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Twenty Years and Still Going: A Simpsons Retrospective
March 10, 2010 by Chris Pranger
I don't think I'll ever get tired of these people. True Fact: I grew up in the United States of America. I’m not trying to brag or anything, it’s just simple stating of fact. Why this is important to The Simpsons has to do with what The Simpsons is to me: An American Institution. This in no way means that I believe The Simpsons is only for Americans. Oh heavens no, The Simpsons is a show for the entire world. It’s been aired...
The Luckiest Number: Final Fantasy XIII Review
March 9, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Sure, that's a motorcycle made out of summon goddesses. I can think of nothing weird about that. I’m fighting with myself regarding the best way to handle this review. It’s probably best that I make a few things abundantly clear right away since anyone that thinks about it and runs the numbers will figure out my chief reservation: Final Fantasy XIII came out today and I have no money. There is no way that I could have written this review after...
Actually You’re In Pretty Good Company: A Review of Battlefield: Bad Company 2
March 8, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Like Army of Two but a whole heck of a lot better and not at all like Army of Two. Can anything come along and uproot Modern Warfare from its place as the dominant FPS? For a while it didn’t appear so, but just as Halo was ousted by Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare has been outshone by Battlefield: Bad Company 2. How is that possible? Read on and I’ll tell you. Read More →
The Blue Bomber Strikes Again: A Review of Mega Man 10
March 5, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Whoa, that looks pretty tight. Do I love Mega Man? Yes I do. I even wrote about how much I loved Mega Man 2, specifically. Not long ago Capcom decided to bring the Blue Bomber back to his NES roots and copied the style of his original games exactly for Mega Man 9. Everything was just like it was on the NES, graphics, sounds, controls, and even screen-stutter if you really wanted the authentic experience. Mega Man 10 continues this trend, but is it...
Shame on the Globins: Resident Evil 5 and Racism
March 4, 2010 by Chris Pranger
I agree Emoglobin, they should have known better. Yesterday we shared a pleasant time thinking about Resident Evil 4 and how great of a game it is. All that happiness is now gone since it’s time to talk about Resident Evil 5. I just beat it, and while I thought it was terrible compared to RE4, I couldn’t help but think more about whether the game happened to be, oh how was it put, ‘racist’? Is RE5 racist? That was the topic of discussion last...
Games You Should Have Played: Resident Evil 4
March 3, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Remember, Leon has proven that Kung Fu is an acceptable defence against zombie-ish villagers. If you’ve been following me on Twitter (which you should), you may have noticed that I’ve been playing Resident Evil 5. I’ll have a full article on that tomorrow but for now I’m more concerned with its predecessor, Resident Evil 4. RE4 is without question one of the best games of all time and easily within my top 10, if not top 5. Why was that? Well...
Let’s Think Deep: The Perfect Video Game
March 2, 2010 by Chris Pranger
I still place this above most other games. Can anything change my mind? I love video games. I play them frequently (and sometimes write about them, as you may have noticed). I always get excited with every new Mario and Zelda game, or anything that seems to interest me beyond a simple, “Oh, that looks like a fun game to rent.” But when I get down to it I always inevitably say to myself, “Yeah, this is good, but it’s no Mario Bros 3/Ocarina...

