By Last Token Gaming Staff Terry Randolph – NieR: Automata (Playstation 4), Elex (Playstation 4) NieR: Automata is beginning to shape up as one of the weirdest game I have gotten to play for the longest time. So far, it’s a story about an Earth that no longer houses humanity, and about androids built by […]
Tag Archives: Mass Effect
Reflections on Mass Effect
by Ben Fitzgerald and Terry Randolph The First Taste Ben I can still remember the first time I played Mass Effect. It was in 2011. The final installment in the trilogy hadn’t been released yet, and it was long enough ago that the cinematic graphics still looked really fresh. I mean, we’re talking five years […]
Mass Effect Doesn’t Need to Be Remastered. Seriously.
If what was trending on Facebook last week is any indication, there are quite a few fans who are upset that the Mass Effect trilogy is not likely to be remastered in the near future. Frankly, I don’t get why that’s a point of irritation. I mean, sure. The first Mass Effect was released back […]
Video Game Violence – A Personal Reflection
Video games often get a bad rap. They are subjected constantly to a stream of criticism from many sources. They are accused of wasting time, encouraging violence or laziness, derided as simple entertainment – the list goes on. In particular, though, many people seem to believe that video game violence makes people violent. Sociologists and […]
Destiny Review – A Calling Left Unfulfilled –
By Patrick-James Reyes Destiny Developer: Bungie Publisher: Activision Released: 9-9-14 Platforms: Playstation 3/ Playstation 4/ Xbox 360/ Xbox One MSRP: $59.99 It has been four years since Bungie’s last game. Now at last we arrive at a new frontier of their design in the form of Destiny, but what is it exactly? According to those […]
Deep Space of Expectations – Destiny Initial Impressions
Publisher: Activision Developer: Activision Platforms: Playstation 4, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One Release Date: September 9, 2014 Genre: MMORPG, FPS Rated: T for Teen MSRP: $59.99 Marketing is a dual-edged sword for any game – it either keeps a game from fading into the mass sea of other similar titles, or burns it asunder in […]
Misogyny in Gaming? Big Surprise.
HOLY DISCLAIMER, BATMAN: This post was written before the Santa Barbara shootings. Due to its lighthearted irreverence, you might find it more offensive now than you would have a week ago. Try to keep an open mind and look at what is being said, not just HOW it’s being said. Feminism’s a thing now, if […]
The Easy Way Out: Has Modern Gaming become easy?
I despised the Lion King game for one reason only; the second level. Everyone knows the second level, right? The one with the tree platforming (which took me hours to do) that transitioned into riding on the ostrich’s back while dodging the various roots and branches in yourw way to race to the end? That […]
Should we be worried about Final Fantasy?
by Terry Randolph It is the year 1987, and the company you’ve founded and poured your heart into is about to go bankrupt. In your hands is the product that will be the last chance at creating your magnum opus. If the game sells, you’ve saved your company and can continue living the dream. If […]
Last Token Gaming’s Top 10 Video Game Resolutions
Ok, so maybe these aren’t resolutions — these are the 10 games all of us at LTG are each trying to play on their backlog list and complete before January 1, 2019. And maybe some sort of other resolutions we have for the site. Terry Randolph Xenoblades Chronicles (3DS) I am notorious for starting games […]