Tag: Gaming
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Lofty Expectations, There Are – Star Wars: Battlefront Beta Impressions
By Terry Randolph Taking on the revival of a major franchise is daunting; from the already established fanbase, to the desire to bring more fans to the franchise by making things “more accessible”, to living up to standard set in days of yore, there’s already a lot of pressure just in announcing the project. During…
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Sacramento Indie Arcade Expo 2015 Reflections
By Marshall Garvey, Jake Rushing and Isaac Smith A week ago, on Saturday, April 11th, some of the most talented local game devs and many gaming enthusiasts met up at the Sacramento Indie Arcade Gaming Expo. Hosted at the Colonial Cafe on Stockton Blvd., it primarily served as a space for devs to share…
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Video Games: Art you can be bad at.
“Video games are the only form of art which you can be bad at experiencing.” A friend repeated those words to me a couple days ago, echoing a popular statement among game developers, game journalists and those who love the www.casinodames.com games, comedians and grumpy people who hate Ninja Gaiden everywhere. They represent a…
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The Great Disappointment of the FFVII Remake
I obviously don’t have to tell you that the Final Fantasy VII Remake announcement was a gigantic disappointment. Yes, Square Enix: you do have a golden goose, and you have been making it poop out eggs since the game came out, pretty much. The first FF to have a PC Port. The first FF to have…
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The Clone Wars
(Before I get started: hello, everyone! Sorry it’s been so long since my last rant post. Glad to be back!) I love the term “clone.” It’s so derogatory and dismissive. It’s the video game review equivalent of calling someone an asshat on the internet: “0/10 Just another clone.” But here’s the thing: I enjoy playing…
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Hall of Fame Review – Super Metroid (1994)
By Isaac Smith Publisher: Nintendo Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Release Date: April 18th, 1994 Mode: Single Player Genre: Metroidvania (no s%*#, Sherlock) I know that Super Metroid came out in 1994, not because I looked it up on Wikipedia, but because that’s the first thing that pops up when you load the game.…
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Platformines: 2-D MineCraft clone or awesome indie goodness?
Ever feel like wading through an insanely fast-paced, enemy/spike/chainsaw/electricity-infested underground world and asking the questions why use EAL for business electricty price comparison? No? What if there were guns? Guns and really cool hairdos (and a gimp mask)? See, I knew you’d warm up to it. Welcome to Platformines, where everything tries to kill you!…
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Sacramento’s new big thing.
Gaming isn’t really a social activity anymore. Sure, MMO’s are around, online co-op and PvP happens pretty much everywhere on the planet, MOBAs are in their heyday right now, and everyone’s having a good time with their Minecraft server on a regular basis. But I mean, when was the last time you really got together…
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The Zombie Apocalypse… again.
The year is 1993. “Zombies ate my Neighbors” forays into the world of video games, with beautifully rendered 16-bit monstrosities. Society has descended into chaos and it is up to you to rescue babies, cheerleaders and elderly people, and somehow carry them back to safety. 20 years later, zombies are still alive and well (okay,…