By Jake Rushing A Sprinkle of Nostalgia During my years as a young child, the only way that I indulge in portable gaming is with my Game Boy, so you better believe that I played Pokemon Red, Tetris, and Super Mario Land 2 to name a few. When I went on long car rides, I […]
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The New Combat Paradigm, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Dodgeroll
by Isaac Smith As an early Christmas present, I got my dad Witcher 3 (GOTY edition, what kind of son do you think I am?). He loved the heck out of Skyrim but isn’t a “gamer”, per se. In spite of that, he dug it immensely and, now that he’s my Steam friend, I get to see […]
What We’re Playing This Week – Cooling Off Edition
By the Last Token Gaming Staff Summer is on it’s way out, and we’re enjoying the onset of fall the only way we know how. Video games! Ben Fitzgerald – Eador: Genesis, Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, Desktop Dungeons, The Temple of Elemental Evil Nothing fancy for me. I’ve spent way too much […]
Pokémon Party w/ Super Soul Bros at AFKgg in San Jose @ 9/22
If you guys are outside the bay area, or have no idea what AFKgg Gamer Lounge is, AFK is a gaming themed restaurant/bar that also has consoles and PCs available to play. So yes, you can pwn some noobs while sipping on your rum and coke or munching down on your burger & fries. While […]
Unspoken Agreement: How Games Explain Their World
Anybody who’s followed me knows my love of Super Metroid’s game design. It teaches the player to play the game without a single word, tutoring and encouraging through level design and cleverly placed objectives. It makes plain the fact that it has secrets, but forces creativity in how to obtain them. When I blind play a […]
TellTale’s The Walking Dead Season 3: Ep. 5 From the Gallows Review
Release Date: May 30, 2017 Developer: TellTale Games Publisher: TellTale Games Rating: M for Mature Genre: Interactive Storytelling, Click and point Platforms: Xbox One, Playstation 4, iOs, Android, Mac, PC/Steam TellTale has always been narratively ambitious with their The Walking Dead series. Each season routinely examines the concepts of family and the human condition through […]
What We’re Playing This Week – I Need An Air Conditioner Edition
Ben Fitzgerald – Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos, Eador: Genesis, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Fantasy General (PC) After a quiet week last week due to work, I’ve back at it again this week (with, honestly, a little more gusto than is best) with RPG, strategy, even escape room puzzles […]
Horizon: Zero Dawn Review
Release Date: February 28, 2017 Developer: Guerilla Games Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Genre: Action, Adventure, Open World System: Playstation 4 Playtime: 45 hours Guerilla Games and I have never gotten along. Their penultimate, Playstation-exclusive franchise Killzone was a massive disappointment to me. Labelling it the Halo killer, this first-person franchise felt more like a graphical […]
What We’re Playing This Week – May Flowers Edition
Terry Randolph – Persona 5 (Playstation 4), Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (Xbox One), Overwatch (Playstation 4) So…I totally caved in and bought my Persona 5 as an early birthday gift for myself. A little bit of me is kicking myself in the butt for buying it amidst reminding myself that I am trying to work on […]
Job Announcement: Minute Media – DBLTAP eSports Team – Associate eSports Producer
Do you feel like you have expert technical camera knowledge, skills, and artistic sensibilities? Feel like you exude on-screen charisma and confidence? Feel like you have extensive knowledge of the ever-growing eSports and wanted to pursue a career in it? Minute Media is looking for an Associate eSports Producer for their newly launched DBLTAP eSports […]