Category: Reviews

I didn’t like it. First off, check this out. This is the E3 trailer for Bioshock. I was pumped by this. I fell in love with the unusual locale and the gritty, visceral combat. The effectiveness of the trailer is that it’s so open-ended. What happened here? What am I doing with this little girl?… Continue reading So I finished Bioshock Infinite.

The role of an avatar – the protagonist as controlled by the player – is to complete two tasks. 1. Act as a distinct character who relates to other characters as the story dictates. 2. Act as a conduit for the player to affect change in the world. Avatars might lean more heavily one way… Continue reading So I played Bayonetta again.

EDIT 3/7/13: Check this out! http://operationrainfall.com/etsu-tamari-on-mgr-revengeance-story-changes/ I think the reason there are so many Metal Gear Solid games set in the past is because Kojima has a genuine interest in history. Games like Snake Eater and Peace Walker are pieces of historical fiction. The Cold War makes for a good setting because of all of… Continue reading So I played Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Silent Hill: Downpour

I’m pretty familiar with Devil May Cry. I played the first right when it came out. From what I understand, it hasn’t aged so well. When it came out, it was revolutionary. God of War and 2004’s Ninja Gaiden wouldn’t have been things without it. It was kind of a big deal for three reasons.… Continue reading So I played DmC

It seems really fun, though. I don’t have any beef with Far Cry 3. But I hate this guy. Long story short, the head writer of Far Cry 3 says that Far Cry 3 seems like a gratuitously racist and violent video game power fantasy because it’s a satire of gratuitously racist and violent video… Continue reading So I DIDN’T play Far Cry 3…

I dropped Persona 4: The Golden for a while because my brother told me I had to play this game to completion. Here’s the thing. The visual novel genre has been going strong in Japan for a long while without making its way over here. So the fact that the two games in the Zero… Continue reading So I played Virtue’s Last Reward

Got some problems. The early game twist. For one, it’s not early enough. FFXIII’s 20-hour tutorial was better paced than this, and I hate that game. For two, it would have been more effective if A) I gave a shit about any of those characters and B) all promotional materials didn’t already tell me who… Continue reading So I started Assassin’s Creed III

Before you spend money on Dishonored, take a moment to check amongst your possessions. If you have Bioshock, print this out and put in on your Bioshock case. Now you own Dishonored!

Reasons I’m glad I started Xenoblade Chronicles. The setting. The game’s mythology is set up right from the get go in a very Ocarina of Time fashion. Two great beings fought and came to a standstill when they each struck the finishing blow on the other. As time passed, life sprung anew upon the body… Continue reading So I’ve been playing Xenoblade Chronicles.