Category Archives: Video Games

Gamers Rose Up

Posted on January 31, 2021 by JC

This is a fast moving story and not one I’m directly involved in but I wanted to make some brief commentary on it. If you want an excellent, concise background to the whole story then Louis Rossmann has a video … Continue reading →

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The Games of 2020

Posted on January 23, 2021 by JC

I might have written before that I don’t think much of the idea of a “Game of the Year” or really an “[Anything] of the Year”. Being a native of a country that insists on awarding citizens such titles, you’d … Continue reading →

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Sake Doesn’t Age Well

Posted on September 6, 2020 by JC

Ōkami was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006 and is probably best known as the best of the games developed during the brief but prolific existence of Capcom’s Clover Studio. Although not selling very well on release, it was … Continue reading →

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The 30-Day Video Game Music Challenge

Posted on June 6, 2020 by JC

Game Sack covered this on the most recent episode and since I’m particularly fond of video game music, I thought I’d join in too. I’m not on Twitter or any social media and I usually avoid low-effort content here so … Continue reading →

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All You Need Is Kill

Posted on April 18, 2020 by JC

More and more when I watch films I find myself opting to watch something I’ve already seen. This may be due to my age, my changing interests or something else entirely. But I mostly think it is because films are … Continue reading →

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Jagged Alliance 2 – 20 Years Later

Posted on December 18, 2019 by JC

This year marks twenty years since the release of Jagged Alliance 2 and twenty five since the original was first released for DOS personal computers in 1994. Although never a hugely successful series, Jagged Alliance developed a loyal and enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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Gears Awakens

Posted on November 24, 2019 by JC

I have something additional to say about video games in general which is something of a follow-up from a post I made earlier this year. However, this one fits in too. It is a bit late in coming since this … Continue reading →

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The Absolute State of Video Games

Posted on May 26, 2019 by JC

As one of my resolutions for this year is to reduce the amount I play/buy and my overall involvement with gaming as a hobby, I have naturally been reflecting on the reasons why I came to make this decision. There … Continue reading →

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A Gamma’s Journey

Posted on April 28, 2019 by JC

Mogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw Dark Horse Books, April 22nd, 2008 Yahtzee Croshaw is best known as the creator of Zero Punctuation, an irreverent video game review series that has been published at Escapist Magazine since 2007. I stopped regularly watching … Continue reading →

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Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle & Donkey Kong Adventure Review

Posted on July 11, 2018 by JC

Both reviews after the jump.

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