The release of the newest version of the Xbox 360 came right before I prepared to move to my own apartment, where my roomate’s console would be unavailable for the first time in several years. Perfect timing I guess, though there are always caveats with console hardware revisions, ones which make all the new features …
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The New Xbox 360
Monday, July 19th, 2010 by christianReview – No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 by christianNo More Heroes was a fine game, but it was one that worked best as a solitary experience. Parodies of gamer, geek, and otaku culture are a tricky business, and the game managed to address this issue well. Going for it a second time around would be pushing it, and having to reconcile …
PSP RIP
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 by christianIt finally happened. After almost three years of excessive abuse and fairly steady play, my PSP-1000 has reached the point of no return. It still runs, but not well, and at this point I don’t think I’ll ever get it to read Memory Sticks.
Rather than try to fix the damn thing, I decided to replace …
Review – Flower, Sun and Rain
Monday, June 28th, 2010 by christianMy first thought when I began playing Grasshopper Manufacture’s “Flower, Sun and Rain” was that it reminded me a bit of Killer 7. This isn’t any sort of surprise, considering Grasshopper (and it’s rebellious leader Suda51) was behind both games. It was, however, an informative revelation; Killer 7 is often praised for it’s …
A Lazy E3 Summary
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 by christianThis E3 was, in some ways, a reversal of what most gamers expected. Typically, we see everyone clamor over whether Sony or Microsoft came out on top, while we all wonder how Nintendo continues to bumble their way to success. This time around Nintendo schooled everyone, while both MS and Sony looked lost …
Quick Take – Devil May Cry 4
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 by christianRecently I finished playing Devil May Cry 4. Well, not finished finished, but I got through the final boss’ first form before giving up on the bullshit that happens immediately afterward. This game got quite a lukewarm reception when it first came out, and I wanted to see whether these critics were full of …
Reports of the East’s death are greatly exaggerated
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 by christianJoseph Goebbels said that if you tell a lie often enough, it becomes the truth. I don’t say this to make some comparison to the Nazis, but because it often occurs outside the realm of propaganda. There are times when bad reporting and a lack of research can cause a false belief to …
Late to the Party: Earthbound
Saturday, May 15th, 2010 by christianIt took me over half a decade to finally play through Earthbound. I tried numerous times over the years but each time I stalled at or before the town of Onett. Eventually I figured out the problem: I was trying to play the game on a PC emulator, in environments where I couldn’t …
Review – Pixeljunk Shooter
Thursday, May 6th, 2010 by christianQ Games’ Pixeljunk project is something that, as a gamer, I have to admire, but as a critic leaves me frustrated. They exist as a series of small downloadables on the Playstation Network, with their 2d perspective being the only common theme among them (Wikipedia states that a “Pixeljunk Series 2″ …
Games are Fingerpaintings
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 by christianI told myself I wasn’t going to write about this, but the silly debate between Roger Ebert and the gaming community has got to stop. Before, I was able to ignore these near seasonal exchanges between the respected film critic and every Tom, Dick and Harry who has ever …
