Image by Flickr user: daveoratox (cc) What about a video game actually makes a video game? This might have been an easy question to answer back in the glory days of arcades and Atari, but in our modern era of gaming it’s a question that many of would probably rather shy away. Electronic entertainment comes…
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RPG’s Are Exhausting
For the last many months, I have been playing nothing but RPG’s, and I’ve learned something. They are really exhausting.
The Duck’s Top Three Overlooked Games
One would think that the best games would also be the most well-known, which is often the case, but there are times that I decide to give some obscure game a chance and am baffled at how such an amazing game could have been forgotten so. I have several such games that are quite dear…
[REVISITED] They Always Respawn
This month’s penultimate reblog features a wonderful post by Chip of Games I Made My Girlfriend Play. In it he discussed the gaming trope of the respawning enemy – commonplace for most, but perhaps not so for new players. They Always Respawn To view the original post from May 5, 2013, click here. As someone…
My First Days with the Wii U
Well, I did it. It’s been a crazy time for me lately. I just got a new cat. And, even more exciting (I kid, or do I?), I finally relented and bought my first console of the current generation. My choice was the Wii U, despite a waning love of Nintendo, for it was the…
Sonic 3Disappointment
The year is 1997, it’s June and my birthday has just passed by. I had received some money from my relatives and there was one thing, or one game rather that I wanted to spend it on. The game in question was Sonic 3D. I’m grew up a Sega kid and as a child I…
Something New: Tough Coded IV Live!
Image gathered from the Tough Coded IV Live press kit It would be untrue to state that seeing new things in video is a rarity. There are always new things being done. New art styles, new stories, new ways to interact with your enemies, and new battle systems with which to engage them. There’s always…
Math. How I Chose My Next Gen Console
When the next gen consoles launched in November of 2013, I was underwhelmed. They were nothing truly ground breaking and there weren’t any games I had to play.
Resonance: Scorch ‘n’ Torch
I know I’ve said this before, but I wasn’t a big fan of Donkey Kong Country Returns. I thought it was too difficult, and it didn’t stand up to the high expectations I had of a new entry to an old series I used to love. Well, I have since grown somewhat fond of the…
[REVISITED] Top 5 Most Memorable Sly Cooper Bosses
Continuing with our January reblogs, you might have missed this fun post from Hatm0nster listing memorable bosses from the very memorable Sly Cooper. Be sure to catch it now! Top 5 Most Memorable Sly Cooper Bosses To view the original post from April 29, 2013, click here. Image by Flickr user: theogeo The Sly Cooper series…
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