So, I’ll admit with no small amount of shame, I didn’t get around to playing Fire Emblem: Awakening until I saw the Lucina reveal trailer for Super Smash Bros. My more recent posts acknowledged my far-too-big video game backlog, and Fire Emblem: Awakening was just another game on that ever-increasing list. It wasn’t because I … More Not-So-Quick Game Review: Fire Emblem: Awakening
And I have no regrets. I’ve made no secret about my love for all things Mario Kart, and number 8 is the second best Mario Kart I’ve played (hard to top Mario Kart DS, a game I bought twice so my brother could play with me). But when Nintendo announced its DLC plans for it, … More I bought the Mario Kart 8 DLC
I have a problem. It’s a doozy. I have an addiction to cheap video games. But not games like those in the Steam sales. Oh no, I like cheap console games. You see, I don’t have a gaming PC (I had to use my work laptop to play Gone Home) so I do almost all … More I have too many video games
As a fan of Metal Gear Solid, I found this very funny indeed.
Last week I wrote about how I crossed one item off my video game “bucket list,” completing The Lion King. But last week actually had me cross something else off as well. The same used video game store had another precious game from my childhood, probably more precious than The Lion King. I innocently browsed … More Effin’ Finally: I have a copy of Skies of Arcadia: Legends
My first video game console was a Sega Genesis, purchased secondhand near the end of the console’s lifecycle. I remember first playing Sonic the Hedgehog and struggling to get through level one. I remember the weight and size of those first controllers, struggling to get my young fingers around all three of the buttons. I … More Effin’ Finally: I beat The Lion King
(This post was supposed to go up on Sunday, but I’m just now seeing that it did not. Supposedly, it was scheduled and everything. Good job, WordPress. Anyway, here it is now! Better late than never.) If you don’t know, the frame rate is the term to determine how many images, or frames, display per … More Frame rates: Big deal or a thing to wave in others’ faces?
Since it’s summer and I was a former lifeguard, I don’t like to keep myself cooped up in the house when the weather is decent. While this is great for my pasty white complexion, it’s terrible for my video gaming. Thus, progress on gaming has been slow, but I’ve managed to play a few things … More Been Playing: Shovel Knight and Gone Home
Like the title says. Let’s do it. I don’t know if the term “Cutscene” has a formal dictionary definition, but I take it to mean those points in video games where the gameplay essentially stops, and a movie of sorts plays. This movie may be fully animated or essentially a set of talking heads discussing … More Let’s talk about cutscenes!
Let me walk you through my experience at E3. And, as you can see by the title, you probably have some idea where this is going. If you’re not already racing to the comments section to tell me how much of a moron I am, read on. I can’t imagine I’m alone in my thoughts … More Nintendo Makes Game That I like to Play
Derek Pietras 