Tag: Video Games

  • Yandere Simulator: How Lack of Focus Kills a Game Before it Even Comes Out

    Yandere Simulator: How Lack of Focus Kills a Game Before it Even Comes Out

    Quick note: I’m not going to be talking about any of the drama surrounding the developer himself. Sure, it’s fascinating, uncomfortable, and it sheds a lot of light on this dumpster fire of an early access game. But that would take waaaaaaaaaaay too long, so I don’t wanna do it. I’m going to be focusing…

  • Should Every Game Be on Every System?

    Should Every Game Be on Every System?

    Let’s open a discussion, shall we? Console exclusive games are what gives a platform its value. People bought the original Xbox to play Halo. They bought the PS3 for The Last of Us. If you want to play Mario, Zelda, or any other Nintendo franchise, you gotta have the latest Nintendo hardware. So on and…

  • The Henry Stickman Collection: If At First You Don’t Succeed, You’re Playing It Correctly

    The Henry Stickman Collection: If At First You Don’t Succeed, You’re Playing It Correctly

    I’ve never really talked about them before, but I love flash games. They’re the perfect encapsulation of pure creativity. They didn’t have a big budget and they weren’t made to make money. They were made by people who just wanted to make fun games and put them on the internet. Put simply, they’re pure. Uncorrupt.…

  • Uncharted 2: The One I Kinda Almost Liked

    Uncharted 2: The One I Kinda Almost Liked

    Hey. Almost is more than Uncharted 1 got. Upon booting up Uncharted 2, it became immediately clear that this one was a huge improvement over the first. For a while, I was actually enjoying myself! “This is it!” I said. “This is why people love this series!” But then I kept playing. My hatred for…

  • Sarah Kerrigan: How Power Can Ruin a Character

    Sarah Kerrigan: How Power Can Ruin a Character

    I was thinking about doing every character in order of SC2 expansions. But Artanis is pretty boring and flat, so I’m not even gonna bother. Although I could do Zeratul… I’ll get back to all of you on that. Out of all the Starcraft characters, Kerrigan is the most important to the actual plot. Unfortunately,…