I jokingly throw around the words ‘junkie’ and ‘addiction’ when talking about certain games with Pavlovian qualities, but Destiny has them beat. Not only is the gameplay inherently enjoyable and hard to put down, Destiny also simulates building up a tolerance against achieving the high, by requiring the player to work harder for smaller rewards! …
Live Die Repeat – Thoughts On Destiny, Post Level 20 Read More »
(Thanks to Eric for the reference, click here for the full effect.) As I mentioned earlier, granting access to the public Destiny Beta was a master stroke for Bungie’s latest creation to sink its meat hooks into my imagination. I preordered the game proper, and the PS3 version was shipped to me, “Day One”. I …
Destiny was barely on my radar. With kids and a backlog of games waiting to be played, I don’t rush out to buy games at full price these days. On top of that, my latest console is a Wii U. My next purchase was most likely Mario Kart 8 or Super Smash Bros. I loved (and still …
Destiny Beta Opened up to Undecided Schmoes, Lapsed Halo User Eats it up Read More »
So, I finished BioShock Infinite, and (surprise!) I had a grand old time. It plays very much like BioShock, for better or worse, so if you prefer innovative gameplay mechanics to story and setting, you may not enjoy it as much as I did (and I would probably recommend Deus Ex: Human Revolution to you). …
“You can’t fool me mister! It’s BioShocks…ALL the way down!” Read More »
Playing along at home during E3 is a time-honored tradition among internet nerds, myself included, and having skimmed the press conferences the message seems to be, “We have some great games coming in 2015 or later! Please look forward to them!” That said…there are a few promising games coming out this year. Here’s what interests …
As a Retrogamer perfectly happy playing old stuff, I rarely keep up with new releases. Most new titles cost 50% less if you wait a year, and honesty—unless you play online multiplayer—the game will be just as good or bad as the day it was released. Heck, by then the developers may have even patched …
Golly, BioShock Infinite’s setting sure is the bee’s knees! Read More »
I’m going to avoid repeating a variation of the 180 joke, and just say that I am glad that Microsoft decided to stay competitive with Sony. The digital future will come soon enough. Now we have ourselves a proper horse race between PS4 and Xbox One, with WiiU going its own way on the side. …
Microsoft ditches DRM, we’ve got ourselves a horse race again! Read More »
And with that, Sony just won E3. The PS4 is $100 cheaper than the Xbox One, requires no DRM for used games or sharing your games with friends, and does NOT include a mandatory camera. Who knows what people will actually buy in November. Microsoft arguably showed off some more impressive AAA exclusives in its …
I’ve had time to cool off and think more about Microsoft’s reveal of the Xbox One, and I’m less angry, but I am still baffled. Based on the information I have, Microsoft has painted itself into a corner, at best. The fancy TV integration is some cool tech, like…science-fiction movie cool. But once the glow …
