When combining the genres of “action” and “adventure” into one, well…the mega-genre of “action-adventure” games could be applied to nearly any game that’s ever been made. But there has to be some delineation between genres somewhere, right? In choosing a small set of action-adventure games I’d like to have with me on my purported “deserted…
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Listmas 2022: Cary’s most wanted remakes/remasters
Remakes and remasters… love them or hate them, they have become staples of the gaming industry and likely aren’t going away anytime soon. So, for our second Listmas list of the month, we decided to make an attempt to embrace the ever-growing trend and pick our own sets of games that we’d like to see…
Top 5: Memorable Real-Life Locations in Games
Although I’ve been enjoying The Talos Principle, I find that when I start playing puzzle games, I often need to to have another, less cerebral game going at the same time. Recently, I found the perfect such candidate in Marvel’s Spider-Man. I’m still finding my footing with this game, but its high-action pacing and web-slinging…
Cary’s Top 10 Video Game Songs
Bringing Resonance month to a close, and following on The Duck of Indeed’s heels (do ducks have heels?), it’s time for me to offer up ten of my most favorite video game songs…of the moment. I add that qualifier there because, there’s always something new to explore when it comes to game music. While the…
The Eyes Have It
A few weeks back I listened to a discussion on a “brand name” gaming site about the extreme (and wonderful) progression of graphics in games since the beginning of the last generation. A good portion of the discussion centered around character animation and just how realistic-looking people, animals, and other moving elements in games have…
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