A look back: Adventure games

Niall and Alex talk about one of their most memorable genres.

Throwback Thursday: The Elder Scrolls: Online

Fluent, as each move determines the next; a constant reminder that death is always near the horizon. The exhaustion courses throughout your body, but seldom does it ever deter you from the mission at hand. Fight or flight, although the…

Alex’s Favorite Soundtrack: Persona 4

Persona 4 music just gives me all of the emotion and “feels” that that game did. And that’s a lot.

Jacob’s Favorite Soundtrack: Alan Wake

Alan Wake is a very special game for me.  I had just recently lost my grandma by the time I could get my hands on the game. We were very close and my very rational response to losing her was…

Jarrett’s Favorite Soundtrack: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest

There are few elements to a game more important than the way it sounds. Even a game with very little story or very sparse gameplay usually has sound effects and a score. Completely silent games died with MUDs made in…

Zack’s Favorite Soundtrack: The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

It grabs ahold of you in the heat of the moment. Hair along your spine sticks up, letting you know it’s fight or flight. Squeeze onto the controller like you’re hanging onto your life, but the racing pulse against your…

Aneudys Favorite Soundtrack: SSX On Tour

Fun Fact: The music you listen to in high school will be, more or less, the music you listen to for the rest of your life. This is due to the fact that it can be associated to some of…

Memoirs of a Deprived Xbox One

Seems like just yesterday Sony and Microsoft fanboys were at each other’s throats about which console was the best, not to say they aren’t still. Though I may not have made a scene in any comment threads, I was among…

Top 5 Couples in Video Games

Oh Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air, couples expressing their love for each other. It truly is a romantic time. As for me, I’m snowed in and single. So as I sit down and and play through my games…

Don’t Forget the Game

Knowing what a game is about is a deeper, more multi-layered intellectual experience than it may initially seem.

Here Comes the Sonic Boom

Well, Sonic Lost World has come and gone, and in the process managed to break my heart. Lost World seemed like it was upping the ante for Sonic games to come, but I was mistaken. Though, Sonic has managed to…

Rise of the Machines: A Game of ?s

Since last October, Valve had been the catalyst for a lot of speculative banter surrounding the future of the console industry. The reason: the announcement of their official entry into the living room’s gaming ecosystem via the Steam Box, a…