From the thread Platinum Demo Impressions: Thank god for this thread. Looking at positive reactions on YouTube, I felt like I was living in a cuckoo clock. I downloaded the demo after watching the awesome trailer, and I played it in the same room as my wife, trying to come up with nice things to… Continue reading I think the Final Fantasy XV Platinum Demo sucked, and the users at Giant Bomb agree.
United States Gun Culture in Parasite Eve
On Day 3 of Parasite Eve’s six day journey, during a sequence of events that are peaceful as they are chilling, our blonde, blue-eyed hero Detective Aya Brea is joined by her hot-blooded partner Detective Daniel Dollis on a stroll through an evacuated Manhattan seeking to liberate resources from abandoned businesses to use in their… Continue reading United States Gun Culture in Parasite Eve
Tifa and Aeris
There is one single moment that tells you everything you need to know about Tifa and Aeris, and the kind of people they are. The calculations that go into deciding who Cloud dates at the Golden Saucer is based on how many invisible “affinity points” a given character has. Based on certain actions and dialogue… Continue reading Tifa and Aeris
So I played Suikoden (or, Sometimes old ways are best)
Konami’s Suikoden lacks the panache of some of its contemporaries from Square. Some of that has to do with technical know how, but also knowing how to deal with technical limits. Characters in Chrono Trigger, like most Squaresoft games of the time, have a repertoire of expressions and motions that are reused and recontextualized throughout… Continue reading So I played Suikoden (or, Sometimes old ways are best)
Robin Williams and the Hero of Time
In my mind, this commercial was for A Link Between Worlds, not Ocarina of Time. For me, as Zelda games go, Robin Williams is more strongly connected to A Link Between Worlds. Because here was the first celebrity death in my life to make me shed tears and the first Zelda game to make me… Continue reading Robin Williams and the Hero of Time
In defense of Nash from Lunar
You don’t know Nash, because you didn’t play Lunar, but you can assume that he is a complete douchebag. [Trigger Warning: Nash.] You meet Nash in a forest, stuck under one of those stick-and-box traps from cartoons. He is obviously a huge idiot, but he pretends that he’s not only not an idiot, but incredibly… Continue reading In defense of Nash from Lunar
The Torres Bros. Podcast Review The 3rd Birthday
My brothers, Tim and Brendan, and I got together a while ago to review The 3rd Birthday, Square Enix’s worst ever treaty violation. It was our first night together since Christmastime, so we were excited AS HELL to talk about this, and well, we started recording around 10 at night and we stopped around 2… Continue reading The Torres Bros. Podcast Review The 3rd Birthday
The Torres Bros. Podcast Review: Bioshock Infinite
Tim, Brendan, and I haven’t round-tabled about a game since The Third Birthday, but as soon as Tim finished Bioshock Infinite, we had to have it out. Trigger warning for people who like Bioshock Infinite. Bioschlock Infinitum Part 1: Two Ways of Spelling the Same Game We tackle the introduction, “racism”, Columbia, combat, Elizabeth as… Continue reading The Torres Bros. Podcast Review: Bioshock Infinite
So I started playing Grand Theft Auto 5
At first I was excited. Now I’m ready to stop. I wanted to start a mission with the awful paparazzi guy, so I stole a car to get to that side of town. About 15 seconds later, the police are on me, and my wanted level is at 3 – y’know, three white stars up… Continue reading So I started playing Grand Theft Auto 5
So I watched Beyond: Two Souls
I say “watched,” you may assume, to suggest that Beyond: Two Souls is more of a movie than a game. In reality, that isn’t quite true, either. Beyond: Two Souls isn’t really a game or a movie. And I don’t say this to suggest that Beyond: Two Souls is somehow bolder or more expansive than… Continue reading So I watched Beyond: Two Souls