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OCT 2015: Uncharted Month (+Recap)

As you may or may not know, this year I have been trying to theme each month of videogame playing, so far covering series such as Zelda, 'Souls, Final Fantasy, Witcher, Metal Gear and now it's time for another new topic. Since most other ne...

 
 
 
 

#Cyberviolence #Eggplants

I started out typing up some big, clearly satirical rant about how two brave white women of wealth and privilidge went up infront of the UN and said, completely seriously, that Disagreement = Harassment and that being subjected to disagree...

 
 
 
 

Egotisms #2 - My Fresher's Week

Welcome to the post-fresher’s week write up, in which I will beguile you with stories of my first week at uni in the hope that you give a damn. If you missed Egotisms #1 – it’s here. Let’s get started. (And I’...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RAE - Timeline

G'day guys, hope you are having a great week. Now this is more of a personal blog. I thought it was about time I told you the full story about the beginning and end of RAE on IGN and the transition from IGN to Destructoid. In 2009, I was pl...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nostalgia, Minecraft and Art

In the long, long ago – 3 years to be precise – I developed a new hobby. The art of minecraft builds. In the space of a year I placed tens of thousands of blocks by hand, and hundreds of thousands more by WorldEdit. As the need...

 
 
 
 

Undertale: The Case for Heart

I will be discussing minor spoilers about this game in the blog below. I would rather you skip reading it then ruin the experience. Please, play this game. If you have played it, discuss with me. This weekend, I bought a game called Underta...

 
 
 
 

Steps of Subversion: Halo 2 and Sons of Liberty...

It takes a certain genius in crafting a great video game narrative. You have to account for player agency, pacing, stylistic decisions that bring in narrative focus that could take away gameplay options, and ensure that your protagonist is ...

 
 
 
 

EGX 2015 - What will I Play?

EGX 2015 is very big in the UK. We're straved as a gaming society of any events that celebrate gaming and tantilise future releases. That's why I'm going this year as a press member to choose which games I want to cover. I'm spoiled for ch...

 
 
 
 

It's Hard For Me To Write These Days

Consider this my hasty and incredibly pretentious introduction to Destructoid blogs. I’m not the best writer out there, but I’m at least able to put my thoughts onto the table in a well-organized manner, thank you very much. And...

 
 
 
 

resolution...sort of

Earlier today I was told that the GUYS that broke into my house have been caught. They had the Ipad jerk offs ID and it took them to one of their houses. Inside the house they found a few other people a bunch of stolen property. While they ...

 
 
 
 

Super Smash Flash 2 is the thing

Super Smash Flash 2 is another great concept game created by McLeod Gaming, found at Furg.net. Intended for PC and not for profit, to register and play the game is free. It has everyone [and everything] from Yoshi to Pikachu. To play you ha...

 
 
 
 

Megaman Movie (mix of excited and terrified)

As history has shown, movie adaptations of games can be, em agonizingly painful. titles like Alone In The Dark and Doom (The Rock did make it a little epic for a while) are only a few examples. When i hear he words "Megaman Movie" i would s...

 
 
 
 

A Free Plague Courtesy of Yacht Club Games

I was a latecomer to Shovel Knight. Don’t ask me why because I don’t have a good reason. In fact, I’m not sure if I would have purchased the game last week had it not been for the sudden and horrific realization that I nee...

 
 
 
 

The Sega Incident

Included in the above video is footage we captured of the Sega Vs Nintendo panel from this year’s Pax East with Al Nilsen, former Marketing Director for Sega of America. This panel ran from 9:30pm to 11:30pm on Friday, which came aft...

 
 
 
 

RAE - The Return to Dtoid

After a long wait due to education commitments, I am proud to announce that RAE is back after a couple of months hiatus. Guys, these last two months have actually been two of the roughest months of my life, and I was very close to announcin...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Retro Terror for the Future

It was about 2:00 am in the morning and I heard someone or something that sounded like a wounded satanic gorilla; at least that’s what I imagined the cursed primate would sound like if it were roaming around Mars. I felt like I was ei...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Quickposts

RLZ

For those who like their Blood Stained, Pixelated and contains both titles and releases

 
 
Derpunkel

Ok qtoid, let me ask you this: Would Gorion be proud of your actions? HMMMM?

 
 
SpikeyWiggedHero

RE4Rs Hardcore mode is supposedly aimed at those familiar with 2005 I dont know why they thought that because I played the OG then I would enjoy the sensation of being repeatedly punched in my privates but uhh sure

 
 
Gajknight

I know youre busy but

 
 
MeeGhoulz

Come to think of We only live once!

 
 
RiffRaff

Have a great day!

 
 
Parismio

Ugh I should not have stayed up playing re4 as late as I Its really fun though!

 
 
bong264

#LateNightStatus

 
 
Seymour

Last minute eShopping spree! Automaton Lung, Dillons Rolling Western: The Last Ranger, Crimson Shroud, Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH!, AMBITION OF THE SLIMES, Parascientific Escape: Cruise in the Distant Stars and KAROUS - THE BEAST OF RE *exhale*

 
 
Anthony Marzano

I know time hasnt been kind on LA Noire thanks to McNamara being revealed as a literal slave driver but I cant express how much of a joy the game was for someone who grew up with noir I wish we would get another AAA detective game but

 
 
Retrofraction

Someone found the true answer to the trolly quest on High On Life

 
 
Boxed Swine

Damn, Regenerators in RE4 Remake looking dope!

 
 
sp testure

I consider myself an old hand at modding Fallout,RimWorld,Skyrim Decided to mod up Oblivion to take advantage of my new beefy I had no amount of mods for this game is absolutely Found a good and current guide

 
 
taterchimp

If you made a bug MMO, would the hard bosses be a Raid?

 
 
Parismio

I hope re4 has adaptive I think thats what was really cool to learn

 
 
Gajknight

The Callisto Protocol is I really enjoyed it! Its rather flawed in very obvious ways but I still had a blast and wish there were more linear games like this (though perhaps not as linear, this is legit a corridor simulator lmao)

 
 
Boxman214

I really wish my government cared less about tiktok than it does about school shootings, Healthcare, child care, taxing the rich, the environment, homelessness, sustainability, care for the elderly, space exploration, police I could go

 
 
ctg867

😐

 
 
Virtua Kazama

The Virtua Fighter 4 era brought a brand new attitude for the franchise during the early Lets talk about it tonight on Part 4 of Virtua Fighter 30th Anniversary Livestream Retrospective!

 
 
Kerrik52

Thats another Yahtzee book After the first one being so cynical, this one felt equally cynical, but fully committed to being space pulp as Its very solid well to draw comedy from and this book does so

 
 
Boxman214

Ive recently watched all the Mad Max films and want to tell you about Quick thoughts on each in the Spoiler

 
 
Cygnus Rush 961

Messed about with the new Photo Mode update in Sonic Frontiers, not quite as impressive as the Spider-Man games (Remastered & Miles Morales) or my racing games Photo Modes (ie: Forza Horizon 3-5, Assetto Corsa, ACC, PCARS2) but

 
 
CaimDark Reloaded

Im a boring No matter how many innovative fancy weapons Gears offers me, I always stick to 2 Lancer

 
 
Exber

Another series of posts Ill be sharing: TV shows Ive been watching this #1 TV Show of 2023 is: The Last Of The game was ok, overrated if you ask me, but this didnt do it for I hope to play the 2nd game before next season

 
 
RiffRaff

Mmmmmm, Gondorian tomatoes!

 
 
dephoenix

The TMNT Last Ronin game has me thinking, what story arcs/AUs from comics would be good inspirations for games? I personally want a Spider-Man: Spider Island inspired I think a Spidey game where the criminals also have similar abilities would be rad

 
 
SlimeyBearXXL979990

So they are making a new expanded release of a really underwhelming kinda broken collection? If this is not free DLC for the orginal release then that is pretty

 
 
Sweaty Dungus

I wish all the guns had laser sights by default in re4 Even if that were at least an option in Just saw footage of the Red9 and wooof, that thing looks unusable Bullet spread and re4 dont

 
 
SlimeyBearXXL979990

Time to sludge it up!

 
 
Flegma

Decided to check if my Wii U games had As it happened, I wasnt imagining that the disc wallet felt too snug for the The majority of the discs are now Oh

 
 
dephoenix

TMNT is getting a game based on the Last Ronin Pretty sure I manifested this into reality as Ive been asking for this since I heard of that comics Bit concerned about a AAA TMNT game in the current industry but trying to stay

 
 
Just Aaron

Saw a good comment on the front page asking about who has the best jacket in Here`s my

 
 
The Mars In The Mirror

Snaileb got it!

 
 
MeeGhoulz

Friend of mine in Japan is already playing Me? Gonna wait for my next Wife got the Diablo 4 early I can Hopefully it will be worth it!

 
 
Punished Nietzsche

Linus Tech Tips was hacked and his channel Im assuming this is a temporal measure, but i was watching it unfolding live and the hacked deleted almost ALL of the videos before being take Linus must be fuming right

 
 
Neronium

Uncle passed at 3 this Couldnt say goodbye because I got sick so now I feel double

 
 
Cathedral

Was watching old GDC videos when the presenter put up this gem:

 
 
medicamecanica

Ryza 3 is reviewing pretty well so far, this one gives a Excited to play it down the line, and what comes next for

 
 
NeoTurbo

Man, I cant wait for Remnant 2 to come Thats a day 1 purchase for Especially since one of the new classes essentially has the Very Good Boy power built in!

 
 
SlimeyBearXXL979990

Yoooo just figured out that voice actor narrator from Disco Elyisum voices the bonus boss P2 fight in Ultrakills latest Small thing but pretty cool, love his voice performance, hope to see him in more

 
 
Seymour

1,100+ games FINALLY compartmentalized!!! Will further specify some categories, but everything has been put into a box and made just a little more convenient to find based on my current I love that I am, for the most part,

 
 
Gajknight

The Final Fantasy 7 THEY dont want you to see

 
 
Chris Moyse

Just checking in, What a Hope that youre all doing ok, yo <3

 
 
RiffRaff

To all the dtoiders who arent native English speakers, I very much admire If I didnt know any better Id have said youre all Good job :) Have a great day!

 
 
CycloneJoker

Thats a wrap on A Realm That leaves the not-so-small matter of literally all the other I am both excited and

 
 
Boxed Swine

Also, part

 
 
Vesalius

Current status: what in termination?

 
 
bong264

Yay! New termies after like 20 years lol!

 
 
Ricky Namara

So its the first day of Ramadhan, and the first thing I saw on TV when I woke up this morning was an ad for a new all-you-can-eat Who says the universe doesnt have a sense of humor? Happy Ramadhan, everybody!