Shameless Self? Promotion
I joined the cast of a Podcast earlier this year and have managed to be a regular for a month (or more) solid. Check it out and check out my buddy, David’s site for other great podcasts.
3009, 2015
2309, 2015
Destiny; Fallen City Freehold
Just a real quick observation: It’s such a great looking level in terms of design – I thought that the first time through a year ago. Regrettable that it’s completely pitch black and can only be appreciated during muzzle flashes. There’s a great affect achieved when you see the little blinking eyes of Vex in the dark. It’s a lot
1909, 2015
First Impression: Destiny, The Taken King
This is the game Destiny always should’ve been. There’s an actual story with actual cutscenes and ambient dialogue. The lines aren’t completely colored in but the game strikes a good balance between feeling vast and mysterious, like space should, while giving you just enough to contemplate. Shopkeepers, Faction Representatives, and Quest Givers are all animated upon “approach.” It’s one of
1609, 2015
Minecraft: Story Mode is “just a cash grab.”
Before you blow the whistle or click the back button, I want you to know those words aren’t mine. Sure, I’ve been critical of Minecraft and Notch before but that’s not what I intend to do today. This is actually a sort of concession paired with an observation. If you followed E3, you may have heard that an episodic story
1009, 2015
Pokemon: Go …fetch me a beer.
A trailer for a new Pokemon game for mobile was released yesterday by The Pokemon Company, a subsidiary of Nintendo, on their YouTube Channel (vid above). Former Google startup, Niantic (of Ingress fame) is developing the game and it’ll be released sometime 2016 for iPhones and Android devices. The release marks the dawning of a new age for Nintendo. It’ll
1009, 2015
Mariachi Music… VG Style
I recently stumbled upon a mariachi band that covers video game music. The ensemble is led by DaveYard Shift. And it’s fantastic. Each video begins with a shot of tequila, in proper fashion, and then gets into the music. The videos are well produced and have a biopic feel to them. Oh right, and the music is awesome. But you don’t have
0709, 2015
Dear Video Game Industry,
Do you still need to tell me that games use an auto-save feature? Serious question. I mean, I’m an adult that’s played video games for his entire life and I noticed games doing the auto-save thing a long time ago and have come to accept that nearly every game does it. You are spending time and money, a tiny amount, sure,
0709, 2015
Word Nerding: I hate the word “drone” and here’s why.
The following is another of those times I’m using my website to trunk something I wrote on Facebook. It has absolutely nothing to do with video games or even geek culture. It is simple word nerdery and I apologize. I’m only be moderately offended if you don’t read it. I hate the word “drone.” It’s an ugly word and has
0409, 2015
First Impression: Metal Gear Solid V – The Phantom Pain
There’s one metric fuck-ton of game here. I measured. After an excrutiating intro level that ends with an invincible boss, a QTE, and a scripted vehicle scene – you know, a checklist of what not to do with gameplay – the video game proper begins. Revolver Ocelot drops Snake, sorry Big Boss, into a literal desert and tells him to
1908, 2015
Killer Nope. A long-form rant with a purpose (Yes, it’s about Halo 5).
October is fast approaching. That means a number of things. Better weather, beautiful leaves, and my favorite holiday. My autumnal bias and love of carved gourds aside, it also means that video game release season will soon be at full power. To say it another way a saturation of AAA titles (and even some indie sleepers) will be offered up to