2018 was an interesting year for games as always. There weren’t as many big releases this year, but the ones that did come out were probably some of the most highly anticipated games of recent years. Red Dead Redemption 2, maybe the most anticipated game since Red Dead Redemption 1 was released all the way back in 2010 (the fact that RDR 1 is 8 years old is baffling to me), finally made its way...
I never played the original DOOM games. I was a bit young for them at the time and had little to no understanding of what DOOM actually was. I heard snippets of stories from kids in my class who had older siblings or parents who had the game, from which I gathered that you shot monsters and that was pretty much it. I saw DOOM 64 at the rental stores multiple times, but I was much more too into...
I began writing this blog as a post to Austin's most recent Off the Clock. In his article, Austin wrote "But in Fallout 4, spending a resource often means a decrease in efficiency. I lose screws and steel and copper so that I can have a row of lights welcome me home when I return from the wastelands. The lights don’t do anything except trigger a small bolt of electricity in my brain that makes...
2014 was, sadly, a year of disappointments. Many games that were supposed to be big, game-changing releases lacked content or were just rehashes of older games, and other games got delayed until who knows when. I also saw a big change in my gaming habits. I had more trouble this year finishing the big release games I purchased even when I liked them a lot. There are two games I quite enjoy on m...
This was a really great year for games. I liked it a lot more than last year, mostly because the top 5 games of my list could each be a game of the year winner and two of the games were some of my favorite this generation. Anyway, onto the list. 10. The Swapper I don't play too many puzzle games, as I often find them to be tedious or that the puzzles aren't good enough for me to want to press f...
This is an early extra entry into my BlackBlog posts because I did not originally list 999 as one of my backlog games but I have been meaning to play it ever since my friend played it 2 years ago and talked about how amazing it was. I am happy to say that he was right, 999 is a wonderfully amazing game. There are only a handful of times when a game has gotten me to truly care about its characte...
I finished the first game of my back log, Limbo. Here is my original post about challenging myself to finish my back logged games. Limbo was an amazing game that turned into a disappointment. The game opens up with no text, no tutorial, no music, no voice acting and it continues this way through the entire game. The developers use good game design to allow you to figure out the puzzles on your...
So now that 2012 is over and I have finished a lot of the games I wanted to for game of the year stuff, I now have the entire month of January with nothing but old games to play or finish. Also, with my money running short and since I will be finishing up my last semester of college, I don't think I will be able to buy any new releases like I have been for the past 2 years. So I figure I should...
This was a very interesting year for games. Half of my list I never even expected to play, and a few games I thought I would love didn't make the cut. While I didn't enjoy everything as much as I did last year, it was still another great year for games. 10. Hotline Miami Hotline Miami is just complete madness and that is what is so great about it. When you first start playing the game you feel...
Here are the winners of my 2012 Game of the Year Awards "The Moosey Retro" Award for best Non-2012 Game Winner: To The Moon I am a sucker for really heartfelt, emotional story lines and To The Moon fits that perfectly. Although it isn't an actual game, the writing and characters of To The Moon make it well worth experiencing. The plot isn't even that original but I felt so invested in what was...
Here of the nominees for my game of the year awards from 2012: "The Moosey Retro" Award for Best Non-2012 Game Alan Wake Amnesia: The Dark Descent Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Saints Row The Third To the Moon "Time Should Freeze When Gaming" Award for Game I Didn't Get To Play in 2012 Halo 4 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward FTL: Faster Than Light Dust: An Elysian Tale Call of Duty: Black Ops...
When deciding to purchase a game, I often find myself thinking about the length of the game and the actual "play time" and if it meets the price of the game. Is a 6 hour campaign worth $60? Is a 2 hour game worth $15? How much of my time will be spent playing compared to watching cut scenes? Sometimes I really feel like I over think all these things when instead I should just be focusing on whe...
With the new patch now being out for a few days I feel like I really need to address my issues with what Blizzard has done with Diablo III. I still will always love my first play through of the game and I feel like the combat is very fun and satisfying, but overall I think Diablo III has been my biggest gaming disappointment in a very long time. Forget all the issues with the launch and the ser...
So I finished Mass Effect 3 two days ago and while I was hoping I would be one of the few who would like the ending, sadly I hated it and sat staring at my screen for 5 minutes after the game was over just baffled at how many holes there are in the plot. Overall I still enjoyed the game and the series, but this was not Bioware's crowning achievement by any means ( ME 2 and kotor are much better...
So last night I played Journey from start to finish. It is probably the first game I have ever played from beginning to end in one sitting, and yes the game is only 2 hours long, but being able to sit down and have one short, well thought out and beautiful experience with a game is something I have never done before. And I loved every second of it. Journey really felt like, well, a journey, whi...
After almost 8 days of played time, I have cancelled my Old Republic account. It's unfortunate because I liked the game a lot, but in the end it just wasn't enough to get me to continue to pay $15 a month. Here are my thoughts on what I liked about the game, and what made me cancel my subscription. The Good: - The story stuff is by far the best part of the game. I played as a sith inquisitor an...
Having not played Uncharted 2 when it came out, or even in 2010 (or 2011) for that matter, I decided to play Uncharted 2 and 3 back to back so I could easily see the differences between the two games and decide which one is better. I have noticed a lot of people, including the Giant Bomb crew, have stated they felt Uncharted 3 was great, but really just more of what they had played in Uncharted...
Here it is, my top 10 games of the year: 10. Dark Souls Playing Dark Souls is like doing your school work. Its frustrating, time consuming, and makes you think about all the other fun things you could be doing instead. But once you are finished you feel an amazing sense of accomplishment and are able to look back on what you have done with pride. I played Demon's Souls and enjoyed it immensely,...
Here are the winners! Top 10 games will be posted soon...enjoy. "My Parents Think its Real" Award For Best Graphics Winner: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings The Witcher 2 was simply the best looking game I've ever played. Not only do the characters and the environments look amazing, but the textures are also really well done. Runner Up: Battlefield 3 "Details, Details!" Award for Best Art Desi...
So since I bought and played a lot of games that came out this year I decided I would do my own awards for fun. These are the categories and the nominations. Some things to note: I only own a PS3 and PC. Also, I do not know when the winners will be announced, but they will definitely be posted by January 1st. "My Parents Think its Real" Award For Best Graphics LA Noire Battlefield 3 The Witcher...
So I got into the Old Republic on Friday and I have been playing it a lot. Here are my thoughts on the game and some information about it if you are looking into playing it. Story : Hands down the best part of the game. I have a level 18 Sith Inquisitor and a level 11 Imperial Agent and both of the stories are interesting and fun. As a Sith Inquisitor I was a former slave who has been captured...
Last night's UFC was an up and down event. I went 2/5 for my picks yesterday, but I did pick the co-main event and main event correctly. Here are my thoughts on each of the fights. Cote vs. Belcher I was surprised that Belcher won. Maybe Cote has ring rust or maybe I just underestimated Belcher's skills. I thought it was funny that Belcher called out Anderson. That's a big mistake lol. I think...
So tonight is the much anticipated UFC 113! I'm very excited to see Machida vs. Shogun and Koscheck Vs. Daley, two really big fights. I'm also very interested to see if Kimbo has improved and the return of Patrick Cote. It should really be an awesome night for MMA. Main Card Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens (lightweight) To be honest I don't know too much about these fighters. I have been watching...
I have never really been that great at online shooters. I’m not a terrible player, but I’ve never really been one to be at the top of the scoreboard. Well nothing like a good year of college to change that! About a month and a half ago I started playing Modern Warfare 2 on my friend/roommates 360 (I don’t own a 360, the last system I bought was a PS2 and I have a decent PC. My friend has a Wii...