The original two “Banjo-Kazooie” games can be rather mysterious, filled with references to the series’ early development and features that were never used in the final versions of the games, but never removed, either. In fact, I find these two games (the first one, especially) to be some of the most mysterious games I have…
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Crime in Video Games and Why Even Kirby Commits It
Why is crime okay in video games? And no, I’m not talking about “Grand Theft Auto”. I’m talking about games like “The Legend of Zelda” and “Kirby”. Yep, even in games like those, things that would be considered wrong in real life are deemed perfectly acceptable. What am I talking about? Well, have you ever…
The Potential Future of Playstation’s Past
Ever since Sony acquired Gaikai from David Perry back in June of 2012, there has been speculation as to what the consumer electronics giant will do with the streaming service. First thought to be a sort of upgrade to the Playstation 3, then assumed to be a cloud media server for the PS4, Sony’s president has…
Trust Your Instincts
There’s a saying that I’ve found to be particularly true when it comes to gaming: “You know what you like.” In this age of information many of us have reached a point where what everyone else says about something informs our own opinions. We have so many people out there telling us what games we…
Anchoring the Vita
Earlier last year, one of my co-workers was part-timing at Best Buy as a gaming ambassador. He had the opportunity to borrow a display unit of the PS Vita and show it off to his friends and family. I guess the hope was to encourage consumers to pick one up on launch day, or just…
The Return of Side-Scrollers and a Quick Discussion of Other Trends in Gaming
Not long ago, I was playing a game on the Wii called “Muramasa: The Demon Blade”. This game is a side-scrolling action game, and it got me thinking about something likely much more than a normal person should have. But, since I’m already thinking about it, I may as well drag you into my thoughts,…
Resonance: The Pit of 100 Trials
(Featured Image by Flickr user: mac morrison) I like game music. I enjoy how it can turn a fairly bland encounter in to something exciting! how it can take drudgery and turn it into a fantastic adventure, and how it can turn a dark room into a space to be feared and dreaded. You know what?…
Honor to the Classics
It was rather early in 2008 when Square-Enix announced their plans to re-release Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS. After playing through the fully upgraded visuals and new 3D perspective of Final Fantasy III, I was eager to see what sort of treatment Chrono Trigger would receive. Would Square-Enix rebuild the game with a 3D engine, or keep the visuals…
Awesome Intros: MYST
Some games sell you on the gameplay and story, others on the music and overall presentation, but some games are different. Then there are games that enthrall with that very first opening sequence. Regardless ofhow the game plays or how the story plays out, those first few seconds or minutes were enough to get you…
Review A Bad Game: Myst (Nintendo DS Version)
There aren’t a ton of games I’ve played where I thought it was absolutely terrible. Part of it has to do with not being a long time gamer and the other being I’ve based most of my game purchases on reviews and recommendations from trusted friends and family. I did, however, make a newbie mistake…
VIRTUAL BASTION 