Civ5: It’s good to be the king

It’s been a while since I could do any straight up PC gaming, but I finally had a chance to pick up Sid Meier’s Civilization V (or five, for those of you who don’t speak Roman) this weekend.  As someone who has been playing Civ games since I was too young to really understand what [...]

Red Dead Redemption: The Pinnacle of Storytelling?

The following deals with the themes and story found in Red Dead Redemption. It was spawned by a conversation that I had with Enosh in the comment section of his RDR review. I just recently finished the game and really feel like some of the things it explores in the narrative are worthy of examination. [...]

Mass Effect: a novel idea

I was supposed to read Drew Karpyshyn’s Mass Effect: Ascension before I played Mass Effect 2. If you didn’t either you didn’t miss much. Ascension doesn’t rise to the heights of excitement and intrigue that Revelation reached. But then again, how could it? It’s sandwiched between two epic video games. It does have a few redeeming qualities and I still like Karpyshn’s work.

XKCD: Abandon all hope ye who enter

For the love of everything holy and sacred read the alt text! Also, watch out for rule 34.

General Mish-Mash: Podcasting with poorly drawn Potatoes

Stuff. You talk about it. Sometimes you wish other people talked about it too. Well, we are other people. Presenting the first Faceplant podcast, General Mish-Mash episode 1! We hit some of the hottest topics in the universe today, such as why hammocks are awesome. Seriously. But we also talk about how 3d games will be invading our lives and making them more….expensive? Speaking of expensive, Tophat freaks out and explains why Modern Warfare 2′s DLC is the devil and we’re all idiots. We also hit on some other big games such as Borderlands and Left 4 Dead 2, but really sink our teeth into what makes Mass Effect 2 great. And terrible. And also, kinda ehhh. With quick hits on game remakes, developers mailing it in, and many reasons why Enosh sucks, you can’t afford not to listen. Enjoy! (The voice we referred to as “Peck” is actually “Tophat”. Don’t ask.)

General Mish-Mash Episode 1 mp3 style

The stakes of remakes

Having a popular idea from the past remade into something for today’s 18 to 25 demographic is not a new idea, but isn’t it getting a little out of hand? With more and more video game developers repackaging old games from two generations ago with a steep $35 price tag, where do we cross the line between a new gaming experience and getting ripped off?