I think most gamers have at least one game they genuinely love to play. A game that they really enjoy, but for whatever reason the vast majority of gamers seem to hate or dismiss that same game. Maybe it’s a sequel, a sequel that didn't end the story the way the community was hoping for. Or maybe the controls were really weird or complex, but for you it just clicked. It could be the graphic sty...
Think about some of the games that people feel tell great stories. Games like The Last of Us , The Witcher 2, Kingdom Hearts, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic and BioShock Infinite. Now, think about how many times in these and other games you were watching a cut scene. How many times the game took control away from you and said "Watch this." At that point were you even playing a game? Or a...
(I Originally posted this here on May 7,2013) I've always been a fan of The Sims. In-fact just this week I started playing The Sims 3 again. Which must have set off an alarm at EA, because they just announced the Sims 4. What an unexpected name... So I decided to take a look back at some of my favorite “Strange” things found in the Sims Series. I decided to do 4 things, because Sims 4..get it....
One of my favorite games of all time is Half-Life 2 . Fantastic game and one of my favorite moments in Half-Life 2 is when you're dealing with the ant-lions . There are these large machines on the beach and coast that when activated begin to stomp the ground, which keeps the ant-lions away from you. They don't disappear or get killed, instead they skitter around near you. I would sometimes be s...
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is short, if you haven't heard yet. But you probably have heard about it because the internet basically exploded when news of it's length got out. Since then Kojima has commented on the length and Game Informer have released more details about the game .After reading about the game I've decided that the internet needs to calm down. Was anyone REALLY surprised a...
It's time once again for me to look at another series. To judge it and come up with a tally of "Good" "Meh" and "Bad" games in the series. Last time it was Assassins Creed .Today I am going to tilt my head and stroke my beard, while I think about the Tony Hawk series. A wonderful series, filled with punk music and rap music. Filled with floating VHS tapes, letters and money. And also Spider-Man...
I've never played the original Dungeon Keeper series, so I went into the new game from EA Mythic with an open mind. I didn't bring any nostalgia or memories. I also didn't bring any money, which means I'm screwed. *(To Continue Reading this Dungeon Keeper Impression please wait 2 hours OR use 10 Blue Gems)* As I downloaded Dungeon Keeper from the Play Store, I was thinking about all the hate th...
It's become one of the more annoying running jokes of the internet. A site posts a teaser for an unknown game, or someone reports that a developer is tweeting out cryptic hints. Then, like clockwork, someone comments "Half-Life 3 confirmed". Or comes up with some crazy equation that eventually equals "Half-Life 3". But as annoying as the running joke is , their is a reason it exists. October 10...
I don't like Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD all that much. I'm not enjoying the way the game feels, or lot of the story or world design. The missions are kind of..boring and short. Personally, I think its kind of terrible. But I'm playing it because I want to be able to say "I've played all the Assassin's Creed games." At which point, in my head anyways, someone walks up and nods slowly, in an...
(SPOILERS ARE HERE- If you have yet to play or finish Gone Home and don't want the ending spoiled, don't read any further- SPOILERS BELOW.. seriously. ) I'm going up a flight of stairs, headed towards the attic. I don't actually know if this is the end of Gone Home, but it feels like the story is coming to a close. My stomach is in knots, I'm so afraid of what I might fine. I open the attic, ta...
It's Christmas as I write this, but I don't care. These last few days I've been banging my head against a wall trying to pick my Game of the Year. Yeah, that might sound weird- who cares what I choose. But for me picking a GotY has always been a big and fun challenge. Taking my whole year in gaming and smushing it down into a short top 5 list is a good way to get my brain working. So here we go...
Welcome to the 23rd Annual Worthless Awards. I'm your host, random Giant Bomb user. But you can call me Joel McHale. I like it when you call me that.. What a year! Tons of great games and game awards. But you wouldn't know about any of that because you live alone in your basement eating Cheetos! Man, you're a loser !! Isn't this fun. Aren't you glad you came here! But we don't just have awards,...
I'm in the middle of a race in the new Need For Speed: Rivals. My car is speeding by slow moving vehicles, whipping around corners and hitting the occasional jump. Behind me, cops. Sirens blasting as they chase me and my fellow racers. In-front of me one lone racer. If I can pass him soon, the finish line is coming up, I'll win this race and make some needed speed points. I'm gaining on him, dr...
(This is not a review, this is just my first few days with the PS4 summed up into a small post.) With the launch of the PS4, the next generation of gaming has started. It's an exciting time, filled with pretty graphics, new features and big launch games. But, as previous console launches have had, there are also issues and problems. From some hardware failures to some stinkers of launch games,...
I have tried so MANY times to play Pokémon. When I was younger, I tried to play Gold, but never could. My brother fell in love with the game. I remember seeing all the Pokémon he had caught, level-uped and named. It was impressive, but when ever I tried I found that I was forcing myself just to get through the opening moments. Why? I really don't understand what part of my brain has decided to...
If you want to read/see some honest opinions on games from actual people, go to Gamefly.com. Or maybe you want to have a bit of laugh, go to Gamefly.com. While the service is not free, it does allow users to play more games every month for a fairly low price, compared to buying them at retail. (Gamefly...wheres the check?) That means people are less committed to a game, and this usually means t...
As we near the release of the Xbox One and PS4 I have been thinking a lot about next gen. I just can't seem to get away from it. From Giantbomb, to Gamespot, IGN to Kotaku and others are all furiously pushing out new stories and articles about Next Gen. It seems the only gaming related thing getting more coverage these days is Call Of Duty: Ghosts. So maybe its not too surprising then, that I f...
As I write this we are only 2 days away from the release of Grand Theft Auto V, arguably the largest game release this year. A huge game filled with hours upon hours of content and tons of game-play mechanics. I really don't think anyone can argue that Grand Theft Auto V is not a game, which seems like a weird thing to argue. But, Gone Home, Dear Esther, The Stanley Parable, and Proteus don't s...
Star Wars 7 is coming, and a new Battlefront game. Seems as good a time as any to talk about my favorite Star Wars games. There are LOADS of Star Wars games. Shooters, RPGS, RTS, Racing and then there is the “Game based on LEGOS, that are based off of a 3D CGI TV show which is based off a 2D animated TV show, which is based off a series of Sci-Fi films” The Human Centipede of Licensed video gam...
Moving is hard. In my life I have moved well over 9 times. It always sucked..at first. Getting used to a new house, town, school, etc. You lose friends and gain new enemies. Getting lost becomes common and memorizing numbers like addresses becomes your daily routine. But after awhile it gets better, and I quickly realized that I was also feeling a small bit of excitement. After spending five ye...
Recently there has not been a LOT of games to play. So, I have decided to look back into the past a bit to find some games I missed, or replay some old favorites. And as I did a question creeped into my head: Can we criticize older games? As I played Burnout 3 I noticed that drifting was not what I was used to. It was more subtle, not quite the whiplash inducing slides that more recent driving...
I remember the first Lost Planet like this. SNOW...HOLY SHIT LOOK HOW GOOD THAT SNOW LOOKS . Also those bugs kinda remind me of Starship Troopers. But I never actually played the game, just the demo, and that was enough for me. It was a great tech demo for the Xbox 360, and a great way to prove that this machine was worth buying. So when Lost Planet 2 came out I was like...meh. I did play the d...