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All reviewsShadows of the Damned2011
3 out of 5 starsShadows of the Damned , in which Garcia Hotspur ventures through Hell to save his girlfriend Paula from the demon lord Fleming with the aid of his trusty sidekick, the flaming, talking skull Johnson (capable of transforming into a torch, a motorbike and a variety of guns for Garcia to use), is a very disappointing third-person shooter. Its primary problem is simple: Garcia is overpowered. His dodge roll is quick and…
Vanquish2010
5 out of 5 starsVanquish is no ordinary third-person shooter. It has most of the things you would expect from a game in the genre these days – walls you can attach to for cover, regenerating health, a limited number of weapons you switch between with the D-pad – but whereas games like Gears of War and Uncharted are about being a badass right from the get-go, Vanquish is about becoming one. You see, in Vanquish everything is…
Shadow of the Colossus2005
2 out of 5 starsShadow of the Colossus is, essentially, one long action-adventure boss rush. The only enemies in the game are sixteen gargantuan colossi the main character has to kill in order to resurrect a dead princess, and the only times at which you aren't fighting one of them of is when you're riding to the next. It's a great concept. A particularly well-designed boss fight is often the highlight of an action title, and an…
God Hand2006
5 out of 5 starsMost people know of God Hand for the PlayStation 2, developed by the late Clover Studio, not as one of Shinji Mikami's masterpieces ranking alongside, or perhaps even above his Resident Evil 4 in quality, but as either a stiff, ugly mess of a game not worth anyone's time, or a game whose main appeal lies in its abundance of ridiculous, referential cutscenes and its hilarious ending theme. This is one of the most…
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All articlesSexism, racism and moralization in art criticism
Aug 1, 2013
In recent years there has been a trend of moralization in video game criticism, particularly concerning gender inequalities, but also race and sexuality. Dragon’s Crown is only the latest subject of this kind of criticism: before it we've had Tomb Raider , Deus Ex: Human Revolution , Bayonetta and so on and so forth. A lot of people are pleased with this, but the truth of the matter is that thi...
Sexist Art
Jul 31, 2013
guys i was looking at paintings and came across these shocking works (might be NSFW if your employer objects to nudity in classical art): "La Nymphée" by some guy called Bouguereau or something, very sexist but what do you expect from a Frenchman "Green Eyes" by Arantzazu Martinez who i think is a woman, but looking at the painting it's clearly misogynistic (why is the woman doing a sexy pose w...
My Gaming 2011 In Summary
Dec 27, 2011
I cannot help but look at this year with mixed emotions. On the one hand, for me as a European who enjoys arcade games, this has been an absolutely stellar year with Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu , Deathsmiles , The King of Fighters XIII and Arcana Heart 3 getting localized, Muchi Muchi Pork! and Pink Sweets being released in a region-free port compilation, and the excellent Hard Corps: Uprising comin...
Old-school gaming at SuperMotaro, Stockholm.
Sep 15, 2011
A couple of months ago, a small video game shop/café called SuperMotaro -- yes, that's a reference to Mortal Kombat's Motaro -- opened on Hantverkargatan 90 in Stockholm. I've visited it a handful of times, and feel I need to tell people about this lovely little place (I know Giant Bomb has a fair amount of Swedish members). SuperMotaro deal primarily with Japanese video games from past generat...
Shadows of the Damned Review
Sep 12, 2011
☆☆☆ (out of five) Shadows of the Damned , in which Garcia Hotspur ventures through Hell to save his girlfriend Paula from the demon lord Fleming with the aid of his trusty sidekick, the flaming, talking skull Johnson (capable of transforming into a torch, a motorbike and a variety of guns for Garcia to use), is a very disappointing third-person shooter. Its primary problem is simple: Garcia is...
Vanquish Review
Jun 17, 2011
☆☆☆☆☆ (out of five) Vanquish is no ordinary third-person shooter. It has most of the things you would expect from a game in the genre these days – walls you can attach to for cover, regenerating health, a limited number of weapons you switch between with the D-pad – but whereas games like Gears of War and Uncharted are about being a badass right from the get-go, Vanquish is about becoming one....
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