Introduction (skip this) For a long while, I've been wondering if I outgrew first person shooters. In all fairness, there's been a large gap between the games I played from my childhood, the last recent modern shooter, and today's shooters. Regarding most recent memory, the last ones I recall playing were Bioshock, Bioshock 3, Wolfenstein: … Continue reading Halo 1, 2, 3, and Reach (2001-2007, 2010) review
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XCOM 2 (2016) review (w/ expansion)
Rated: 3. 5 / 5 Now this is more like it. Is it as good as the original X-COM from 1994? Hell no, nothing is. But it's definitely a better game than the previous attempt from 2012. Especially with the War of the Chosen expansion. What improvements does this make compared to the last one? … Continue reading XCOM 2 (2016) review (w/ expansion)
X-COM: UFO Defense (1994), XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) dual review
UFO Defense Rated: 5 / 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhPDc1gbP5k When it comes to the original X-COM: UFO Defense game, I am terrified of playing it ever again. Not because the game is too tense for me (though it does get tense as hell). It's because when I finally sat down one morning at about 9am or so, … Continue reading X-COM: UFO Defense (1994), XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) dual review
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines (2004) review, and mod notes
Rated: 4 / 5 This is not a simple game to get into. What I mean by that is, there's no way to play this game without modding it. It would be too buggy otherwise. So your experiences may differ depending on which version you get a hold of (and how you mod it). You … Continue reading Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines (2004) review, and mod notes
Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) review
I spent 30 fucking dollars on this trash! What the fuck!? Rated: 1.5 / 5 What you would like to do in an ideal setting is to take the most realistic objective standards of masculine and female beauty and apply them to the videogame. You don't want realistic portrayals in that sense because you're actually … Continue reading Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) review
Final Fantasy IX (2000) review
Rated: 2 / 5* This was the one PS1 Final Fantasy game I hadn't played in my youth. Or rather, I played a bit of it, but then got sidetracked by something else. I'm one of those people where if I'm unable to complete a game within a certain number of days (maybe even a … Continue reading Final Fantasy IX (2000) review
Torment: Tides of Numenera review
Rated: 4 / 5 I've tried to get through a few RPGs in the past, and failed. Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy IX, Diablo, Diablo II, and Baldur's Gate. Basically amounted to just losing the will to continue in those games. It had to do with the monotony of combat, grinding, lack of interest in … Continue reading Torment: Tides of Numenera review
Fear Effect 1 and 2 (2000 and 2001) PS1 review
So I've been thinking lately. Surely the early console games that had 3D graphics had some decent games. You know, in spite of not holding up as well as PS3 and X-Box 360 games do (the console generation of 2005-2013), which is when I believe 3D gaming graphics finally reached a stable state (just as … Continue reading Fear Effect 1 and 2 (2000 and 2001) PS1 review
Metroid 1-4 (1987-2002; 2004; 2016) game series review
So I've played the original Metroid games. Can't say I've finished all of them, just the 3rd (Super Metroid) and 4th (Metroid Fusion). "Then how the hell do you expect to review these games reliably? What the hell!? Are you turning into one of those half-a-fag game journalists who bitch about games being too difficult … Continue reading Metroid 1-4 (1987-2002; 2004; 2016) game series review
Phantasy Star I-IV (1988-1995) review
A couple months ago I felt this urge to go back to retro gaming. I don't mean retro PC, I don't mean downloading an emulated game on the PC. I mean actual old-school console gaming. But I found myself in a predicament. I used to own a Sega Genesis, and a decent game collection for … Continue reading Phantasy Star I-IV (1988-1995) review
