After watching Ben's Soul Calibur Custom Creation Contest on Extra Life, I wanted to share the ones I submitted! First up... The Pest Inspiration: Moveset: Maxi Next... Helmut Kruger Inspiration: Moveset: Voldo Finally... Big Bo Inspiration: Moveset: Cervantes I hadn't really dived into the character creator before the contest, so big ups to @benpack for putting this on! It was fun and yes... I...
Creating the sounds of the monsters in Monster Hunter World is an art in and of itself. Many different organic and inorganic sounds were blended together to give each monster a unique, identifiable voice. Without even seeing a big monster on screen, simply hearing its roar tells you who you’re going up against. Nature’s bounty gives us a nearly endless fount of luscious sounds from which to dra...
Just a little mash-up I thought up on my commute this morning that hopefully entertains some people!
Over the past few months, an official Nintendo account has been sharing tidbits of ARMS lore on Twitter. @ ARMS_Cobutter is the account of the fictional announcer in the ARMS League named "Cobutter" in Japanese (otherwise known as Biff in the Western version of the game). I've been following Cobutter's account and have been deeply entertained by the absurd lore they've conjured up for ARMS. I f...
Hadn't updated my "About Me" section in years, so I figured I should do so, but I wanted to save my old one for posterity. So here it be! In Two Sentences I've been gaming for most of my life. My favorite games tend to be story-driven, though I've certainly enjoyed particular competitive games in the past. These days, the time I have to dedicate toward gaming is limited, but I still enjoy it a...
First off, in my last post I forgot to include some games I've finished, including Infamous Second Son as a very significant one. Anyway, I started both Child of Light and Far Cry 4 yesterday. Far Cry 4 is great! I'm not often into first person shooters, as I've said in the past, but this one hits the spot. The other thing I wanted to mention was that I bought a few games while in Japan. While...
Welp. It's been a while. The question of what I've finished lately is hard to answer. My list took a backseat to random whimsy, I guess. First, the bad behavior: I bought Xenoblade Chronicles 3D and I bought Axiom Verge. The good news? I fucking finished Axiom Verge and it was fantastic. I'm still playing Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. I've gotten farther in this version than I ever got in the Wii ve...
There was just an article on Lifehacker published that outlines a strategy for getting through a videogame backlog that matches what I started doing on January 1st this year almost exactly! Kind of interesting how the ideas outlined there are so similar to the strategy I have been taking. At the beginning of this year, my list numbered 144 games. I actually have followed pretty much all of the...
So I'm still working on my backlog plan, but a few things have gotten in the way of my progress. The biggest blockade? Dragon Age Inquisition I've been playing Dragon Age Inquisition for a good seven weeks now. Last I checked, I had about 60 hours clocked into the game. I was really hoping I'd at least get through the entire storyline, but no such luck yet--I'm probably about halfway through? A...
So having been back and forth to Japan a couple dozen times over the years, I have been aware of the popularity of Monster Hunter since it was released on PS2, but somehow I had never tried it until it until Monster Hunter 3 Ulitmate came out for 3DS and Wii U. I dumped about 50 hours of playtime into MH3U and enjoyed it quite a bit. At its core, it's an action RPG consisting of nonstop major b...
I expected a few things from today's Nintendo Direct, like an announcement for the New 3DS, Majora's Mask and Monster Hunter 4U release dates, and information about Xenoblade on 3DS. I did not, however, expect to hear details about Code Name S.T.E.A.M., a new Rhythm Heaven, a new Fire Emblem, or Mario vs. Donkey Kong. And I certainly didn't expect to hear about Super Mario Galaxy 2, Punch Out!!...
I've been doing a pretty good job getting through games through the first week of this year. I started by finishing up Tales from the Borderlands Part I and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor . Then last night I finished up Valiant Hearts , which I thought was a great little game, if not a bit light on interesting gameplay (which was more than made up for by everything else about the game being won...
Last night I stayed up late to finish Valiant Hearts. Spoilers below! The fourth and final chapter of this game was simply fantastic. The way it built to the climax at the end worked brilliantly. In particular, Emile's scene at the battle of Chemin des Dames was so astounding. As you're charging through the area, you see more and more bodies, nearly dying to enemy gunfire repeatedly. Members of...
Just saw a post on the Playstation Blog detailing info about the Playstation Now subscription service including a teaser trailer that gives very little information but might hype people up I guess. The service is starting January 13th on PS4 and will include over 100 PS3 games that subscribers will have full access to for the duration of their subscriptions. The subscription fees are $19.99 on...
So I finished the storyline of Shadow of Mordor yesterday and today I've finished up all of the side quests. The side quests are actually pretty fun, so no problem wrapping those up and getting the extra trophies. Then I perused the trophy list and noted that there were only a handful of trophies left. So I decided to go for them, and just spent a couple hours working on them. It's just not a v...
So I generated a huge list of games that I own and intend to play before I start making gaming purchases again (as per my last post). The problem with that list was that it was not sorted, and therefore I think if I started trying to put a dent in it, I'd get lost and give up. Therefore, I took a couple hours (yep) out to prioritize the list in two steps. First I assigned each game a number fro...
One major theme defines 2015 for me with regards to my gaming hobby: I am not going to buy any more new videogames. At least, not until I get through enough of the games I already own. And I do mean that. I'm going to be hard on myself this coming year. I'm going to dedicate myself to playing through the library of games I already have until I feel satisfied before I buy into new games. Let me...