I know I've missed a day or two now, but I was watching other people finish up their lists and wanted to do a bonus day too. Also, I just got Beyond Good and Evil HD. So, you know. Also, I just saw Sucker Punch, and it's the best Video Game Movie ever made.

( Sucker Punch )

Here's another hard one. Metroid has, not really intentionally, been a major part of my life. Almost accidentally, really ( Read more... )

This one's easy, as I only ever really played one. I played the first one way back when, but got irritated really quickly as the deck was unfairly stacked against me and the controls blew. Two encounters in, out of bullets, can only kick, but each kick also hurt me? Yeah, that's not fun ( Read more... )

Fucking hell. How do you qualify something like this? After all these years, and all of the advancements we've made, how do you choose one thing that's better than all the others? And in this medium there are great stories, stories that engage you and keep you going through the game to get to more story. The story as a driving force ( Read more... )

I love worlds that feel real yet have an air of mystery about them. I love worlds that feel open enough to be explored, yet closed off enough that you always know what you need to do and where you need to go. It's a very delicate balance, but because I prefer a strong narrative over a world, I will take the more linear over the less linear ( Read more... )

For some reason, I have a hard time playing fast with rules and regulations. So, as has happened a few times in the past twenty days, I have no real idea what constitutes my favorite soundtrack. Are we talking something composed for a game? How about something composed using the limitation of the hardware? Or is a compilation okay ( Read more... )

I'm not sure what I can call the best voice acting of all time, but I do remember the first time voice acting really made me sit up and listen: Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen. Soul Reaver also had excellent voice acting, but it was Blood Omen that initially struck me as changing things. It also helped that Blood Omen had a dark story, darker than most ( Read more... )

I'm back ( Read more... )

What exactly constitutes an action game? Like a shooter that isn't in first person? Or a shooter without a spaceship? Or a shooter without an open world ( Read more... )

Well, like most of the other entries here, this one is going to be a history ( Read more... )