I have said it in the past, but they keep proving it right time after time – Capcom was one of the most exciting developers of last generation, and they look to be the undisputed king of the industry in this new one. Let us just look at some of the games they have …
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Bionic Commando – can Capcom do no wrong?
Friday, January 18th, 2008 by christianArticle idea – shmups anyone?
Monday, January 14th, 2008 by christianYou may or may not have noticed, but over the last three months or so I have found my articles and blogs to be increasingly cranky. I have been hoping to get away from this attitude in order to bring more insight and entertainment, and I have the …
Street Fighter 4 Backlash
Sunday, January 13th, 2008 by christianCapcom is taking the usual approach when it comes to hyping up Street Fighter 4. They slowly release videos and screenshots, while allowing all sorts of previews and interviews to try and assure fans that they know what they are doing.
Of course, in this day and age …
Mario Galaxy Non-Review
Monday, January 7th, 2008 by christianNot long into Super Mario Galaxy, the player will become quite accustomed to, maybe even fond of, seeing Mario enter each level with his arms spread as he flies around and lands on a safe spot, shouting “yes!” on his success. About 20 stars in, it dawned on me; the next time I entered …
Buying on the cheap just got smarter?
Sunday, January 6th, 2008 by christianI am pretty sure we have mentioned this in past VL blogs and articles, but seasonal clearance sales on games have become increasingly worthless over the years. The reason being is a combination of two facts. The first is that these sales are often meant to clear out the last of the old …
Two years of me – The Christian story
Friday, January 4th, 2008 by christianI was asked to write a retrospective of sorts, about myself as a gamer. How I have changed in my time as a writer for this site. It isn’t terribly easy, as at first glance it seems to me that nothing changed at all. I still play a lot of games, of …
Videogame Child Support
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 by christianHere is another article lamenting of the poor sales of Zak and Wiki on the Wii, courtesy of Blend Games.
Since many here at Videolamer have also advocated everyone to buy the game, I appreciate Blend’s promotion, as well as their warning that the game is …
Review – King Of Fighters XI
Monday, December 31st, 2007 by christianI am still in a state of shock – SNK actually managed to bring the PS2 port King of Fighters XI to America. For a long time we heard nothing even regarding a possibility of release, and, in typical SNK fashion, it was announced and released so quietly that people only knew it was …
Woah Vid-Lamer, Keep on Rollin’
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 by christianIt appears that our editor Jay has apologized in the post below for any lack of content during his trip to Japan. If he is referring to quality content, he may be right. But in terms of volume, all I can say is lies.
While the Jammaster …
Retrospectives – Metal Gear Solid series part 5
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 by christianContinued from part the last.
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
What happens when you decide to remake the original Metal Gear Solid using the MGS 2 engine? What if you promise new cinematics and content?
Chill out.
What if you told people it was being developed by Silicon Knights, …
