Legacy User 850's Reviews

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations2004

Jun 28, 2009

I'm not a big fan of alternative control methods. These days, it seems like everyone's going crazy for touch screens and motion controls, but all I really want to do when I'm playing a game is to slump onto my couch with a regular old gamepad. It's part of why I tend to get confused and frustrated when I hear people talking about the iPhone like it's the next great gaming platform; I just can't think of many…

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots2008

Jun 17, 2009

Metal Gear Solid 4 is a strange beast, but then, Metal Gear games usually are. In a lot of ways, it feels like a game designed for people who have been fans of the series at least since the first Metal Gear Solid on the original Playstation. On the other hand, several changes have been made to the gameplay that feel as though they're geared toward a more general audience. Then there are those moments when it feels…

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God of War: Chains of Olympus2008

May 18, 2009

One of the more challenging aspects of reviewing games is the need to see them in context. Every game ever made is to some extent a product of the time and environment in which it was produced. Likewise, every game is just one small part of a vast landscape filled with competing products, not to mention everything that's come before. Such being the case, there are a lot of different metrics a person can use to…

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Flower2009

May 2, 2009

I feel that a person's opinion of flower probably depends pretty heavily on their reason for playing games in the first place. If you're a person who plays games for a challenge, if you want to get the high score, beat the bad guys and save the princess, then flower probably isn't for you. It's short, easy, and doesn't really have any replay value unless you've got a thing for earning trophies. If, however, you're…

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Psychonauts2005

Apr 17, 2009

Psychonauts is not like other games. It's ostensibly a platformer, and you do spend a lot of time in the game jumping, swinging, and climbing. However, to just label the game a platformer and call it a day would be doing it a tremendous disservice, because the platforming is probably the worst and least important part of the experience. In fact, if you were to break things down and describe everything that is wrong…

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