Category Archives: Video Games

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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Heroes of Play: The Zelda Series Ranked

Posted on July 8, 2018 by JC

I recently posted another article on Heroes of Play which was the first I have done in many months. Posts there (and here) have not been as regular because of a big change in circumstances and quite frankly – a … Continue reading →

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Heroes of Play – Dark Souls Review

Posted on February 3, 2018 by JC

Here is my first article of the year for Heroes of Play. I haven’t written regularly for the site and I don’t know how frequent my contributions will be this year, but I’ll try to keep up where I can. … Continue reading →

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