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BlackLight: RETRObution, Get it?
Posted by Metal_Kitty666
Posted on 4 August, 2012 at 02:14AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
BlackLight: RETRObution, Get it?

   Modern First Person Shooters, marvelous aren't they? In case you didn't pick up on it, that previous statement was a sarcastic statement, most modern FPS's (Didn't know how to make that plural) are just your basic Call of Duty rip off. You know, modern military shooter, crappy campaign, Aim down sights, kill minorities etc. The only thing that game makers even try to do to make these games better is to put as much into their multiplayer as they can and as fast as they can: I am not saying that the multiplayer is bad, I am saying that the game itself is not worth the 60 dollar price tag for a game that only offers one worth while feature.

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Modern of the Month: Just Cause 2 and Skyrim
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 1 August, 2012 at 00:03AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Retro of the Week - Demon's Crest
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 30 July, 2012 at 09:35AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Retro of the Week - Demon's Crest

I love a good bit of writing.

But I think we've established that... Quite thoroughly, I believe. (Idunno, what do you guys think?)

So for a change of pace, here's a game that has extremely little writing. Instead of descriptions, bits of flavourtext and character lingo, the mood of this game is brought about almost entirely through the use of visuals.

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Retro of the Week - Michael Jackson
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 20 July, 2012 at 6:26PM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Retro of the Week - Shadowrun
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 15 July, 2012 at 09:27AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Retro of the Week - Shadowrun

I feel like gushing on good writing.

I have a distant memory of my older brother and a cousin-of-similar-age-to-my-brother looking through a thick book. It said 'Rulebook' on the front, but had very interesting cover art. The two of them seemed to think it was the coolest thing ever. I asked if I could read it, but of course, being the little brother, I wasn't allowed to. I wasn't cool enough, apparently. (how can someone tell if someone else is cool enough? Is there a unit of measurement...?)

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Retro of the Week - Actraiser
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 8 July, 2012 at 12:49AM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Retro of the Week - Actraiser

I love it when game developers think creatively.

For example; how the heck would a developer have pitched the concept of a platformer/city building crossbreed game to a publisher? Not only that, but when the devteam has only one game under their belt previously? AND, to release it as one of the first games on a new Nintendo console?

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Annnnd.... We're live!
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 1 July, 2012 at 1:43PM ↑ 0 ↓ 0
Annnnd.... We're live!

Thanks for everyone's patience up until now! Fortified by our own domain name, and with plenty of buffer articles for time to come, I felt it was time to get this beast rolling officially!

 So what does that mean for you?

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Retro of the Week - Contra III
Posted by Swifto
Posted on 1 July, 2012 at 1:33PM ↑ 0 ↓ 0