Gotham Knights is not a good game, despite what some corners of the internet claim. But it’s not a bad game, either. It’s not good enough to love, yet it’s not bad enough to stop playing. The most tragic and infuriating part of this game is not that it isn’t good, but that choices intentionally … Continue reading Gotham Knights: A Tale of Wasted Potential
Two decades ago, the PlayStation 2 game library got one of its best additions. Final Fantasy X was the first game in the series on Sony's second console, and promised cutting-edge graphics, a fantastic soundtrack, fully-voiced dialogue, and an unforgettable story. Looking back on it, it hit all of those marks by 2001 standards. Now, … Continue reading Twenty Years Later: What Makes Final Fantasy X So Great
Welcome back to Kevin’s Favorite Games! In this series, I will list my favorite games for every console I have ever owned (or at least played enough to have a reasonable opinion on the games). Clearly, this will not be a “best games of every console” list. The rankings will be based on my opinions … Continue reading Kevin’s Favorite Games: Original Xbox
Any video game enthusiast probably knows that E3 starts soon. Really soon. Tomorrow soon. It's a huge gaming event every year in which developers show off their upcoming stuff and players set their expectations way too high and leave with a bit of excitement but ultimately, disappointment. Nevertheless, it's a big event. I wish I … Continue reading E3 2021: Predictions and Hopes
Welcome back to Kevin’s Favorite Games! In this series, I will list my favorite games for every console I have ever owned (or at least played enough to have a reasonable opinion on the games). Clearly, this will not be a “best games of every console” list. The rankings will be based on my opinions … Continue reading Kevin’s Favorite Games: Sega Genesis
Resident Evil has been one of the most successful and revolutionary videogame franchises of all time, though not without some inconsistency. The original Resident Evil helped create the “survival horror” genre. RE2 and RE4 are considered two of the greatest games ever made. RE3 was excellent yet felt oddly out of place with the first … Continue reading Resident Evil Retrospective
We play video games to enjoy an experience. That experience is a challenge, a brainteaser, a journey... the list goes on. Almost all of those experiences share a commonality, a thing that enhances the experience for the player—music. When you recall a game, there is probably music tied to whatever memory that is. I can … Continue reading 15 Gaming Tracks to Help You Relax
Few things have changed the landscape of gaming quite as significantly as achievements. Pushed into the mainstream beginning with the Xbox 360, the concept has been adopted by pretty much every major publisher and platform (except for those stubborn blokes at Nintendo). They add replay value to games by challenging the player to complete various … Continue reading What Makes a Good Achievement?
Welcome back to Kevin’s Favorite Games! In this series, I will list my favorite games for every console I have ever owned (or at least played enough to have a reasonable opinion on the games). Clearly, this will not be a “best games of every console” list. The rankings will be based on my opinions … Continue reading Kevin’s Favorite Games: PC
Just in case you forgot, Easter was this past Sunday. We do not make any value judgments on religious beliefs or customs, but we do like to take time to recognize some of the more popular ones and how they relate to videogames and media that we enjoy. Easter, as you may know, will always … Continue reading Gaming’s Five Greatest Resurrections
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