Favorite Games of 2019
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All reviewsMega Man 21988
5 out of 5 starsAnybody who is anybody has played this game. Released in 1988, it's generally considered the first "real" Mega Man game... since it established in a strong way what the series would be all about. The story is simple. "In the year 200X, a super robot named Megaman was created. Dr. Light created Megaman to stop the evil desires of Dr. Wily. However, after his defeat, Dr. Wily created eight of his own robots to counter…
Resident Evil 42005
5 out of 5 starsAs published in the University of Virginia's Cavalier Daily Resident Evil 4 delivers gruesome survival-horror action in Capcom's best title in the series to date. RE4 combines all the elements of the genre's heart-racing atmosphere and story with blood-pumping new, over-the-shoulder shooting action. Great gameplay and graphics make RE4 a must-have title for both long-time Resident Evil fans and newcomers alike. The…
Gran Turismo 42004
4 out of 5 starsAs reviewed in the University of Virginia's Cavalier Daily Polyphony Digital's ground-breaking, expansive Gran Turismo series has defined the racing simulation market for the last eight years. Director Kazunori Yamauchi takes pride in mechanical detail and realism, and Gran Turismo 4, out now for the PlayStation 2, takes the series to the next level. For immediate racing action, GT4's arcade mode allows players to…
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater2004
5 out of 5 starsMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is truly unlike its predecessors. The focus is taken away from stealth action and instead directed toward moving the plot and action along at a smoother pace than the previous two games in the MGS series. The dynamics of the stealth action are changed to fit appropriately with the time-period of the game – gone is the radar screen and the sneaking suit. Instead, camouflage is…
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Articles
All articlesGrand Theft Auto V: Urban Density and Freedom
Sep 20, 2013
(This essay is at least partially in dialogue with Cameron Kunzelman's piece on Grand Theft Auto's Conservatism , which I largely agree with.) Grand Theft Auto is a videogame series about cities. As someone who has played innumerable games that take place in cities and who has extensively read literature in urban studies and design for my dissertation research in the Digital Media program at Ge...
E3 and Consumer Anxiety
Jun 11, 2013
I’ve seen some hate for events like E3 and I can fully sympathize. It’s a bunch of major corporations waging war for your money with ostentatious and often insincere presentations of consumerism. Yet, when you’ve grown up with a hobby you’re so invested in with both time and money, E3 proves to be a kind of exchange. The consumer asks, “what are you going to give me in return for what I’m going...
Bobby in Action
Apr 9, 2010
It has been a long while since I've posted to the blog. But this new Quest system has inspired me to come back and earn a few points. So what have I been doing all this time? First, I finished my Masters degree in Digital Media at Georgia Tech and started in the PhD program. I study games! Specifically I'm interested in the construction and experience of space and place in games. It's way rad....
A Thesis Topic
Aug 31, 2008
I'm in the second year of my Master's program in which I'm fortunate enough to get to study games with some really smart people (both professors and students). I had been stressing because I had spent all this time in the program and still had no idea what to write my thesis about. Obviously it was going to deal with games, but nothing was really jumping out at me. So I sat with a pad of paper...
Podcasts A Plenty
Aug 29, 2008
Low Score Episode 04 "Kevin is Smug" Hanging out at the Jersey shore, Bobby is joined by Kevin and Jimmy of the Virtual Fools to discuss their recent gaming habits and talk about their history with the boardwalks of New Jersey, including the trip they took that day to Seaside Heights to play classic arcade games. Download it. | Subscribe to it. Low Score Episode 05 "A Very Braidy Podcast" J's b...
I Blogged! [Elsewhere]
Aug 22, 2008
So I started up a new game blog for both school and as a compliment to a project that has kind of fallen by the wayside. For my first post I talk about Galaga Legions and explain not only why I enjoy it but why it fits squarely in the Galaga tradition. Read it, won't you? 27 Years Later: How Galaga Legions Fits In
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