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The Half-hour Hitbox: December 2013
Some inside baseball: I put this post together piecemeal across the whole month. That means that when I play a game and find myself not interested in writing a large post about it–or suspect that I won’t down the line–I … Continue reading
The Top 10 Videogames I Didn’t Get to Play in 2013
Well, I’m not gonna deny it–this year went fast. Except for June through July, but that always seems to drag by due to non-gaming reasons I won’t get into, but otherwise, the months really did seem to slip by. This … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, lists, musings, nintendo 3DS, playstation 3, randomness, releases, videogames, xbox 360
Tagged Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Gone Home, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Rogue Legacy, Saints Row IV, Super Mario 3D World, The Last of Us, Tomb Raider
Journey of a Roach will have you climbing walls
When you think about it, Journey of a Roach is a puzzle game built entirely around a single gimmick: you play a roach, able to climb up walls and skitter across the ceiling. This change in perspective plays a key … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, randomness, videogames
Tagged adventure, bugs, Daedalic, insects, Journey of a Roach, Koboldgames, Pixar, point and click, WALL-E
Not eliminating the memories of loss in Eternally Us
Grief is natural; we’ve all experienced the emotional suffering one feels when something or someone truly cherished is taken away, and if for some reason you haven’t, bless your lucky, cold-as-steel soul. No, really. I hope you never have to … Continue reading
Posted in artwork, entertainment, impressions, just beat, life, links, love, musings, review, videogames, weather
Tagged adventure, Ben Chandler, Eternally Us, point and click, Steven Poulton
2013 Game Review Haiku, #51 – Eternally Us
A best friend is gone We all grieve differently Amber points and clicks – These little haikus proved to be quite popular in 2012, so I’m gonna keep them going for another year. Or until I get bored with them. … Continue reading
Posted in 2013 completed games, entertainment, videogames
Tagged adventure, Amber, Ben Chandler, death, Eternally Us, Fio, grieving, point and click, the grieving process
Takes two to solve puzzles in Two of a Kind
Chances are high that I would probably enjoy being an archaeologist, digging deep and surveying, excavating, and analyzing collected data to learn more about the past. As a kid, I had more than just rocks in my rock collection, occasionally … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, videogames
Tagged Blackwell Epiphany, Bluff City, Broken Age, Dave Gilbert, Tiffany Walters, Tim Walters, Two of a Kind, Wadget Eye Games
A mysterious hatch leads to trouble in BNKR
I’m attracted to games with strange names or, at the very least, strangely written names. For instance, ^_^, XIII, Viewtiful Joe, and Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder. Some quick complete transparency though: I’ve never played that last title, but just … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, videogames
Tagged adventure, androids, Big Mutha Truckers 2, BNKR, Flash, Machinarium, point and click, Primordia, puzzles, robots, Viewtiful Joe, XIII, ^_^
Deponia’s English translation is the trickiest puzzle yet
It’s a bummer to have to be so hard on Deponia simply for its atrocious German to English translation work, as everything else is actually quite good–if a bit too straightforward for the point-and-click genre–but text is a large, vital part … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, videogames
Tagged adventure, Daedalic, Deponia, Elysium, German, grammar, Guybrush Threepwood, inventory, point and click, Rufus
The Half-hour Hitbox: November 2013
And that was November, a month of new console generation releases, colder weather, eating everything not called turkey, and doorbusters, which is my new favorite word to hate. Seriously. Tara suggested that Black Friday sales should be called “I’m stupid!” … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, Half-hour Hitbox, lists, playstation 3, videogames, xbox 360
Tagged A World of Keflings, Dark Arisen, Dragon's Dogma, Duel of Champions, Habla Kadabla, ibb and obb, Iron Brigade, Kingdoms & Lords, Mad Father, Might & Magic, Might & Magic: Duel of Champions, Primal, Star Wars: Tiny Death Star
Everybody loves Raymus, not Reemus
In The Ballads of Reemus: When the Bed Bites, one simple bug job leads to many bugs and bigger problems, and Reemus and his companion Liam, a purple bear that plays the lute, are all to blame. Naturally, it’s now … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, randomness, videogames
Tagged adventure, Ballads of Reemus, Blazing Dragons, ClickShake Games, Fredricus, Liam, point and click, puzzles, Reemus, When the Bed Bites, Xanth
