Archive for the ‘Games’ Category
What the hell is wrong with Microsoft?
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Gadgets, Games, Misc., Rants
I’ve never really understood the devotion of die-hard Apple fanatics. You know the type: the ones who have owned all four versions of the iPhone, the ones who think the Apple TV was a good idea, the ones who will argue with a straight face that Aperture can be just as good as Photoshop. I’ve often thought [...]
I no longer fear hell, for I have dealt with Xbox support
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Games, Rants
I recently purchased an Xbox 360 Elite, partially to relieve the burden of my first-gen 360′s crowded hard drive, and partially to serve as a Media Center extender for my impending conversion to a Media Center DVR. And I was quite happy to have a brand new controller, one where the joysticks centered properly and [...]
The Ballad of Tara Shepard (or: Why I’m playing the first Mass Effect again)
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Games
Playing through the first Mass Effect was one of the most gratifying single player video game experiences I’ve ever had. The second time I played it, that is. The first time I played through the RPG dressed-up as a shooter, I played through as “Mark Shepard”, and I did what I usually do in games [...]
Random thoughts about Street Fighter IV (not exactly a review)
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Games, Reviews
Street Fighter IV is a lot of fun, and feels like a perfect evolution from Street Fighter II, which is perfect for me since I never got into the Alpha games or SF III. While online matches are lag free more often than not, the rest of the online mode is broken. The lobby system [...]
A video game has never made you cry…but neither has a film or book
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Games, Rants
Video game blog Kotaku linked to an argument-provoking article on ihobo this weekend that makes the bold claim that a game has never made anyone cry. Well, not in and of itself. The author writes: This is the nub of the issue here: a story can make you cry by empathising with the protagonist (or [...]
Braid: Over-Blown
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Games
Over the past two weeks, the gaming press has assaulted me with stories about a downloadable Xbox Live game called Braid. Joystiq and Penny Arcade in particular have been blaring the “OMG BEST GAME EVAR!!1!” trumpets (to paraphrase), but apparently they aren’t alone. The game is a Super Mario Brothers-styled platformer with time-controlling elements similar to Prince [...]
Thoughts on big breasted women with swords and the importance of data backups
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Gadgets, Games, Misc.
Warning: incomprehensible nerdish ahead. Translation follows after the next two paragraphs. While browsing Digg just the other day, my monitor started to display all sorts of strange artifacts. Being the sensible, computer-literate type, I decided to reboot to attempt to fix the problem. Not only was I greeted with more strange dots and artifacts upon [...]