Day 13 - Favorite Antagonist
Oh, villains are always fun. Most are usually so cartoonishly evil and have ridiculous plans to blow up the world or end all life or remake the world in their image. They are the people that you love to hate (and sometimes love to love). I enjoy a well thought out villain. As per the last few posts, SPOILERS PRESENT so please be careful.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
30 Days of Gaming: Day 12
Day 12 - Favorite Protagonist
Oh, dear. Another tough call. As has been the case with the last few, this will have POTENTIALLY MASSIVE SPOILERS. You've been warned.
Oh, dear. Another tough call. As has been the case with the last few, this will have POTENTIALLY MASSIVE SPOILERS. You've been warned.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
News Roundup: 11 December 2011
The weekly news roundup is here! A few interesting stories and the VGA winners after the jump. I'm also including the reveal trailers from the VGAs. Some interesting stuff there, especially a Bioware Command and Conquer, Alan Wake: American Nightmare and The Last of Us by Naughty Dog. Some cool stuff. Also, if you can, donate to Child's Play!
30 Days of Gaming: Day 11
Day 11 - Favorite Gaming Couple
Oh, so hard to choose! Here are a few
since I cannot make up my mind. Like the last couple, there are MASSIVE SPOILERS ahead, just in
case.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
30 Days of Gaming: Day 10
Day 10 - Character You Feel You are Most Like (Or Wish You Were)
Hmmm. I've been stuck on this one for a long time. Honestly, one of the things I like about game characters is that they are able to be more. Whether that's more athletic, resilient, fearless, evil, good, whatever. Game characters can just be so much "more" than possible. Also, there will be minor SPOILERS in some descriptions for Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, and Final Fantasy XIII. You've been warned.
Hmmm. I've been stuck on this one for a long time. Honestly, one of the things I like about game characters is that they are able to be more. Whether that's more athletic, resilient, fearless, evil, good, whatever. Game characters can just be so much "more" than possible. Also, there will be minor SPOILERS in some descriptions for Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, and Final Fantasy XIII. You've been warned.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Review: Bastion
Bastion
XBLA (reviewed), PC, Chrome Browser
Publisher: Warner
Bros Interactive Entertainment
Developer:
Supergiant Games
Release Date: 20
July 2011
What
would you do if you woke up and found that your entire world was in
ruin? Floating above a destroyed world, all you know is that the
world is gone, and moving forward is the only way to set things
right. Thus begins Bastion,
Supergiant Games' first entry and a show piece of Microsoft's “Summer of Arcade” promotion.
The crowded XBLA scene has plenty of fun games, so what does Bastion
do to stand out? Only everything.
Welcome to the end of
the world
30 Days of Gaming: Day 9
Day 9 - Most Annoying Character
There are a couple of gimmes in this category. Everyone knows about Navi from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Her constantly popping up with a shout of "Hey!" and annoying you with "Hey! Listen!" and then saying something obvious gets on a lot of gamers' nerves. I mean, check out this awesome 10 hour video of her greatest hits. On the other hand, she was super useful for some things.
Yep....I'd go nuts, too.
A recent one, too, is Hope Estheim from Final Fantasy XIII. Oh, Hope. Not only is he the best caster in the game, but he gets the supremely awesome Alexander summon. This would make him top shelf in my opinion except for one tiny little problem. He's a whiny bitch. Not just a little, a lot. He constantly cries about his now dead mother and how he hates his dad. It's not weird for teens to be this way. It is super annoying listening to it over and over and over again. He gets better, I'll admit that. But damn... Oh, how I hated Hope.
However, the cream of this crappy crop is Bentley from the Sly Cooper series. Side-kicks are usually annoying in some form (Daxter, for example), but Bentley takes it to a new level. First off, he sounds like a stuffed-up, sickly Jewish stereotype. Second, he brags about how smart he is and talks down to Sly whenever Sly cannot fathom what Bentley is blathering on about. But what really pushes him into the ranks of reviled characters is the fact that you have to play as him. Starting in Sly 2, Bentley becomes a playable character. So, not only do I have to listen to him whine and act like a bitch, but now I have to play as him? And he's terrible compared to Sly? ...dammit, Sucker Punch! Why?!?! The first time you play as him, he is slow, terrible and has a crossbow. Then, you get to play as him in a wheelchair for Sly 3! Oh, we're PC! We've got a strong handicapped chap! Great...if he wasn't a stereotype otherwise, you might win. I hate this obnoxious waste...
This is an awful video (with some spoilers). Fits this **** perfectly.
However, the cream of this crappy crop is Bentley from the Sly Cooper series. Side-kicks are usually annoying in some form (Daxter, for example), but Bentley takes it to a new level. First off, he sounds like a stuffed-up, sickly Jewish stereotype. Second, he brags about how smart he is and talks down to Sly whenever Sly cannot fathom what Bentley is blathering on about. But what really pushes him into the ranks of reviled characters is the fact that you have to play as him. Starting in Sly 2, Bentley becomes a playable character. So, not only do I have to listen to him whine and act like a bitch, but now I have to play as him? And he's terrible compared to Sly? ...dammit, Sucker Punch! Why?!?! The first time you play as him, he is slow, terrible and has a crossbow. Then, you get to play as him in a wheelchair for Sly 3! Oh, we're PC! We've got a strong handicapped chap! Great...if he wasn't a stereotype otherwise, you might win. I hate this obnoxious waste...
I cannot even find an annoying video of this annoying jerk
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