Remembering Dad as a Gamer
Aug 31st
It’s almost a month since my father’s sudden (but expected) death, and I just had a slight trip back on memory lane one time when I was headed back home.
Me and my father weren’t the closest father and son duo out there, heck the only times we got to talk was over at the television with me asking what he’s watching and he answers me simply with the title of the show. The most time I spent with him was about two hours when I caught him watching a NCIS marathon over at FOX.
However, when I was younger, waay before cable TV became our “bonding” moments, me and my dad had one thing that made us at “bond” as father and son, videogames.
Worms Reloaded Out Now!
Aug 26th
Yes you heard it right, Team 17′s latest reiteration of it’s hit game, Worms: Reloaded is now out in Steam. I was one of the few who pre-ordered the game and I got in earlier than the supposed release date (Aug. 26). Worms: Reloaded comes with a lot of added content. It provides more single player experiences which the armageddon lacked
Play like a God-like chemist in this Time Waster
Aug 19th
What do you get when you combine fire and water? Doodle God works exactly on this premise. You start out with the four most basic elements – EARTH, FIRE, WATER and AIR. Using these four, your task is to create as many permutations of the resulting “elements” as possible. Sounds boring?
That’s what I thought too, then I got so hooked. Suffice to say, I am now ADDICTED. There are no fancy graphics here, not even the coolest of animations..everything is pretty basic. However, there is charm on those little icons that you see on your game screen.
As I’ve mentioned, you start out with the basic four elements to combine.
TnG: Excited Ka sa Zombie Apocalypse
Aug 13th
Ang tunay na gamer e excited sa zombie apocalypse, bakit?
KASI ALAM MO NA ANG KAILANGAN MONG GAWIN!
so pag nangyari yun magpapasalamat ka sa Capcom, Valve at sa kung anu-anong kumpanyang naglabas ng zombie games!
10 Reasons Why You SHOULD Date a Gamer
Aug 13th
Disclaimer: This piece is entirely for amusement. Please don’t take me too seriously.
Do a quick search on google on why you should date a gamer and you’d be bombarded with reasons why you should NOT. Gamers have a bad rep about being bad lovers. No, it’s not really about the sex. It’s about not having time for our partners. We are always portrayed as the selfish bastards who would readily cancel a date for another hour or two of Starcraft. We’re always the bad guys, always the inconsiderate ones.
It’s time we remedy this blasphemy.
Silver Screen Fighter: A Look At Fighting Game Movies
Aug 12th
The past couple of months have seen some fine, fine examples of popular fighting games adapted for the screen, albeit in very short formats. We had Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, and for the Street Fighter side, we got Legacy and Beginning’s End. The catch, though, is that these were either fan-made or in Mortal Kombat’s case, a pitch for a major studio.
On the shorter, uglier end of the deal, it seems Hollywood still hasn’t gotten its head straight when it comes to turning fighting games into feature-length motion pictures. Let’s see… there’s Tekken, which is bad enough that even the developers hate it; and the upcoming King of Fighters which, judging from the trailer alone, is going to be horrible.
So, what of the bigger Hollywood adaptations of the past decade and a half? Well, as much I hate to say this, they’re mostly bad, ranging from hilariously bad, so-bad-it’s-good, to just plain abortion-level bad. So, let’s take a look at how Hollywood just god awfully whiffed with these moving pictures based on games about people punching, kicking, and in certain cases, flat-out murdering the living crap out of each other. More >
I Finished Dragon Age Origins 24 Times
Aug 12th
Let me begin with a scene that broke my heart.
This is the part where I have to convince Alistair, who by that point of the game I have fallen madly in-love with, to sleep with a woman I’ve grown to despise.
This whole conversation left me cursing Bioware for making me go through this emotional turmoil. At the same time, it also made me want to put up a shrine in their name for creating a game that could rouse this much sorrow and anguish from me.
What DAO does so well is that it hauls you inside its story and then makes you believe that you ARE the story. Playing DAO made me believe that this wasn’t just Dragon Age Origins. It was Dragon Age: My Origins. Roleplaying was not only easy; it was practically the only way to play the game.
I’ve heard questions like, but Nicole! How in the world were you able to play the game so many times? In succession! Didn’t you get tired of it? More >
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Review
Aug 6th
With all the success that Capcom’s cash-raking Monster Hunter franchise has done for PSP, it’s not surprising that other companies will want in on the success. Some recent examples include Shin Sangoku Musou Multiraid (Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce for English-speaking audiences) and God Eater. Still, with these games, it’s hard to shake off the feeling that they’re still MH clones with their own little twists on the formula.
This, friends, is where Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker comes in. Sure, this is another game where you can go play cooperatively with up to three other friends. Sure, it’s another game where you take on massive enemies that barely manage to fit the PSP’s screen. However, the real kicker here is that it’s a true Metal Gear Solid crafted around the portable’s strengths and limitations. More >
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe Review
Aug 6th
After starting its life as a downloadable title for PS3 in 2008, Q Games’ PixelJunk Monsters made its way onto PSP to coincide to with the download-only PSP Go last year. The less we talk about the Go, the better. But anyway, after a couple of months, its price on the Playstation Store was slashed to half of its original $20 price tag. It’s even out on UMD if you’d like a physical copy. Is it worth the price of entry? Read on and find out. More >
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