Posts Tagged ‘Games’
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 that [...]
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 is [...]
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 another [...]
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 [...]
GPS survey mocks Nintendo Wii
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Misc.
Funnily enough, while writing up part two of my review of the Dash Express GPS receiver, I received an email invitation to a customer survey about my experience with Dash. It was a thorough survey – they really seem like they do care what customers think, so that’s a good sign. However, while filling out the page that reduces me to a demographic based on my tech-savvy purchases, I didn’t expect to find this sharp little barb. I know people give the Wii flack for having too many “casual” games, but this is just mean.
Jeez, Dash…tell us what you really think.
Tekken 6 HD Arcade Machine spotted in Houston
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Games
While I was down in Houston this week on business (yes, actual business, not “business”), I ducked into the Tilt arcade in the Houston Galleria for a quick couple of games on my way out of town. I was pleasantly surprised to find a handful of clean, well-maintained, fun games. I was even more surprised to stumble upon a very new looking Tekken 6 [...]
This game is not for resale
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Games, Movies, Rants
You remember the music industry, don’t you? The guys who are desperately trying to cling to charging you $17 for a new CD, the ones who sued a twelve year-old? Well, they’re at it again. Universal Music Group has sued a man in California for reselling promotional CDs that go out to [...]