Tag: games
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Player versus Developer Narratives
David Jaffe, designer of the Twisted Metal series of games, made a splash recently at a DICE summit presentation. The Ars article linked has a good breakdown of it, and if you want the full talk, go here (he’s a bit obnoxious and vulgar, FYI). Here’s a pertinent snippet: My talk is actually a warning,…
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The Forum Returns!
Ever so quietly, a link to the forum section of the site has returned. Â Why? Â Well, mostly because I wanted to play around a bit. Â It’s been upgraded to the latest version of SMF for the forum software, and has a dice roller to make forum games much easier. Â If anyone wants to join –…
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim First Impressions
I’m only maybe 5 or 6 hours into Skyrim, but I feel like I’ve seen and experienced enough to give you my first impressions. It’s a downright beautiful game, it set my detail level to ‘High’ based on my specs and it was just ridiculous how good it looks. I think there’s been an emphasis…
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New Pics of Mattie and Thomas!
My parents were in town the past week or so, and we went to the Buffalo Zoo and the Strong Museum. Here’s a few highlights: In no particular order, as my in-laws’ camera didn’t have the right date set and I’m too lazy to manually sort all the pics. By the way, if you have…
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Mechwarrior!!!
Read the interviews, check the trailers held within, and rejoice. One of the founders of FASA, Jordan Weisman, acquired the license back for the Battletech universe, and is creating a new game! This was one of my favories series, and as I’ve mentioned, one of the games that caused me to want to try PC…
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Old Game Tuesday – Final Fantasy VI
There was a time when I was perfectly happy just playing my original 8-bit NES. I had fun, time-consuming games like Final Fantasy and Uncharted Waters, and didn’t need any new console just for better graphics. Then I was informed Final Fantasy II was coming to that newfangled SNES. Someone brought their system and the…
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Old Game Tuesday – Stars!
As I roll through these old games, you are going to notice that 4X games are well-represented. One of my personal favorites is Stars!, released wa-a-ay back in 1995. Jeff Johnson and Jeff McBride created the game for their own enjoyment, and decided to release it as Shareware. People still did that back then, you…
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Old Game Tuesday – M.U.L.E.
M.U.L.E. holds the distinction of being the game I’ve probably played the longest. I was first exposed to it on my old Commodore 64, and though there are many classics from that era (which may be covered here in the future), this is the one that has kept my interest continually since then. M.U.L.E. is…
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iPhone SDK Doesn't Suck
Gizmodo has a roundup of their iPhone SDK coverage here, but the thing that jumped out at me (being a huge fan of Will Wright) is that the iPhone will have the full-blown version of Spore available for it. Other highlights include VOIP via WiFi and an AIM client, still no Flash though. iPod Touch…
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Final Fantasy Turns 20
One of my favorite game series, Final Fantasy, just turned 20. 1up has several features on it this week, but I’m pressed for time so hit up this /. article for all the links.
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As If Marching Bands Weren't Geeky Enough
The Cal Marching Band recently performed an opus to video games as their halftime show. Gizmodo has the video here. Complete with a Pokemon fight between the mascots.
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Bionic Commando!?!
I MUST HAVE! Bionic Commando on the NES was the first game I ever bought and paid for with my own money, as well as the first one my friends and I finished in it’s entirety. The bionic arm made the gameplay very unique for the time. For the Xbox360 so far, I’d LOVE to…