Review: Destiny
Thanks to our founder‘s funding, I got to play Destiny the day it came out. Common practice for reviewing games is finishing it ASAP, and pumping out the article days soon after its release to get the...
View ArticleReview: The Walking Dead: Season 2
After leaving me in a state of extreme emotional fragility for just about every single episode, I considered Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead: Season 1 as one of the most powerful works of fiction...
View ArticleSundate: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Jotec: I remember my very first experience with the Tomb Raider franchise being an incredibly frustrating one. It was Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft for the original PlayStation, and I had...
View ArticleOne Last Look at Remember Me
A little over a year has passed since the release of Remember Me, and probably the only reason most gamers have it suddenly pop into their heads again is because of the recent announcement of Life is...
View ArticleReview: Valiant Hearts: The Great War
If you were to tell me that a game about one of the bloodiest and most horrifying atrocities that humanity has inflicted upon itself turns out to be such a memorable experience with only a handful of...
View ArticleA Day with Destiny: Beta Impressions
First person shooters have never been my jam, with a handful of exceptions that prove the rule. There are the narrative driven atmosphere heavy single player focused Half-Life and BioShock series, and...
View ArticleThe Maniacal Magic of Saints Row: How Saints Row: The Third Out-GTA’d GTA
It was 2003 when I first discovered the malicious joy of committing virtual crimes just because it was fun. Gaming had long been a favorite hobby of mine by then, and I was no stranger to violence....
View ArticleThe Last of Us: Left Behind and Denial
I’ve made myself perfectly clear how I feel about The Last of Us. I would have been content just having the story of Joel and Ellie be done with when it ended. Like many other hardcore fans who were...
View ArticleKambyerOTY 2013: Joseph
2013 was a good year for me to get back into games. Due to certain financial realities, I had to be more of an occasional gamer for most of the 7th generation of consoles, playing old games that the...
View ArticleReview: Grand Theft Auto Online
It’s been two months since Rockstar’s ambitious launch of Grand Theft Auto Online, and now that most of the big technical issues have been fixed, it’s time that it gets the ranting/raving it deserves...
View ArticleThe Sublime in Stillness: Meditations on Red Dead Redemption
Ever since Grand Theft Auto III showed the gaming industry how much chaotic fun one could have in a massive 3D city twelve years ago, “sandbox” games in the GTA mold have focused on giving players...
View ArticleWhy I’m Still Playing The Last of Us Multiplayer
Back when I made the hasty decision to get a PS3 for The Last of Us, I was preparing myself for one of the greatest single player experiences in my entire video game playing history. That’s exactly...
View ArticleWas Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Worth the Wait?
The Metal Gear Solid series holds a special place in my heart. I already talked in length about how Metal Gear Solid changed my view of video games. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty broke my mind....
View ArticleWhy I Love Ellie More Than Elizabeth
Gaming has it good this year, having two GOTY contenders come out within the first half of 2013 in Irrational Games’ Bioshock Infinite and Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us. Both games have a couple of...
View ArticleReview: The Last of Us
I went into The Last of Us with very little knowledge about the game itself, having largely ignored the hype machine in full swing for the most part simply because I was not an owner of a PS3 until...
View ArticleKambyero at E3: Microsoft
XBOX ONE? MORE LIKE XBOWNED OWN I’m getting ahead of myself. So Microsoft was coming into E3 with nothing but bad press. This was going to be their one chance to win back even just a little of the...
View ArticleUnlocking the Memories of Vagrant Story
In the year 2000, back when Square Enix was just plain old Square, it was at the height of its power. It had built itself a grand reputation as an industry giant with the incomparable successes of its...
View ArticleSundate: Suikoden II
Jowy-seph: After Final Fantasy Tactics, Suikoden II would be my favorite RPG of all time. As all JRPGs are, you play the role of a scrawny boy next door who happens to have been fated to become its...
View ArticleDrawing the Line of Violence, Part 2: Spec Ops: The Line
[This is the second part of a two-piece essay. Click here for Part One. This post contains spoilers for Spec Ops: The Line] In Spec Ops: The Line, the player takes control of Delta Force Captain...
View ArticleDrawing the Line of Violence, Part 1: Hotline Miami
[This is the first part of a two-piece essay. Click here for Part Two. This post contains spoilers for Hotline Miami.] A History of Violence Violence has long been a part of video games. For those of...
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