Letting Go of Nostalgia

Everyone clings to the memories they created as a child, whether it be Saturday morning cartoons, late night scary movies, or countless hours spent playing games. It seems as we begin to grow up, certain memories we recall so fondly,…

5 Reasons to Pick Up Sonic: Lost World

  With inconsistent reviews about the next Sonic adventure, some people may be left wondering whether or not to get the game. Some argue the lack of speed or of the quality of controls, but that is determined by a…

Pokemon: My Fountain of Youth

 As I’ve gotten older, I’m become increasingly critical and jaded with respect to enjoying entertainment. My background is in screenwriting, and I’ve dedicated years to learning what makes a story “well-written”. While I do get enjoyment out of recognizing what…

The Importance of Visual Identity

How important is a game’s visual identity?

Golden Opportunities for Nintendo

Nintendo still has a lot to give.

PAX East 2013: Shovel Knight Preview

So as I have said in the past that the Indie Mega Booth is my favorite part of PAX, and again it stands as the victor again this year. My current favorite game of PAX is a little indie gem…

IrrationalPod Ep. 108

We are VERY SORRY about a second late show in a row! This time it wasn’t any problems in the edit, but people didn’t get me their audio very quickly, and then a lot of traveling involved in Thanksgiving, so…

IrrationalPod Ep. 98

The show is super very late this week, and I am very sorry about that. A lot of real life got in the way! Download iTunes MP3 RSS Breakit! We start with probably the most explicit bumper we have ever…

IrrationalPod Ep. 97

This week’s show is crazy, tangential, and really dumb! Download: iTunes MP3 RSS Breakdown: This week we have Alex, Scott, Tony and Nabeshin. We kick off the show with some unfortunate news about Podtacular. Still, get excited about Episode 100!…

Road to E3 2012: My Thoughts, Hopes, and Predictions

E3 2012 is going to be a doozy. There is no more denying of this fact. For all intents and purposes, we are entering the next generation of consoles this year, and whether that is Nintendo jumping on the HD…

IrrationalPod Ep. 94

Download please! iTunes MP3 RSS Breakdown: We are down Scott, who is on vacation, and Joe, who hates all of us. We added Nabeshin and Trollware to make up for it. As this is our second take, there are references…

Opinion: I’m Not Ready for the WiiU

I don’t know about you guys, but Nintendo hasn’t really sold me on this new WiiU-thing they have going on.