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Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us, pt 1, review

Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us, pt 1, review

TastyWhale January 5, 2014 Comments Off on Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us, pt 1, review

I didn’t think I’d really like this. Coming into this I had no expectations, other than knowing it was based on the Fables comics (which I haven’t read, but heard good things). Attribution: Published

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Superman N64 unboxing

Superman N64 unboxing

TastyWhale January 3, 2014 Comments Off on Superman N64 unboxing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NwMoil

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Brandon Bowlby’s Top 10 Albums of 2013

Brandon Bowlby’s Top 10 Albums of 2013

TastyWhale January 3, 2014 Comments Off on Brandon Bowlby’s Top 10 Albums of 2013

EDITOR’S NOTE: The main TW writer is… pretty much music-ignorant, so we got permission from a friend to post their educated opinion on “music of 2013” here. Honorable Mentions: 25. Obsidian – Baths 24.

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Guacamelee! Short review.

Guacamelee! Short review.

TastyWhale December 27, 2013 Comments Off on Guacamelee! Short review.

Very fun. It is gamer/nerd/internet denzien culturally aware. Many references to memes, other games, and tropes. The playstyle is a mix of platformer and brawler (simple combos, mostly), with a bit of metroidvania exploration

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FORCED: negative review, not my cuppa’

FORCED: negative review, not my cuppa’

TastyWhale December 20, 2013 Comments Off on FORCED: negative review, not my cuppa’

I don’t like disliking games. I understand love, time, and life are put into these. But, I don’t like FORCED. I’m not saying it is bad, just not for me. I’ll explain why below.

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Starwhal: Just The Tip micro-review

Starwhal: Just The Tip micro-review

TastyWhale December 20, 2013 Comments Off on Starwhal: Just The Tip micro-review

Kickstart here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2026326625/starwhal-just-the-tip?ref=card Play the demo here: http://www.starwhal.com/demo.html (Unity, no downloads, I played in vanilla IE11) DESCRIPTION: Fly in 2d space and attempt to joust eachother. You have forward, turn left, turn right buttons.

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RANT: Penny Arcade makes a section for diversity, gets slammed anyways

RANT: Penny Arcade makes a section for diversity, gets slammed anyways

TastyWhale December 17, 2013 Comments Off on RANT: Penny Arcade makes a section for diversity, gets slammed anyways

UPDATE: Robert Khoo has responded to questions about this, and clarifies. It all sounds good to me! http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/185642/some-thoughts-on-the-diversity-hub-and-lounge How is there backlash at Penny Arcade for making a section for diversity?? Fucking eh, they

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Dead Rising 3 quick thoughts (spoiler free review)

Dead Rising 3 quick thoughts (spoiler free review)

TastyWhale December 7, 2013 0

Just beat Dead Rising 3. It was enjoyable! Didn’t play on Nightmare mode because fuck that. Took about 18 hours to beat the game doing 95% of sidequests (not including challenges). Ran into a

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Xbox One Initial Impressions

Xbox One Initial Impressions

TastyWhale November 26, 2013 0

Little comments I’ve been sending to people about the Xbox One. Stuff I’ve written down. RANDOMNESS. The controller is rad. Can use the USB micro cable to charge my phone, or as a direct

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Amazon Oversells Xbox Day One editions

TastyWhale November 21, 2013 0

Amazon oversold the Day One Edition of Xbox One yesterday when they released additional stock. They are refunding $50 to all affected and swapping for a standard. If you ordered an Xbox One Day

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