news of Star Wars: Battlefront and it’s costly DLC, I’ve been thinking about the current price tag of games and how much I don’t think about the current price tag on games. In that I mean that my mindset about buying new console games is as follows: New games cost $60….
The Games we’re Thankful For
Thanksgiving weekend is here at last (for those of us in the States that is), so the time has come to once again step back and reflect on what in our lives that we have to be thankful for. It probably goes without saying that anything to do with gaming should be pretty far down…
Observations on gaming and engagement
The following article originally appeared on Geek Force Network, July 26, 2013. After a long stretch of dealing with summertime obligations, I recently found myself with a little extra time to get back to gaming. Along with the occasional dash of Little Big Planet, I’m slowly playing through Dragon Age II and Metroid Prime. (I’m about…
The makings of a physical game collection (on “paper,” at least)
As much as I love spending time with video games of the here and now, part of me will forever be stuck in gaming’s past. I can’t deny the desire to pick up on great titles that I missed. Now, I don’t always want to look to the past with gaming, but when I do,…
Gaming Motives (Part 2)
This article continues from Gaming Motives (Part 1). To read what initially inspired this train of thought, please head to What Rhino Said for the post “Do you remember why you started playing video games?” Having a gaming partner didn’t fundamentally change the way I played games – I remained a die-hard solo player. But…
Fallout: A Brief Guide for Newcomers
Image by Flickr user: Kenneth DM (cc) Only two more days until we finally get another chance to dive into the world of Fallout! It’s amazing how quickly we’ve gone from that surprise E3 announcement to being only days away from getting our hands on the game, isn’t it? For those who will be getting their…
Five Games to Play for a Happy Halloween!
image by Flickr user: seanmasn (cc) Happy Halloween everyone! It’s the spookiest day of the year, and that means today’s the day for all things scary! Haunted houses, parties, and horror movies are all excellent choices on this darkest of days. However, if you happen to find yourself alone today and just not feeling up…
The Completionist Strikes Back
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: I am not a completionist. It’s true that I like to play a game till I feel like I’ve gotten my money’s worth, but rarely has that translated into garnering a game’s every last item/armor/achievement/trophy/quest/etc. With some games, like with Red Dead Redemption and…
The Experience, Part 2: The Elgato Game Capture HD – Capturing from PC
Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been documenting my life as it has become with the addition of the marvelous Elgato Game Capture HD. My first post in the series was all about the decision that led to me getting the Game Capture HD. My second post highlighted my experience using the device to capture…
VIRTUAL BASTION 