It has been a year . Like, on top of all the other craziness going on this year, I decided this was going to be the year I did the "52 games in one year" challenge. To add to that, I also decided I was only going to count games that released in 2020. Now, anyone who has visited any digital games store knows that there are a ton of games that release every single week so despite playing so many...
I meant to put this up a long time ago but never got to it. Now COVID-19 has given me some free time so I figure I might as well post my list now for anyone looking for a good way to pass the time while they are locked indoors. For more movie recommendations, you can see my favorite movies of 2018 here . For TV and videogame recommendations, my favorite TV shows of 2019 can be found here and my...
It is time for my obligatory GotY list. This particular year was pretty alright. I seem to be pretty hot or cold on video games depending on the year but this one was sufficiently satisfactory. I played a total of 22 video games this year, although only ten of them really stood out in 2019. You can read my thoughts on the other games I played that are not listed by following this link . If you...
2019 was yet another incredibly strong year for TV. You know things are going well when 7/10 of the shows on this list were new for 2019. Special shout out in particular to Big Mouth, which continues to be hilarious, and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, which continues to be campy fun. And of course to Stranger Things. The "Scooby Doo hijinks set in the 80s" aesthetic continues awesome, but Nanc...
In 2018 I saw more movies in theaters that in any other year in my life. And even so, there are a ton of big movies that I missed. I originally postponed making this thread so that I would have the chance to watch more 2018 movies and have a more complete sense of the year. But then life ended up being busy and I didn't actually get the chance to catch up on my backlog. At this point we are so...
I have found that as the years go on I enjoy watching TV way more than I do playing videogames. I do think that a large part of it is the initial investment needed to figure out a new game. Tutorials can go on for way too long and if a story is boring and the gameplay is anything less than spectacular then I just feel like I am wasting my time. TV on the other hand has such a low barrier to ent...
I really did not play very many games this year. Like, I guess I technically played 18 games that released in 2018 , but most of those I spent an hour or less with. Old games I spent a significant amount of time with this year were Forza Horizon, Cuphead, and Fortnite. The first two were a result of me buying an Xbox One X, primarily as a 4K Blu-ray player, and figuring I should play something...
With the Oscar's coming next week I figured I would write up what the real best movies of 2017 were. At the end of each write up I included a trailer for the movie if I have failed to convinced you that it is worth watching. Most of the trailers are fairly spoiler free, with the exception of one but I do provide a warning for it. Most of these movies are available to stream on Netflix or Amazon...
I have been meaning to write this up for a while but haven't found the time. Better late then never right? 2017 was a pretty solid year for TV. I haven't been doing these lists as often as I have for GOTY stuff but I do have posts from 2014 , 2015 , and 2016 if you are interested in getting a sense for my taste and how it has changed. Before I dive into my 10 favorite shows of the year I do wan...
This has been quite an amazing year for games. I have been pretty down on games these last few years but this year I was completely sucked back in. Video games were pretty damn great in 2017, the best year since 2013 in my opinion. I played 41 games this year that actually released in 2017, and that does not include the numerous other games I played this year that were released in previous year...
I posted one of these in 2015 and 2014 and while I did actually write something up for 2016 I never got around to posting it. 2016 was a really really strong year for TV shows. As someone who loves monster, demon, and horror themed stuff 2016 had plenty of that to offer. They say a picture is worth a thousand words but maybe I pick shitty pictures so I decided to add a YouTube link to a trailer...
Hey everyone! So clearly we are pretty far away from the end of 2016 now but I never got the chance to post a blog for my favorite movies last year. Normally what I would do is create a simple post on another forum and then expand on it for a blog post here. I love doing these for archival purposes because it is great to come back to these years later and get a snapshot of what I was thinking i...
I have been really busy this year. Between working full time and going to graduate school I have had very little free time, and of that little bit of free time I allocate a tiny piece of it to videogames. I have officially reached the point where I have more money than I do free time and as a result my backlog has become ridiculous. After the one-two shitacular punch of Street Fighter 5 and Leg...
It wasn't a particularly great year for games, but it was good. Last year was such a shit show for games though that the bar was basically placed on the floor and anyone could simply walk over it. Awesome games that didn't release this year that I still want to give a shout out to: inFamous: First Light I really did not like Second Son . It might actually be the single most disappointing game I...
Honestly, free time for me is not what it once was. I don't always have the time to get invested in a big video game and even when I do, sometimes I just don't feel like it. Sometimes you just want some entertainment that doesn't require anything more than your eyes and ears. Ok, maybe you guys don't but I do. I received more enjoyment from these TV shows than I did from the video games I playe...
We had a really solid E3 this year. Every single one of the press conferences had something good to show and there really was something for everyone. The variety of genres shown was fucking beautiful. After having some time to let it all wash over me I have settled on these five as my favorites of the show although there were tons of other great looking games. 5. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildl...
¡Hola hola duders! This is a blog series where I discuss my favorite games on the systems I have owned. I had originally meant to post these on a more regular basis but alas shit happens and I hadn't had a chance to do another one of these until now. If you are interested, you can read about my favorite games on the Super Nintendo here . To give a little background, I received one of the origin...
You should play ZombiU. 2014 was kind of meh for games. There was a bit of fun to be had here and there but nothing really broke the mold. There were some really solid games I played this year that were not released in 2014 including ZombiU, Lego Marvel, Hotline Miami and Lone Survivor (you can read my opinion about those last two here ). ZombiU was particularly excellent and would have been my...
All of the trophies! With the fairly big drought in video games I am interested in at the moment I decided to go through some of the PlayStation Plus games I had downloaded but never played. The three I tried out were Thomas Was Alone , Lone Survivor , and Hotline Miami . I knew pretty much nothing about any of these games going into them so I had no preconceived notions as to what these games...
Was anyone else really bummed out with how inFamous: Second Son turned out? It was a step down from inFamous 2 in almost every single way. I personally absolutely love (loved?) the inFamous franchise. inFamous 2 is one of my favorite games of the last generation . That said Second Son is easily the weakest game in the franchise. Let me start with the positives The game looks beautiful. It is ea...
Despite what a few naysayers in the forums are saying, E3 this year was really damn good. All three console makers and Ubisoft were in peak form showing off some really amazing stuff. EA was less than spectacular but hey, 4/5 aint bad at all. I am only mentioning my five favorites here but there was way more stuff that I thought was looking good. 5. Hyrule Warriors Hyrule Warriors looks like a...
Amazing games I played this year that were not released in 2013 I want to start off by giving a nod to the great games I played this year that were not actually released this year. The real standouts for me personally were Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros. U, ZombiU, Forza Horizon, Killzone, Killzone Liberation, Ratchet: Deadlocked, Starhawk, Vanquish, God of War: Ghost of Sparta, Sleeping D...
With the release of Xbox One today it is safe to say that Generation 8 has officially begun. Therefore this seems like the perfect time to share with you all my 20 favorite games of Generation 7. I owned a PS3, Wii, 360, DS, and PSP so I could have played any game that came out during the generation. Because I owned all the consoles, that clearly makes my game of the generation list the definit...
I have now reached 3,000 forum posts! Once again I don't have time to make a big blog post to celebrate. Maybe for 4,000? Anyway to celebrate lass uns tanzen oder ficken oder beides .
It seems like a lot of people discuss sales as if it has any kind of baring on how fun a game is. At the end of the day should it really matter to the consumer? Here are a few quotes by Platinum (talking about The Wonderful 101 ) that really stuck out to me and I felt like sharing. "Buy the game and worry about the sales never. The fun you have will stay the same. I get wanting to root for a wi...
Hey duders I have decided to give a rundown of my favorite games on the systems I have owned. I will start with the first console I ever owned, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . I actually remember a lot about when I got it. I had been asking my parents to buy me a Nintendo 64 so that I could play that new Banjo-Kazooie game that looked so neat. However, when we got to the Target, the w...
I have cancelled my PlayStation 4 pre-order and decided to stick with the Wii U (and Vita) this year. Every game I want to play this fall is coming out on Wii U (and Vita). I am probably one of the few people on this site that still enjoys playing local muliplayer/ coop and at the moment Nintendo are some of the few still releasing these kinds of games. Of the games releasing this year nothing...
Whoops I posted the same blog twice and cannot figure out how to erase this one. Here, please enjoy this painting of a Charizard.
So as I was going through some old stuff I ran across some of my old folders. In the covers of these folders I would always stick in doodles I would draw in class or collages and such I would make. I decided to scan them and put them up here to share with you all! Also formatting images is a bitch on this site so I am just going to throw them up willy-nilly. Click on them to make them bigger. R...
1. First-Party Studios Naughty Dog . Sucker Punch . Bend . Guerrilla . Cambridge . Polyphony . Japan . London . San Diego . Media Molecule . Evolution . Santa Monica. Sony has the most diverse 1st party studios in the industry right now, and these are studios that are not afraid to try new things. The multiplayer modes in God of War: Ascension and The Last of Us were things that other studios w...
Hey duders, E3 was pretty damn spectacular this year. Between the two big press conferences by Microsoft and Sony and the surprisingly strong showing by Nintendo, I would argue this has been one of the best Electronic Entertainment Expos in years. Even though I am only mentioning my top five here I think there were easily four times as many great games that were shown this week. 5. Mario Kart 8...
The Marvel - Arcade Pack DLC is out and I have decided to lay out what it is here for you all to see. It costs $4.99 and comes with three Marvel themed games. Each game has stickers, music, and decorations to unlock for use in your own levels. Each game also comes with its own set of trophies. Hero Rush Hero Rush is basically Jetpack Joyride with a few tweaks. You go around collecting coins whi...
Hello my fine followers and other wandering eyes. I really wanted to make this a giant thing that I would post in the forums like my 1,000 forum post spectacular which remains my most popular blog post. However, I just don't have the time right now but I felt I still had to do something so here is this. If you read this, please comment and say hi, I would like to believe one of my 41 followers...
These are eight of the greatest television shows that you will ever watch. While they are not the only great shows out there these are my personal favorites and I recommend you check them all out. With the exception of Regular Show and Dan Vs, these shows are all available on Netflix streaming. In the case of both Regular Show and Dan Vs, tracking down full episodes on YouTube isn't too tough a...
Note: I have changed this post from when it was originally made by adding in two new games at the back end to make the list go to twelve. I have also added in a new paragraph of games that almost made the list. Then there is the LittleBigPlanet code that in 20+ comments no one even seemed to acknowledge. I am putting up the code here, take it if you want just please notify me so that I can cros...
According to this tweet by Sid Shuman , the full roster for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale has been revealed (and yes I originally read this on IGN). Is anyone else disappointed? I figured they still had a few more characters to reveal before launch. Why the hell would they blow their wad two months before the release of the game? Way to kill off any hype building up to the release of this...
LittleBigPlanet Karting will officially mark the death of ModNation Racers . I understand why Sony would decide to make LittleBigPlanet Karting instead of ModNation Racers 2, but that doesn't make it any less disappointing. LittleBigPlanet obviously is a much better established and loved franchise. I have no doubt in my mind that this game will sell more then ModNation Racers ever did. However,...
Yes, I know there is a thread about this here but fuck you I'm making a blog post of the characters I want to see damn it! As someone who grew up with the original PlayStation and arguably Giant Bomb's biggest Sony fan, I am crazy excited to play this game and can not for the life of me see how everyone else is not as well. Some people have the nerve (or ignorance) to say that there are not eno...
This has been a great year, and it seems like a lot of the community is not taking the time to stop and smell the roses. There have been so many posts about this console cycle being too long, about the low quality and quantity of games being released this year, about Giant Bomb not being as great anymore, politics, and so on. Now granted a quick look at my forum history will quickly show you th...
Hello Giant Bombers. It seems I have now made it to the 1,000 mark. Who would have thought that I would stick with these forums even after nobody responded to my very first post . I have been around the block and tried to participate in the IGN forums, the GameTrailers forums, and even the GamesRadar forums (back when those existed). I eventually found a home with Yahoo Answers where internet s...
I don't like how the logo makes it seem like Jamie and Adam created the website. I understand that there faces will help bring in new viewers and that's great. The new content they have been putting out is great. But why couldn't they do a group photo with everyone on the top? What it is: What it should be: It would be like if Giant Bomb got Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb to join and they changed...
I just heard the news about Giant Bomb. My heart hurts. I immediately remembered something said in an old podcast when they said they were going to have a subscription model. Maybe this CBS thing won't be all that bad, but damn it all to hell we all know it isn't going to be the same anymore. I mean I just lost GamesRadar, have you seen what they did to that site? Almost the entire staff got re...
Check it out giant bombers! I just finished making my arcade stick. What started out as a Mad Catz WWE Brawl Stick has now become my own pride and joy! Sorry for the bad quality of my arcade stick pics, they were taken with my Vita. It didn't end up being all that expensive either. I got the Brawl Stick on sale at Amazon which greatly reduced the cost, got the artwork printed at kinkos, and the...