"Imbalance sure hasn't updated his blog in a while. I really loved reading his completely unique views on games that everyone and their mother has played. I wonder what he's up to?" Said nobody, ever. "Oh well," I say, "at least I have video games. So there's that." Still, I feel a responsibility. Maybe someone out there is reading my blog, and it's the only thing that can make them feel anythi...
Games Bought: From Dust [ Already Owned: 360] Hitman Collection (Codename 47, Blood Money, 2: Silent Assassin) Assassin's Creed Brotherhood [ Already Owned: PS3] , Assassin's Creed Revelations Prince Of Persia Cave Story + Star Wars: KOTOR Fallout: New Vegas [Already Owned: PS3] PixelJunk Eden Deus Ex: GOTY Batman: Arkham City [Already Owned: PC/Weird Third-Party Downloader Edition From Samsung...
Oh crap! I almost forgot! E3 happened! If you read this site and my blog, you already know everything about the games I'll list off here, so I will save everyone's time by making this short and sweet. E3 was good this year. To say it was great, well, maybe that's being a little generous. I was underwhelmed, to be honest. I expected so much more from everyone. But! You can't always get what you...
OH MY GOD TWO BLOG POSTS IN ONE MONTH CALL THE BLOGGING POLICE BECAUSE I SHOULDN'T BE BLOGGING THIS MUCH EVER I feel anxious right now, and I figured writing up a blog might make me feel a bit better. Though I haven't played much since last time, there was one thing I wanted to write about. You probably guessed from the title, it's Diablo 3. Now, I wasn't really all that into isometric dungeon-...
After quite a while, I figured I should do some writing about video games. This IS a blog about video games, right? On a site about video games? SSX [Time Played: ??? Hrs (A lot)] Finished: No My first memory of SSX was SSX Tricky back on the GameCube. I remember loving the music the most, and thank goodness that's back in this reboot. I'm not much for sports games, but when they play like an a...
You, dear reader, are entitled to an exclusive look inside my mind. NO, I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T WANT IT. GET IN HERE. Good. It's been a while since my last blog post. Like, a few months. If my posts were nourishment and you needed them to live, you'd probably be dead. Sorry about that. So, video games. Maybe it isn't such a surprise that I've been gone ever since November, because Skyrim came...
So Skyrim came out. Kind of a big deal. Of course, I was too busy to notice, since I was on a plane. Going to Seattle. After I reached said town and pressed my tired body into the extremely comfortable bed at a hotel so fancy I have no idea how we got into, I woke up and realized what I had missed. I had to get it. A digital copy of the game would not suffice. Now that I was in a full fledged c...
Boy, I haven't posted anything in a while. Do I say that every time I write one of these? Nothing too life-changing has happened since August. Video games? I hardly have time for those. I do play them every so often, though. So hey, why not write about them? Portal 2 Peer Review DLC PORTAL 2 Yeah! Portal 2 had- WAIT. I'VE NEVER WRITTEN ABOUT PORTAL 2. HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN. Maybe because everyt...
It's been a while since I last wrote one of these. My new job has taken away weekday time and stripped me of my energy, as jobs tend to do. Honestly, blogging was the last thing I thought about doing tonight, but I do find it enjoyable, and some things video-game related have happened since my last one. My summer job this year is computer-related. I work for the school district up here in Alask...
I start work tomorrow. For my job, I have to travel to a town that's a good distance away, stay there for the entire week, then drive back on Friday. Rinse, repeat for the next week. I'm not too thrilled, since it doesn't leave me much time to see my friends and family. The job pays well, though, so that's a plus. Anyway, for my last vacation hurrah, I decided to do something stupid. GB user an...
It's interesting, really, that whenever I say I'm back, I'm really not. That's thanks to school, I suppose. But now it's the summertime. I shouldn't say I'm back, because the only time I'm going to have to play video games is the weekend. So this will probably be my last blog post in a while. So I started up a small business a month or so ago, fixing computers for money, and I actually got paid...
School. Thanks sooooooooo much. I hate you. But I'm back. And I really haven't been playing much as of late, but I haven't updated in a few months. So, I guess... Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit DJ Hero 2 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 ...and the occasional Minecraft. And that's really it, I guess. Not much to speak of. All of these games are awesome. DJ Hero 2 is really, really slick. All the inte...
I haven't been playing anything. It's the end of the school quarter. Eff you, school, and your projects. But this weekend: I'm going to be hopefully finishing Metroid Prime. Yeah, I know, I know. It's just that it's fun to sit down and try and finish a game with a friend, and straight-up mess around. I have work to do. Ugh.
Oh, school. Thanks a lot. Really, I love all the work you're piling on me and free time you're sucking from me. I do! /sarcasm School is at full speed now, and work and projects are being thrown at me like tomatoes from a displeased crowd. I feel as though I'm never going to get anywhere on VGF #3, but I'll do it eventually. What? What's that? What have I been playing? Oh, well since you want t...
I need to knock some games off of my list . So seeing as how you're reading this, you probably like video games. After all, you are on a site about video games. You've probably played them, too. You have also - most likely - gotten stuck in them. Why do we get stuck in video games? Isn't it the designer's job to make sure we know where we're supposed to go? "Well, yes," you say, "but you can al...
12 days, to be exact. I've been busy with schoolwork and the like. Very, very busy week. The 3 hour Bombcast helped me make it through these tiring five days. I'm working on a new VGF, yes, but I need to finish Reach first. The VGF is on Halo, but I'm still debating if I should do it. It might work out if I finish Reach and do my research, but people will still find problems with it. After all,...
(Video Game Futures is a series where I talk about a video game franchise's portrayal of the future, and whether it is plausible.) Game/Series: Mega Man Battle Network (Battle Network 1-6) Year: 200X - 20XX Yeah, yeah, you all know I have an unhealthy love for the Battle Network games, but what about the technology? Is that stuff even remotely possible? Let's find out! Technology Overview It's...
(Video Game Futures is a series where I talk about a video game franchise's portrayal of the future, and whether it is plausible. This is the first!) Game/Series: Mass Effect (Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2) Year: 2183 The Mass Effect series is renowned for its gameplay, graphics and story. But what about its fictional portrayal of the future in which we might one day live? The Cities The cities in...
Gasp! A whole month! Yes, with summer gone and school already starting, I've had little time to write blogs. But here's one to read, if you so choose. So what have I been playing? I'm glad you asked. I'm not much of an RTS player. In fact, I've never really touched the genre. The constant resource gathering, planning, building and micro/macro managing just never really struck me as something I'...
No, seriously, why? I have three followers. I'm pathetic. Same for twitter. Anyway, what have I been playing? Well, since you care so much, I'm going to tell you. Limbo Alien Swarm Left 4 Dead 2 Team Fortress 2 Rez HD I know I'm late to the party on Rez , you don't have to tell me that. The reason I haven't played it yet is (besides the fact that I never bothered to get it on PS2) because I jus...
The four big ones are Mirror's Edge , Singularity , Darksiders and Persona 3 FES . Mirror's Edge and Singularity I've beaten. Mirror's Edge was fun. I managed to get through it without a hitch, and without feeling like I was wasting my time. Aside from the combat, of course. I had to retry levels a bunch, and I died a lot, but it was a fun experience overall. Singularity was interesting. A nice...
You broke my one-game streak. Mirror's Edge Darksiders ...Singularity. It's a great game, though. A shame Activision didn't put more into marketing it, otherwise it would get more attention. If I said any more I'd probably just be quoting more of Jeff's review . At least I actually beat it. Thanks, Steam.
In my last blog post , I mentioned how I couldn't focus on any games right now, except, well... Mega Man Battle Network (Shut up, I know). So, I will ask the few readers of this blog: what do you think I should play? If you haven't seen my ever-updating list , I have about 33 games in my pile of shame. Steam, you are not helping. I've narrowed it down to some games I think I can beat this week....
What have I been playing? ...Heck, I dunno. Mostly older games, though. I still haven't made a dent in my list (The most recent was Under the Knife 2 ), but I guess I should just enjoy myself, right? That's the point, anyway. The list just gets bigger and bigger by day, and this recent Steam sale isn't helping one bit. Gabe Newell might as well keep my wallet in his safe under lock and key. In...
Seeing all of my (and our) favorite game franchises getting more and more additions at E3 got me thinking. Will these franchises really go on forever, like some would have us believe? Are the Zelda , Kirby , Mario , Donkey Kong , Metroid and Pokemon names getting stretched out too far? When I saw Skyward Sword demoed at Nintendo's press conference, I wasn't really all that excited. Sure, it was...
Nothing. With the exception of Unreal Tournament 3, and I beat the Halo 3: ODST campaign with a friend. GEARING UP FOR E3. YES. What have you been playing?
BLURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR . And lots of it. I only got it yesterday, and I've been playing the crap out of that game. IT IS SO MUCH FUN. Some of the races are a bit challenging, and I had to do a few do-overs, but it's not like I'm throwing controllers or anything. I'm sad I missed the chance to play with the GB crew, but hopefully I'll be joining this Friday's Friday Night Blur . Also, I tu...
Let’s see. First and foremost, I suppose, would be Under the Knife 2 for the DS. I know it’s a fairly old game, but I’ve been coming back to the other Trauma Center games now that Trauma Team is coming out for Wii. (You can check out my Second Opinion review.) I beat that game in about three days or so, and it’s pretty good. I’m almost reluctant to play New Blood or Trauma Team now because I’ve...
Honorable Mention: Persona 4 Alright, I’m really cheating on this one. The other games I’ve written about have been ones that I played when I was younger. Persona 4, as you probably know (We’re on GiantBomb, right?) was released just 2 years ago, in 2008. However, this game does mean a lot to me. I will tell you why. I first learned about the game through the Persona 4 Endurance Run. (What a su...
Honorable Mention: Metroid Prime / Fusion Aside from being a great Metroid experience, an awesome first person shooter on the GameCube , and just an all-around great game, I have quite a few memories with Metroid Prime. Unfortunately, I never got to play Super Metroid as a kid. “Oh no!” you might say, “That was the best game!” Well, I played it - it was just more recently and on Virtual Console...
Number One - Mega Man Battle Network 3: White I bet you either didn’t see that coming at all, or you totally predicted it. Probably the former. Let’s start at the beginning, shall we? You probably don’t know what the Battle Network series is about. That’s fair - I don’t know many people who do. It’s a spin-off of Mega Man, in a world where humans control “ NetNavi s.” (Not Avatar.) In this worl...
Number Two - Paper Mario For me, Paper Mario was a revelation. Not because it was the first RPG I played (Pokemon got there first), but because it was such a perfect mash-up of genres. It contains elements of RPGs, adventure games, and even platformers. It wouldn’t be a Mario game without platforming, would it? To this day, Paper Mario is a prime example of how to create a world full of humor,...
Number Three - Pokemon (Yellow) (Shorter one today, because I'm feeling a bit sick.) Just about everyone loves or loved Pokémon . My first game in the series was Pokémon Yellow, Game Freak 's first “special edition” or “combination” Pokémon game. (Later would come Crystal, Emerald and Platinum) It came with a special edition Game Boy Color that was all yellow, and had a Poke Ball for a power li...
Number Four - Super Smash Bros / Melee / Brawl Just about everyone has played this series. I’m sure everyone has a little story like the one I’m about to tell you involving this game. The thing about Super Smash Bros is its wide appeal. It’s essentially a staple for anyone who owns a Nintendo 64 , GameCube , or a Wii . I’ve never walked into someone’s house who owned one of these and not seen a...
Intro I was born in 1994. Take that however you will. Some people will say I “missed” everything, and am not qualified to talk about the video games of my generation without experiencing the older ones. Some people say I will never understand what a “true” video game is. While it is true that I never owned an NES , SNES or countless other older consoles, it doesn't mean I don't respect the game...