While reading through my RSS feed, I came across this post from Massively . I will give you a minute to go read that, but I doubt it will take you long to reach a similar feeling I did. I couldn't believe what I was reading. How did the site's editor let something like this go up? How did the author, Eliot Lefebvre, not see this as distasteful? I think this is something that should be commented...
For a reason I can not explain, I have wanted to play Dante's Inferno. I finally got around to it this weekend. Was it worth it? No. Not really. The action in this game is fine, but everything else is so "hardcore" that it is unbearable. My wife was watching me play while I was fighting Lust. She asked, "are those tounges in her nipples?" Sure is. Wife, "are those babies coming out her nipples?...
I hope everyone is having a good year so far. Last year I made the resolution to play through every game I bought. I accomplished that up to a point, but I still have a lot of games sitting across from me in this very room that have never been opened or I just stopped playing for one reason or another. I am just going to continue that resolution on over to this year. I stopped writing about the...
I finally wrapped this game up! Borderlands Gearbox’s first-person shooter RPG, Borderlands, has all the trappings of a game that I would find difficult to put down. And I did for awhile. The constant progression of new weapons, unique characters to level up, and varying skill branches always kept Borderlands fun and interesting, especially with three friends. My character class of choice was t...
As is normal, I'm a bit behind on this one, but here we go. I continue on my journey of beating every game that I purchase(d) this year. Halo: Reach As the newest entry in the franchise, Halo: Reach is perhaps the most similar to but different from the first game. Gone is the iconic Master Chief to be replaced by not one but six Spartans – while not always the case, more is definitely better he...
There are two people that led me to coming up with the yet to be announced word: Person One: I have a friend who is a bit behind the times. He is currently playing games from the PS2 and Xbox. He doesn't own any of the current generation's consoles. He can afford them, but he just wants to play these games before he moves own to new ones. I understand and respect that. He is getting the most ou...
No, seriously. Do not do it. Oh, hey! I have some stuff to tell you about later. While you wait, go ahead and whiz on this... Hold on, you almost got me. Don't whiz on that fence.
If you attended PAX Prime 2010 or listened to the bombcast, Solace is a game you may have heard about. It was developed by One Man Down , a team from DigiPen Institute. As they describe it, Solace is "an interactive aesthetic experience utilizing dynamic audio and bullet hell overtones to provide a unique perspective on the five stages of grief." The group was successful in delivering exactly t...
As happens when working and nothing is going on, some friends and I began having a discussion on what animal (currently living) we would fight to the death. The catch? Our death. Yup, what animal would we choose to fight if we had to die by animal fight. Conditions began being made as we talked, liked the living animal only one. Here they are: you only have your fists; the fight has to be a goo...
A couple of weeks ago I picked up an original Pac-Man arcade machine that needed a new monitor, speaker, and some body work. I have the monitor and speaker going, so I have a fairly good looking Pac-Man cab. Some would think, "That should make you happy and content!" Well, I (and my wife) wish it did, but sense I got the Pac and before I even had it up and running, I have been looking for the n...
I have not updated in awhile, and I know how much you fine Giant Bombers have missed me (at least act you did). Either way,I have continued my quest of actually beating the games I have. I do not plan to write much about any of these, but I did want to give some quick thoughts on each. Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360) A game about horses, shooting, and revenge. Very rarely do I complete an open w...
So World of Warcraft remains a monkey on my back, but I finally managed to solve the Bioshock 2 gametape. Like many others, I am certainly a member of the Cult of Rapture; Bioshock maintains its place as one of my top five favorite games. With that in mind, I was very excited (with a proper amount of reservations) for the release of Bioshock 2. I know it was not the original creators, but it wa...
So, I was shopping at Best Buy the other day, and I noticed a funny box mix-up. I got a laugh out of it. So, what would you name your Rapture band?
I actually think the "Mad World" song fits better in this video than the last one. Besides being entertained by this video, I wish I could get excited for this game. I really enjoyed Gears of War (it is the game that I bought my 360 for), but GoW2 kinda let the air out of the franchise's tires, at least for me. I am mildly interested in finishing the story, so I will most likely rent this, but...
I have written two in a series of, what I hoped would be regular, posts tracking games that I have completed in 2010. I have run into a problem though. I started playing World of Warcraft again. Why would I do such a thing? I blame Star Trek Online. I played STO during the beta and used a friend's ten day pass, and during that time, I found myself constantly comparing it to WoW. Inevitably, thi...
Amazing. A month has passed since I beat my last game. My original plan for this year was to only play one game at a time, but I broke that rule fairly quickly. I am currently playing Indigo Prophecy, Mass Effect 2, Torchlight, and WoW. Despite already playing those games, I picked up Heavy Rain the day it came out and started playing that night. I have been looking forward to this game for a l...
I use the word beaten rather loosely when I am referring to Dragon Age. I finished one of the many different paths of the game, but I know I did not do everything. I put about 50 or so hours into the campaign. While playing, I purposly did not do every side quest that was available. When I started playing, I made the choice to play the game with my first instinct always leading the charge. If I...
I play my fair share of games, like most people reading this now, but I rarely finish the games I play. In the past few years, I have finished many more then I used to, but I still leave a majority of games when the next shiny one catches my eye. This video game ADD is something I am going to work on in 2010. I do not stop playing them because I dislike them; I stop playing them because I love...
Greetings people of the future! I am very happy you all made it. It was a long journey, but we stand here triumphant and unified as one amazing community! Thanks for being awesome and keep it up! Love, Jared
I am sure I am like many other gamers who played Duke Nukem 3D when it came out in 1996: I feel in love. I was thirteen, and, while I should most likely not have been playing it, Duke Nukem hit all the right buttons. Pig Cops! Strippers! Pool! Action Hero One Liners! Yea, I bet you want to go play it again right now after all of those words with exclamation marks after them. Go ahead; I'll wait...
First, I apologize for the WoW emote in the title of this post. It is highly unprofessional, and I will speak to those in charge. It will not happen again. Second, I am going to Pax East 2009! I recently got paid for a writing gig, which is harder than you might think, so I was able to get everything booked. I will be staying at the Holiday Inn Brookline; the hotel is 2 miles from the Hynes Con...
The Giant Bomb crew recently posted their gift list, so I figured I would post mine. It is a short one, so I expect it to go fast. Congratulations to the lucky person who buys this for me! HERE IT IS! That's right. The one. The only. This model is much improved over the JL420 Badonkadonk Land Coaster/Cruiser. Like, Cruiser got promoted and brought it's friend Tank to join the party. That is hot.
I enjoyed playing Assassin's Creed, but I never really enjoyed the game as a whole. The mechanics of it were a lot of fun. I liked the free running and the assassinations. However, when it came down to actually finishing the game, I just couldn't. Like many others, I found the game tedious and the characters did not grab me. With that said, I still looked forward to the release of Assassin's Cr...
Like many other people, I bought Modern Warfare 2, with night-vision goggles no less! However, I have not cracked that baby open to play. Why? WHY? Well, I have a large back log of games that I want to get through. At the top of the list, I want to beat Borderlands and Red Faction: Guerrilla before moving to MW2. There are others, but those are the two I really want to finish. I think I feel th...
I honestly do not have anything important to say here, but I did want to share a funny picture. McRibs called me on the phone while I was working (read: procrastinating by watching the Modern Warfare 2 PC Quick Look), and I paused on this screen: I laughed for a good long time. I thought you might as well. Anyways, back to writing.
[I edited the title to be less broad, even though a lot of my thoughts apply to more than this past weeks QOTW.] The initial reason I came to Giant Bomb and took part in the beta for the site was because of Jeff. Sense then, the site has become my favorite game related website on the net. The quick looks, reviews, and the podcasts are great. It was not until recently, however, that I really sta...