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Some Words on Platformers

I've finally been released from the grasp of BioShock: Infinite which is seriously the best game I've played for a long, long time and I can tell it's going to be my personal GOTY (unless something really surprises me) and I'd very much lik...

 
 
 
 

C-Blog recaps of 3/30/13 + 3/31/13 + Saviorgasms

Did you all have a happy Easter? Eat a bunch of ham and candy? Lovely. Do any of you even know what Easter is really about? Let ole Phil take you on a history lesson. In 1761, Jesus was born to a whore of a woman, who was a virgin. Her ...

 
 
 
 

Making Sense of BioShock: Infinite

Warning: All of the spoilers beyond this point. BioShock has always been a franchise praised for its story, and perhaps for Infinite this is most true. Indeed the only common criticism I have heard is that there is literally too much going...

 
 
 
 

The Metal Gear Series as a Newcomer

When I bought the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection I was thrilled, I finally had a new game to play after having surgery. I had read and watched many reviews on all the games, as I was told it was a great series, but had never played a single...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Weekend Warriors: A Break From Bioshock

Yeah; why not? Why not take a break from Bioshock Infinite? Soak in what you've already played and let it swirl around your brain. (But smurfee, how can it swim AND soak in? (Fuck you.)) In the meantime, play some other games with your fel...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Fresh in the Heels of Style Savvy: Trendsetters

While all the hardcore gaming ladies and gents were verbally exploding about the mastery of BioShock Infinite this week, I started Style Savvy: Trendsetters. Good heavens, what did I get myself into? Initially I was only able to scratch ...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds (Omaha)

Last week my wife and I attended Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds at the Holland Center in Omaha. We were very fortunate (and surprised) that the show came to Omaha and knew we couldn't miss a chance to see music from Final Fantasy performed...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Do Video Games Need Good Stories?

Short answer? Of course they do. Post's over. Long answer? The rest of this post. If you�ve seen my posts before, you probably know what I�m all about. Good stories! Interesting leads! Ideas and themes explored in full! Hnnnnnnnn...

 
 
 
 

C Blogs of 03/25/13 + mcgeeisms

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMONDAAAAAAY. What's going on 'Toiders? How is this fine Monday evening treating you? I hope well! Not a huge blog day (not complaining) today. I wonder of people are just waiting for a certain game to release/pre-load...Hmmmmm...

 
 
 
 

Skyward Sword and the complex feelings it evokes

So, I'm late to the party on Skyward Sword. I traded my Wii in shortly after the release of Warioland: Shake it! due to the lack of interest I had in any upcoming games. I recently purchased a Wii U for a nice price and wanted to go back ...

 
 
 
 
 
 

C-Blog recaps of 3/23/13 + 3/24/13 + Philgasms

Welcome to the weekend recaps! Once again we ride together to enjoy all the lovely (and not so lovely) c-blogs this weekend has thrown at us. Not a lot this weekend, so that's kind of nice considering the week or so I've had. That's ne...

 
 
 
 

My problem with Kickstarter.

This is my first cblog, so thanks for reading my first sentence fragment, but I'll get right to the point. I have a problem with kickstarter. More specifically, I have a problem with the way kickstarter is being used to fund game projects. ...

 
 
 
 

Snesberry pi. Emulation done right!

In the digital age, it can be a hassle, and inconvenient to pull out the ol' SNES, dust off a couple games, and gamble on if they well work or not, let alone still have the battery left to keep your save file from 10 years ago. The solution...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Is it time for Super Luigi to make a stand?

Luigi, the most famous second-hand guy out there. We all know of him....as Mario's brother but this guy's popularity is more than some 'main' characters of other video game series! Since Nintendo has declared the year of 2013 to be the "Yea...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Quickposts

rehousingindia

Rehousing Packers and Movers is a leading provider of packing and moving services in With over 10 years of experience, we have helped thousands of families and businesses relocate smoothly and

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Its been almost a year since weve defeated The But now were back and we have Tails, Knuckles, and Amy as playable characters! We go live with the continuation of Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon DLC!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

This month is going to be a really busy month for

 
 
Exber

#55 Game beaten in 2023 is: Castlevania Lords of Shadow Mirror of Learnt my lesson: Im not going to play Lords of Shadows 2 after The good intentions are there, like decent boss battles, but everything else is bland, soulless & repetitive 2/5

 
 
darrenhupke

32 Bit Library is now available right through Amazon for $29 in softcover and $49 in It has been revised, re-edited, and redesigned into a 6 x 9 trade-sized Check it out here:

 
 
Whispering Willow

Apparently there will be a Friday the 13th, a solar eclipse, and a blood moon lunar eclipse this When the last occurs, all monsters will respawn and abandoned items in the world will be purged from system Spookiest

 
 
Flegma

The downside of a great harvest of mushrooms is that you wont go foraging them all that many Im already done for the

 
 
bong264

Welp, its Orctober time again, unfortunately it may be the last this year considering how the sites Also dont have much to do this year either so Ill finally turncoat and embrace Spooktober Gonna be a hodge podge of stuff this

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Current Status:

 
 
Flegma

F-Zero 99 has done what I considered near impossible: its made me want to give the SNES original a more serious Well, emulated version of it

 
 
Exber

#28 Movie of 2023: Gran Of the movie surprises of the year, maybe? Went expecting nothing as Ive only seen my brother playing the games up to GT6, but this is darn A racing biopic made for gamers, all Really well

 
 
Lord Spencer

Weekly Update, here are the games I am currently I am going to review those within brackets once completed: - -Daemon X Machina (Switch) -Indivisible (Switch) -Resident Evil 3 Remake (PS4/5)

 
 
bong264

Some late night shenanigans going Another mini painted! This 40 year old lad is from the ole Runequest line and possibly the only painted example that exists This is also the only decent angle as his head is lopsided and the other eye is

 
 
Nior

Shoot em Ups are something so Here are some you should definitely buy during this Steam

 
 
Exber

#54 Game beaten in 2023 is: Castlevania Lords of I did not like I tried, twice, but the level design (among other creative choices), camera, and over explanatory new canon just didnt Why most levels had to end too abruptly?

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Tonight on Fortune Roulette: Sonic Frontiers new DLC drops tonight, but were not gonna play that until But we will play Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit!

 
 
Flegma

The days arent that short yet, but in case someone might be interested, a Silent Hill music concert in Södertälje, Sweden, 12th of October

 
 
Vesalius

Current status:

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Back from vacation and Im ready to host another VF5US Were going live with the 115th Session of Virtua Fighter Takeover!

 
 
Exber

#27 Movie of 2023: Gotta admit I only watched this to see one actor in particular, and was surprised how over the top, weird, and refreshing this comedy turns out to A modern superbad? Maybe, either way the writing is clever &

 
 
bong264

Average Tuesday Status:

 
 
Whispering Willow

When life gives you lemons

 
 
PhilKenSebben

#Striptoid

 
 
Flegma

Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All -- I can see why nobodys talking about Same Mr Nutz Studio here as with that New Joe & Mac - Caveman Ninja, I remember not being that well received

 
 
bong264

Casual Sunday Evening Status:

 
 
Exber

#7 TV Show of 2023: This World Cant Tear Me Sequel to the unique Tear along the dotted line from This is one of those shows I need no trailer or anything else to watch as I know the quality is always top Need another sequel 4/5

 
 
Flegma

Ive been baking sourdough bread since I bought a book on baking bread in the And Im finally starting to accept the importance of choosing the right

 
 
Lord Spencer

Weekly Update, here are the games I am currently I am going to review those within brackets once completed: - -Daemon X Machina (Switch) -Indivisible (Switch) -DOOM Eternal (PS4/5)

 
 
Exber

#53 Game beaten in 2023 is: the Unfinished Splatoon made me realize painting your surroundings is actually quite Here you paint to make your way through various puzzles and discover a fable like Lovely voice Wish it were

 
 
Xeo

A lot of wild shit has gone on this year in my A lot of it But Im still Got a new job when I desperately needed it, so thats a Ill discuss a bit more below if anyone is But hi, Im

 
 
humantofu

Apparently theres FPGA-based clone consoles of the 3DS, Sega Saturn, and GBA shown off at Tokyo Game Show? Baffling but also very intriguing, GAME WATCH even brings up a possible Hyperkin connection?

 
 
Virtua Kazama

So I love playing F-ZERO I really And were going to play more of it tonight since were going live with the first FULL session of F-ZERO 99!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Im addicted to F-ZERO

 
 
bong264

Current Status:

 
 
Flegma

The much-maligned Mortal Kombat 1 on Switch, spotted on store shelf for Im still happy to not play fighting Also on a happier note: Eurogamers review of the game (PS5) was by a certain Chris

 
 
Flegma

Its autumn again, so its time for me to replay Dear

 
 
Exber

#26 Movie of 2023: Talk to I can say this is more drama than horror or psychological horror, but whatever the case, it is done remarkably Social commentary since the beginning, and a good Created by Youtubers, less is more,

 
 
Anonymous 20

I think one of my favorite parts of MK1, legitimately, is watching Johnny Cage and Kenshi become best

 
 
humantofu

I never knew Megan Fox was in the new Mortal Kombat but man her acting is HORRID compared to the other AAA developers really need to ease up on hiring hollywood

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Typical Tuesday status:

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Tokyo Game Show is coming up this week! Lets talk about it on tonights session of Virtua Fighter Takeover (while I drink some Ranch Soda as

 
 
Flegma

Well, Bone Marrow on Genesis is the more in-depth version of 2048 that I hoped to see after one on Switch was a But it also feels rather boring after two

 
 
bong264

Average Tuesday Status:

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Its been years since Ive done a Crowd Control I know what were doing

 
 
Exber

Yesterday, I finally participated in a local Just Dance tournament after being a fan of the series for so long, and came in second Golden trophy for that, and Platinum for overcoming my social anxiety and dancing around

 
 
Vesalius

Late night pajama party status:

 
 
Flegma

I looked at the number of comments on FP I suppose I can now start looking into creating a site for my random blogs

 
 
bong264

Causal Sunday Evening Status: