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All reviewsNHL 122011
2 out of 5 starsI typically write a ridiculously long review of EA's latest NHL game, but so little has changed since last year that there isn't much worth mentioning. First and most importantly, this year's game looks awful. Most of the new animations are really bad, especially when physics are involved. The physics engine is just crazy. Players spaz out in the most unexpected ways, and there are already a good many screenshots…
Child of Eden2011
5 out of 5 starsIf anybody was going to be disappointed by Child of Eden , it would probably be me. Tetsuya Mizuguchi , the game’s director, previously created the game Rez (another musical shooter), which revolutionized my view of games as a teenager. Rez made me realize--just as 2001: A Space Odyssey did for me with film--that the medium could be used for something more emotionally resonant than the commercial works that are most…
Red Dead Redemption2010
2 out of 5 starsWarning: Mild, vague-ish spoilers in this review. It’s a patent-pending Late to the Party review, so I’m not too concerned. I just finished Red Dead Redemption and, I have to say: it would’ve made a pretty good movie. However, that’s not something you want to say about a video game. It’s impossible to spend more than fifteen minutes in the world of Red Dead Redemption without being overwhelmed by the game’s…
NHL 112010
4 out of 5 starsLast year, I reviewed NHL 10 and would have said it wasn't a necessary purchase for owners of 09 who weren't hardcore hockey fans. That isn't the case with this year's entry in EA's hockey franchise, though. It's a really impressive game that all hockey fans should buy (new, if you have any interest in some of the games most exciting features), but it's certainly not perfect. A lot was said about NHL 11's real-time…
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All articlesGames with (Sports)Friends
Dec 7, 2012
Hipster Shit “I've always thought that Joust thing looks like boring non-game hipster shit.” That was someone’s comment on a forum thread created to promote Sportsfriends, a collection of games (including J.S. Joust ) that has an active Kickstarter campaign as of this writing. The thread was started not by someone involved in Sportsfriends, but by a user of the website who was baffled by the la...
Why Hotline Miami?
Oct 26, 2012
Quite simply: I’m baffled. I haven’t played Hotline Miami . I’m not going to buy Hotline Miami . I’m not going to pirate the game, either. I have no interest in playing the game because I don’t see what there is about Hotline Miami that isn’t pure adolescent nonsense. Feel free to correct me on any details, but I’m not giving the developers of this game the time or money required to play it. I...
Music, Art History, and the 'Dumb Games' Debate
May 3, 2012
“Let’s face it: Games, in general, suck.” Jason Rohrer said this in his wonderful “ The Game Design of Art ” article from 2008. Obviously, we haven’t faced it and such an indictment still rubs people the wrong way. Earlier this year, Taylor Clark wrote a portrait of Jon Blow that many saw as an ignorant slight against the medium they love so much. Though accusations of exaggerations in Clark’s...
A quick, reactionary blog in favor of multiplayer in ME3.
Mar 6, 2012
I'm still waiting on my copy of the game to show up, but I just read something that I feel an urgent need to comment on. My opinion may change after being better-informed by, well, actually playing the game, but knowing that people are skeptical about the inclusion of multiplayer in Mass Effect 3, this RPS write-up about its influence on your playthrough's ending has me fascinated (the article...
Wanna test my new puzzly-kinda game?
Mar 3, 2012
For once, I'm making a game that's primarily for fun (no artgame pretense D:). I think it's pretty cool, but I could certainly use some feedback to make it as good as possible. You can find it here: http://www.devinwilson.net/WP/pit-chess-test/ The password is pctest. Thanks! Edit: playing it some more on my own, I think it needs to be more difficult. Maybe drop pieces on every move, but only i...
I just made something ridiculous. A game. Check it out!
Feb 25, 2012
I don't know. So, there's some game jam thing this weekend. Pirate Kart V. I don't totally get it. It seems like an opportunity to make ridiculous games, but even if it's not, that's what I did. Maybe you've heard of Mad Dog McCree. Well, now there's Man Dog Macree . I hope you like it? Yeah, I hope you like it. Wear headphones. Maybe don't turn them up extra loud. Oh, by the way, IT'S SUPER DUMB.
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