This is my "ain't even finished it yet" review of Dead Island for the Xbox 360. I feel like I have shit to say about it as of right now, so here we go.

( Another goddamn day at the office. )

The sun came up not long ago; it means I've survived another 24 hour cycle inside my own head. I worry sometimes that it's getting a bit... stuffy in there. Like I'm sharing the space with a lot of... other stuff ( Read more... )

I despise sitcoms. I loathe the writing, the humor, and "jokes" used in sitcoms. The permissive sexism towards both genders and the way that depraved and criminal behaviors are glossed over as "wacky and endearing shenanigans" fills me to the brim with loathing. I hate fucking witty repartee between sitcom characters, I hate zany misunderstandings ( Read more... )

Hi there. Taking a moment from bashing my face against D&D books and alternately bashing my face against my novel to share some thoughts on a video game.

Let us begin.

( ATTN: Bethesda )

Hi there. I'm joiless, and I write A Book.

Just one, mind you. I mean, I've got a couple other things that could eventually be books, but I've got A Book. It's a science-fiction book set in a crime-ridden undefined future that I will give no specific dates for. It is set on the moon. I will talk about it now.

( Recursive storytelling is not a term, but it should be. )

So we have Mafia II in the house now for Xbox 360, and I played the crap out of it, clearing its normal difficulty in about five hours.

( Five hours I cannot reclaim. )

Come one! Come all! (And like a geyser!) Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Step right up! Behind this curtain lies a ghastly concoction of delight! Horror! Fantasy and terror! (Mostly horror and terror, honestly.) Your every nightmare is our command, your every whimpered secret fear brought to life! But I'm warning you... there's always a price ( Read more... )

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So I got BioShock 2 for my birthday (thanks Kelly!) and beat it in one sitting. That's right, I played a video game for 12 straight fucking hours in order to beat it. I knew I would.

So here's what I thought of it.

( spoilerific probably )

It's my birthday today, for those of you who didn't know; not that I am much in the habit of making much out of my birthday (I typically forget about it until someone else points it out) but there you are. Now you don't have to feel left out of the secret or anything like that ( Read more... )