Assault Horizon is an accident. A collection of impossibly bad ideas in an attempt to modernize the Ace Combat franchise and make it more palatable to what appears to be the Japanese perception of a western gamer. As a result, you have a game that will please practically nobody. Veteran Ace Combat players will encounter [...]
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Thoughts on Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition, a Twin Peaks tribute open-world horror/adventure game for the Xbox 360 and PS3 by Osaka-based Access Games, is absolutely incredible. You have to take a moment to consider the definition of that word. in·cred·i·ble [in-kred-uh-buhl] –adjective 1. so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed. 2. not credible; hard to believe; unbelievable: The [...]
Kinect impressions
I recently picked up a Kinect unit for the purpose of playing around with the many excellent hacks the community has come up with, and for the sake of evaluating it for use in exhibits. It is a little shocking to me in retrospect that I never even loosely considered actually hooking the thing up [...]
My 10 games of 2010
I feel compelled to make one of these lists for some reason. Everyone is doing it, I just want to be popular! So here goes, in no particular order! 1. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii) My favorite Silent Hill of the series, Shattered Memories consistently surprised me with its atmosphere and narrative quality, its smart [...]
Thoughts on Game Boy music and Castlevania
Gametrailers are doing another one of their all too rare retrospectives, this time on the Castlevania series. Ever since I got to play the first NES version of Castlevania in the 80s, I’ve had a serious crush on the early incarnations of this game series. The name is perfect. It’s a game about killing Dracula, [...]
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