I wrote a short while back about my initial experiences with Half-Life 2, namely concerning how uneasy the game made me feel because of how real the environment looked and the first person perspective. Now that I have progressed a good ways into the game, I can’t say that has really changed. In fact, the game…
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The Anxiety of Playing Half-Life 2
I had originally bought The Orange Box for the PS3 because I wanted to play Portal on a console rather than a PC. The collection also came with Team Fortress 2, plus Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One and Two, and while I had always heard very positive things about Half-Life, I knew nothing…
Day 12: A Game Everyone Should Play
I am slowly making my way through the 30 days of video game topics I started…probably a few years ago, and today we have finally reached…number 12. I’m not even halfway done yet! Yikes! Well, this topic involves a game everyone should play, and I had to put careful consideration into which one I would…
New Details Revealed for Zelda Wii U
I am not typically one to follow news of any kind, video game news included. From time to time, however, a tidbit of knowledge catches my eye, more often than not relating to the select series I hold nearest to my heart. One of those is The Legend of Zelda. Games from this series are…
The Simple Pleasures of Exploration in Sly 4
When buying a house, they always say location is everything. Never have I heard this applied to video games, however. What people typically cite as being important to them in gaming is an engaging story or interesting characters, or simply good gameplay. While I would agree that all of those are far more important than…
Liebster Award Nomination
Hey all! First, I’d like to say ‘thank you!’ to The Well-Red Mage for nominating me for the Liebster Award? I’m not really sure what this award is all about to be honest, but it’s cool nonetheless! Anyway, here’s how it works: Thank the individual who nominated you and answer the 11 questions they’ve posed….
Resonance: Mining Melancholy
I had to check several times to make sure no one had already written about this one, as Mining Melancholy might possibly be one of the most brilliant songs in a game that already has plenty of amazing tracks. As expected, Mining Melancholy is found in every mine level of Donkey Kong Country 2. As…
Suffering from a Nostalgia Deficiency
Today, dear readers, we will be taking a look at the effect nostalgia plays in our gaming, but from a different angle…. As you may or may not be aware, I have been trying to catch up with the old classics from the SNES, namely Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid, EarthBound, and Super…
Unforgettable: Murray’s Geisha Dance from Sly 4
I haven’t done one of these posts in quite a while. By now, I’ve played a lot of video games, and let me tell you, sometimes it feels like I’ve seen it all. As a result, it is rare for something to happen in a game that really catches my attention, that’s so different or…
Kazooie Vs. Tooie
Two of my favorite games of all time are the original Banjo-Kazooie games for the Nintendo 64. I started off with Tooie and played the original afterward, and for the longest time, I firmly believed that Banjo-Tooie was the better of the two. It was a time when I believed bigger was better, and Banjo-Tooie…
VIRTUAL BASTION 