The Tomb Raider
As I was playing the first chapters of Uncharted 2, a PS3 exclusive game, my older brother remarked; "this is just like a movie," and he made a solid point indeed. Naughty Dog are masters at walking...
View ArticleAre You Afraid of the Dark?
It is with great satisfaction that I can revisit a franchise I have grown to enjoy in comic book form and its original game, although with the property switching game studios, The Darkness II has...
View ArticleMassive Electrostatic Discharge
Infamous, an early ps3 exclusive title, is a superhero game without the trappings and the inherent baggage which comes with a superhero movie adaptation, since as history has proven, outside of the...
View ArticleOne Hour Until Sunrise
In the vein of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, comes Infamous: Festival of Blood, a standalone total-conversion of the Infamous world. The title, in fact, remains one...
View ArticleThe Beast is One Mile from New Marais
The original Infamous was released in the early days of the ps3, and this was evident in the graphical department, yet the game had a lot of verve, and rather polished gameplay, so it comes as no...
View ArticleAgent Provocateur
Most gamers have played either fantasy RPGs or sci-fi RPGs. But what happens when a game developer makes a present-day action Role Playing Game? A valuable concept I learned from my favorite film...
View ArticleNow You're Playing With Power
When you're ready, step inside. I highly doubt you'll survive this fight. But hey, there's only one way to find out, right? Give it your best shot! I am 100% certain you're returning from this battle,...
View ArticleHappy Youth Vandalism
I was recently on the lookout for an inexpensive digital game; my short-list included the indie survival-horror Amy, the beat-them-up Scott Pilgrim vs The World, the experimental and innovative Flower,...
View ArticleThe Horned Boy and The Horse Rider
The Land of the Rising Sun; home of the most awe-inspiring, visually and thematically arresting games. At last, I got the chance to immerse myself in the uniquely singular world of Ico and Shadow of...
View ArticleProspective / Retrospective
As in, I'm currently purchasing, more or less, fairly newish releases; not a fan of used mint condition. Riveting, ruthless, relentless reviews to come! And below, a short recap.Index of trilogy...
View ArticleThe Voice of the Tunnels
For what I consider a long while in this blog, I have expressed bafflement at the infantile approach Western developers adopt to depict Eastern European characters. Having tried out the demo of Metro...
View ArticleCalling the Inquisition
And so, this marks the first time I have pre-ordered a game; for it was quite evident from early on, having watched hours of pre-release footage, that Bioware had come back with a vengeance, to deliver...
View ArticleAsphalt Jungle
When household pets ruled the world, might as well be the slogan of the clever game, Tokyo Jungle, which borrows a page, to an extent, from the classic short film La Jetée, yet more importantly from...
View ArticleWar Has Changed Indeed
It's curious that the best game on the ps3, was released on the console nearly a decade ago. The level of craftsmanship shown in Metal Gear Solid 4, rivals that of another early title, Heavenly Sword,...
View Article16-Bit Explorer
I first became acquainted with Fez, a digital-only game, while watching Indie Game, The Movie, a film about the creation and release of Super Meat boy, as well as Fez itself; and so we keep the indie...
View ArticleNew Digital Horizons
Reluctantly crouched at the starting line, Engines pumping and thumping in time, The green light flashes, the flags go up, Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup. New reviews soon, in this, my...
View ArticleIt's a Grunge Thing
Even if there is a new main character at the center of the recent Infamous: Second Son, I nonetheless ended up liking the novel focus the developers had adopted. For, if Cole MacGrath, from the...
View ArticleBack in the Saddle Again
The griffin; I mean eagle, has landed, with the arrival of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, perhaps the first game which is in every possible way, a Gen 8 offer. The game's scope is also fantastic, thirty...
View ArticleMy Dear Machine
And so, the real game begins, as the time comes in which videogames no longer aspire to be movies, but are actually trying to pass for real life, since there are various rather interesting apps out...
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