Reviewing games can be a tap. If you get paid to review it’s easy to overcelebrate mediocrity. If you don’t make money, it’s easy to sound negative. That said… every game I hate deserves it. I just feel bad that some I liked didn’t receive a praise chorus from people getting paid for their review as the ticker-tape flies for
My mother died last Friday. I dealt with it the way I deal with many things; played video games and wrote a bunch. Most video games couldn’t hold my interest long. I found myself starting old favorites and games I’ve purchased but never played. I’d play each for a few minutes, stop, and start another. I was possessed by a
It was a less spirited Diablo clone than I hoped for. The art is good but the gameplay never really goes anywhere. Generic controls can be a good thing in a top-down hack-and-slash… but it never hits that sweet spot with ability variance.
Akaneiro: Demon Hunters, an American McGee (Free-to-Play) MMO managed to get released and stay off the radar. It could be the plight of browser based MMOs. It’s still refreshing to see Kickstarter games get made. The hand painted backgrounds go a long way for me but the verdict is out on the rest of the game. I’ll play for a
DmC… I was pleasantly surprised. Check out the Review.
How many of you stayed out of trouble because of video games when you were younger? I remember drinking at a young age… but it was drinking while playing a video game at a friend’s house. Things could’ve been much worse.
I’m at that pesky job that pays the bills right now but as soon as I get home and do some editing, I’ll be posting the DMC review.
This game nearly flew under my radar… excellent game play. Check it out if turned-based strategy is your thing.
I’ve never gotten the Virgil craze in DMC. But damn if he doesn’t, at least, look like a smooth ass pimp in the reboot.
I’ve been watching the SDA Charity Marathons almost all day. Recent studies show… video game speedruns help prevent cancer.