Category: Reviews
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Under the Surface – Fallen London Review
Text-based games? Nobody plays those anymore. That’s why we have graphics! I don’t want to read “Master Chief splattered a Covenant grunt on the side of his Banshee,” I want to see it in all its splattery detail! There’s a lot to be said for super-pristine graphics with each hair on your character’s head being…
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Candy Jam/Candy & Watch Saga Postmortem! With Sean Willis!
Original post: http://jakeofalltrades13.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/candy-jamcandy-watch-saga-postmortem-with-sean-willis/ Welcome back everyone! On my last post, I talked about a game that I made for Global Game Jam that wasn’t accessible to the public. I also mentioned that I would participate through another game jam and make a game that is more accessible to everyone. Well guess what? That’s what I…
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Forgiveness – Metro: Last Light Review
By Terry Randolph Developer: 4A Games Publisher: Deep Silver Release Date: May 14, 2013 Rated: M for Mature Systems: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), Playstation 3, PC Platform: FPS/Survival/Suspense MSRP: $39.99 Forgiveness is incredibly hard to successfully convincingly convey as a concept for interactive mediums. It’s a weighty topic that is based more on inferences and individual…
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Global Game Jam 2014 @ Facebook HQ! My experiences
By Jake Rushing Original post can be found here on his blog Jake of All Trades! Howdy ho everyone! I just settled down from moving to San Jose to start my new job in a neighboring town. What did I do since my move-in at San Jose aside from working at my new job? Oh nothing…
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Papers, Please Review
By Isaac Smith Games that don’t cost 60 bucks are cool. I’m not knocking console games (okay, maybe I am a little bit), but the fact of the matter is this: if it’s an awesome game that’s going to occupy many hours of your free time, AND it’s a measly ten bucks, we’re on a…
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Adopted by Last Token Gaming! An introductory blog post to Last Token Gaming followers from a new writer!
by Jake Rushing Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Or just welcome to the newcomers of this blog! I have taken a month-long break to wrap up my programming apprenticeship, work on my side-projects, enjoy the holidays, apply for many job postings, and even work on programming problems that I need to do in order to…
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Flying Away: To the Moon Review
A heartbreaking, bittersweet gem By Terry Randolph Developer: Freebird Games Publisher: Freebird Games Release Date: November 1, 2011 Platform: RPG, Point and Click, Interactive Novel Platforms: Mac (played and reviewed on, PC, Steam) Love is beautiful in its broad, complicated spectrum of concepts it encompasses that’s hard to express within a singular word. It’s amazing…
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A God Walking Among Men: Godus Review
By Isaac Smith Before you get any ideas about the title, let me clarify that it’s referring to a game, not my towering self-esteem. My name is Isaac Smith, but I write more often under the moniker of “Another Gamer.” I’d say, “Maybe you’ve heard of me,” but unless my mom’s reading this blog, I’m…
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Sailing into the Horizon: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Review
A great swan song and fitting goodbye to a prominent console generation, and the start of something wonderful for the newest consoles. Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Platform: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), Playstation 3, PC, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Wii U Rated: M for Mature Release Date: Oct. 29 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U),…
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Power Play: Killzone: Shadow Fall review (Campaign Only)
Developer: Guerilla Games Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Release Date: Nov. 15, 2013 Rated: M for Mature Platform: PlayStation 4 MSRP: 59.99 Platform: First Person Shooter It’s one hell of a tech demo that’s for sure…. By Terry Randolph Ah, Killzone, infamously labeled the “Halo Killer” by Sony when the game first launched. This was the…