(Text originally from a video review I put together.) I never really gave Call of Duty it’s proper due. What was once a World War II shooter made by folks who worked on Steven Speilberg’s Medal of Honor series transformed into something gaudy, a rip-roaring, ‘Murica fueled romp into the Middle Eastern theater of armed conflict. Replacing the time honored righteous fight against the Nazis were s...
I'm putting the finishing touches on a video review I'm going to make for Control but I just have to put it out there. Holy cow, this game was outrageously fun. This is Remedy at their best and you can really see how much fun they had putting the game together, specifically the various memos and case studies regarding the Bureau's collection of altered items and objects of power. I haven't had...
Last month, I had the opportunity to take part in the early access for the new expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic . This would be the first time in over a year that I played the game, having sunk about 140 hours after it launched in December 2011 (plus a significant time spent during the beta and early access). I decided to play the game before I was scheduled to receive the expansion an...
I'm knee deep in Grand Theft Auto V right now and I find it difficult to wait until I finish the story before getting some thoughts down. I spend some of this write up talking about gender issues in GTA and I do so not to fan any flames (other people can do that). And I apologize in advance if I missed any important and/or meaningful details. Be warned that there are some early game story spoil...
I received a copy of Deadpool from Gamefly last week and I spent the better part of last night playing through it. This isn't a formal review, since I haven't finished it, but more of an opportunity to get my thoughts down in blog form. Comedy = Tragedy + Timing Deadpool has a number of things going for and against it. Before getting into the critical aspect of this discussion, I want to point...
In an attempt to walk down the path towards normalcy, I thought I'd talk about what games I'm looking forward to playing for the rest of the year. Admittedly, it's difficult to talk about games right now but I know Ryan would probably want us to move on so that's what I'm going to try and do. In the words of Ryan, "Hey guys, video games!" Saints Row IV I got to preview the first hour of the gam...
After a sleepless night, I was fully prepared to suffer through the day long enough to get back home and go back to sleep. A simple plan that was thwarted by the most terrible, horrible, heart breaking news I never, EVER expected to see. Ryan Davis (of Giant Bomb) has died . He was 34 years old. Making his death even more unfair was the fact that he had just gotten married to a special someone....
Another repost from my blog === The Wii U finally happened. After months of speculation and a few odd showings for Nintendo's latest console venture, gamers the world over have gotten their hands on the device - assuming they had a pre-order. I picked up the Deluxe Edition on Sunday, giving me a black console with 32GB of memory, and raced home after work to get the thing set up. Opening up the...
I've been making some decent progress hammering away at the list found within the book 1,001 Games To Play Before You Die. If you're interested, check out my progress at 1001gamingblog.blogspot.com ! I'm having a lot of fun playing through some of my favorite classic games as well as those I've never heard of before. The down side to this experience is the sadness I feel towards the lack of pro...
Reposting this from my blog ==== Last night, after 122 hours and roughly five months of play, I have completed my first class story in Star Wars: The Old Republic , an experience that left me feeling pretty satisfied. Looking back on the game, it has certainly been one of the most enjoyable MMOs I have played largely due to its ability to break the monotony I experienced while playing World of...
I've started to exercise as regularly as I can (better late than never, right?) and I am trying to put together a playlist of video game music to work out to. Anyone have any suggestions? I've only got a couple tunes so far, including the Super Mario 2 music by the MInibosses as well as tunes from from The Saboteur.
Because I can't think of a better first blog entry... The moon shines brightly 3:00AM, I am restless Just one more save point