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Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is too long a title
I’ve gone through phases with Penny Arcade over the years. At first, I was enamored with the comic strip, hungry for each new update and over-the-top zinger. I even went back through the archives and watched as Mike Krahulik’s art … Continue reading
Posted in achievements, comics, entertainment, impressions, musings, randomness, RPGs, videogames
Tagged Fruit Fucker, Hothead Games, New Arcadia, PAX, Penny Arcade, Penny Arcade Adventures
Examining the unconventional weapons of Ludum Dare 32
The theme around Ludum Dare 32 was “an unconventional weapon,” which I imagine resulted in numerous indie takes on situations like Red Faction: Guerrilla‘s ostrich hammer or using a purple dildo bat in Saint’s Row: The Third to take out … Continue reading
Microsoft Jackpot makes sure the reels keep spinning
Despite growing up right outside Atlantic City, I’ve never really had a deep desire to gamble away my hard-earned savings. If you can call tip-outs from being a bus boy during my high school and college days “savings,” that is. … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, musings, videogames
Tagged Atlantic City, casinos, gamble, gambling, Jack Pott, Microsoft, Microsoft Jackpot, puns, slot machines, Windows 10
Been blogging at Grinding Down now for six whole years
Technically, if you dig through my archives, you’ll see that I actually began this ol’ Grinding Down blog of mine back in March 2009 with a smattering of posts, going silent until July 2009 for an additional whooping three posts. … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, musings, randomness, videogames
Tagged anniversary, blogging, cats, Grinding Down, Showcard Gothic
Writing the story as I go with 50,000 Gamerscore
There was a time when I was immensely interested in unlocking Achievements and watching my Gamerscore grow in length and size. No, really. Just look around this very blog of mine, through the archives, and you’ll see my thoughts when … Continue reading
Posted in achievements, entertainment, musings, randomness, videogames, xbox 360
Tagged Achievements, gamerscore, Lara Croft: Relic Run, Motocross Madness, Windows 8 phone
The Raven’s old-fashioned mystery is not enough to captivate
The truth is this–it is way easier to write about a bad game than a good game. Also, much more fun. Gushing over fantastic gameplay mechanics or a clever story is all well and good, but nothing makes the eyes … Continue reading
The full Broken Age, now with trickier, disheartening puzzles
At Tim Schafer’s urging, I restarted Broken Age entirely once “Act 2” was released last month. I hadn’t touched the game since I burned through “Act 1” in 2014, so it made sense to refresh myself on the minor story … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, musings, randomness, videogames
Tagged adventure, Broken Age, Double Fine, Hexipals, point and click, puzzles, Shay, Shay Volta, Tim Schafer, Vella, Vella Tartine
Making difficult decisions in Spec Ops: The Line’s war-torn Dubai
It’s no big secret that I lean away from realistic military-driven shooters, with the last one I gave a shot–pun intended–being Battlefield 3, of which I only experienced the bombastic single player campaign and removed the game from my PlayStation … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, musings, videogames
Tagged 2K Games, Dubai, Nolan North, Spec Ops, Spec Ops: The Line
Help Jason defeat the corruption in IAMJASON
It’s not hard to see that I appreciate just about any game with a low res retro style to it. It makes my imagination work ten times as hard. Some recent notable examples include A Place in Space, Bernband, and … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, videogames
Tagged adventure, Calico Reverie, IAMJASON, indie, MAGS competition, point and click, puzzles, retro, Sleuth
The untouched stealth games in my collection
I’m either just about done with Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater or totally done with it, now ready to bounce back to focusing on putting Queen Brahne and her big queeny bum in their respective places in Final Fantasy IX. … Continue reading
