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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
Read More »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.
Read More »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
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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
Read More »Dead Rising 3 quick thoughts (spoiler free review)
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
Read More »Xbox One Initial Impressions
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
Read More »Amazon Oversells Xbox Day One editions
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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