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Achievements for Fallout: New Vegas lack glitz and glam
With a month or so to go until its release, the Achievements list for Fallout: New Vegas was bound to be spoiled early. And now it has. Everyone toss your poker chips into the air and give a shout of joy! … Continue reading
Posted in achievements, announced, do want, entertainment, first-person shooter, lists, RPGs, videogames, xbox 360
Tagged Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas
Portal is great and free, but just not for me
In case you’re curious, you’re supposed to read this blog post’s title in a sing-songy voice. So, the big news is that Steam is now available for Macs, and that everyone can download a free copy of Portal (from now … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, first-person shooter, links, news, videogames
Cyberpunk romp Technobabylon shines with futuristic style
I desperately want to play Unavowed, but I have other point-and-click games from Wadjet Eye Games in my collection to get through first, along with nearly a bajillion indie downloads from itch.io that all look super neat, such as Robin … Continue reading
Posted in artwork, backlog, entertainment, first impressions, impressions, musings, videogames
Tagged adventure, Charlie Regis, cyberpunk, indie, James Dearden, Max Lao, Mindjacker, pixel art, pixel hunting, point and click, puzzles, sci-fi, Technobabylon, Wadjet Eye Games
Je ne comprends pas The City of Lost Children, d’accord
There were two big events in my childhood/teenhood that caused me to stay home from school for several days and recover in bed or on the living room couch with lots of tea, buttered white toast, and TV sitcom marathons. … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, musings, playstation 1, randomness, retro gaming, videogames
Tagged adventure, fantasy, French, horror, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Miette, movies, point and click, PS1, Psygnosis, puzzles, The City of Lost Children
Blameless is ironically not without its faults
I don’t play many horror games. Honestly, I’d like to touch more, truly, but I have a hard time being the deciding factor of opening that creaky door and stepping into the dimly-lit room full of monsters with only a … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, videogames
Tagged Blameless, free, horror, HowLongToBeat, jump scares, mystery, puzzles, Steam, Vaclav Hudec, voice acting
The Wolf Among Us is where wolves fear to prey
I got through a decent chunk of The Wolf Among Us last year during my Extra Life event, sleepily playing it in the wee hours of the morning after I found myself walking off ledges too frequently in Dark Souls. … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, videogames, xbox one
Tagged A Wolf Among Us, adventure, Bigby, Bill Willingham, comics, dialogue choices, exploration, Extra Life, Fables, Fabletown, Games with Gold, Nerissa, point and click, Snow White, Telltale Games, The Crooked Man, The Little Mermaid, The Wolf Among Us
2017 Game Review Haiku, #2 – Where is 2017?
Not a point and click Battle mutated last year Kill it, triumph, live – I can’t believe I’m still doing this. I can’t believe I’ll ever stop. These game summaries in chunks of five, seven, and five syllable lines paint … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 completed games, entertainment, haiku review, musings, randomness, videogames
Tagged boss battle, free, haiku, haikus, Mateusz Skutnik, poetry, point and click, Where is 2017
The MAGS August 2016 competition is not monkeying around
I really need to check in more at Adventure Game Studio and its forums, as there is always something interesting-looking to play or at the very least read about, despite that fact that I barely have time to dig into … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, lists, musings, retro gaming, videogames
Tagged adventure, AGS, Banana Racer, Dr Muttonchop, game jams, jam, MAGS, MAGS competition, Monkeys to the Moon, No Monkey's Banana, point and click, Rango
Balloon Diaspora is a game of odd, fascinating conversations
I feel bad for anyone who isn’t still fascinated with balloons. It might mean you’ve lost your innocence, your childish wonder at the originally incomprehensible. Just fill this flexible bag with a gas, such as helium or air, and watch it expand, float, … Continue reading
Josef the robot’s journey to stop the Black Cap Brotherhood
In a perfect world, I would’ve continued playing Machinarium on the PC and without a walkthrough minimized on my laptop, hidden but always there at the ready. However, the deed is done, and I finally played through Amanita Design’s gorgeous automaton-themed … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, playstation 3, videogames
Tagged Amanita Design, Josef the robot, Machinarium, point and click, robots
