What’s New From E3 2010
June 18, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
We knew Zelda was coming, but what surprises did E3 give us?
This year’s E3 is now over. As you may have guessed, I was not there. That’s not to say I’m completely without my knowledge of things that occurred during this year’s major press conferences. In fact, Other Chris is lucky and naturally talented enough to be an intern for a major game site (I won’t tell you who it is but it’s GameTrailers), meaning he was there and called me every night to give me the firsthand scoop. Utilizing all of my resources, I now present to you the big things from E3 2010. Read more
Top 10 Things About E3 I’m Sick Of
June 9, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
Reggie, I love you, but even you're guilty of some things on this list.
E3 is that big magical event that happens in the gaming industry every year around June and this year it happens to occur on the 15th through 17th. Big games are announced, new hardware is revealed, and a whole lot of stuff that blows our minds hits us like a nuke. But guess what? I hate E3. Every year I get more and more annoyed whenever it comes around. Why? Part of it may be because I’m not there, but more than that it has to do with the Top 10 Things About E3 I’m Sick Off, such as…
An Epic Gaming Session: A Review of God of War III
April 6, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
If I were Kratos, I'd be sad the final third of his epic game sucks, too.
Usually I’m pretty on the ball about getting reviews of games out when the game is still extremely fresh. God of War III is a huge title for the PS3 and has been out now for half a month or more, but no review from me yet. That’s because I wanted to actually play this one myself since I had a free game rental and I figured it wouldn’t take me that long to actually beat the game. I rented the game, headed over to Other Chris’ house, and spent nine and a half hours beating God of War III. You already know if you’re going to buy it, and other reviewers have already done their job of telling you how great it is. Now it’s my turn, and lucky for you, I didn’t love the game. In fact, I have a ton of gripes about it. Should be fun reading! So let’s get started, shall we? Read more
Breaking: Final Fantasy VII Remake Confirmed
April 1, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
The Luckiest Number: Final Fantasy XIII Review
March 9, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
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 playing the game since, first, the game is well over a literal day’s worth of playing, and secondly, I don’t get advanced copies of games to play in time for reviews to come out. All that said, I looked all over for reviews on the game and I figured the best thing to do would be to give my findings and impressions on the game having never played it but wanting to after playing a handful of older Final Fantasy games. Read more
Actually You’re In Pretty Good Company: A Review of Battlefield: Bad Company 2
March 8, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
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
Filed under Video Games
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 any good? Read more
Shame on the Globins: Resident Evil 5 and Racism
March 4, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
Let’s Think Deep: The Perfect Video Game
March 2, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
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 of Time/Final Fantasy 6.” Why is that? I know I’m not the only one to think this way. We’ve got to a point where we’re demanding games replicate our favorites from the past, but when they can’t we throw a fit. Can we ever make a new “Perfect Game?” Let’s Think Deep. Read more
I’ve Seen Heavier: A Review of Heavy Rain
February 25, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
Stare into the face of the Uncanny Valley.
I am not a fan of hype. Any time I hear too much on a title I start to dislike the game on principle alone, so Heavy Rain was big on my skeptical radar. I had been hearing all sorts of things about the PS3 exclusive regarding the detail of graphics and the amount of engrossing story, but all this did was make me hope the game would be terrible. Finally, Heavy Rain is out, so are my instincts correct? Is Heavy Rain a flop? Absolutely not. Read more
