The marriage of Star Wars and video games goes back as nearly far as the films and has been a much more constant companion. Like the films, the games have had their share of ups and downs, but at least there was volume. If the one you were looking forward to playing bombed, you didn’t have to wait a […]
Characters you were forced to create a relationship with in little time are killed just as quickly. Responsibilities you are not prepared for are suddenly thrust upon you and everything goes from hopeful to relentlessly grim within moments. Worst of all, no one is safe. Anyone can die at any moment, and that tension never […]
Here’s a list for the nostalgic gamer or the curious. Each of the ten themes listed here has had an emotional impact on the way I view boss fights. Yes, I grew up during the console wars and mainly played JRPGS and side-scrollers from the SNES and PS2. Nevertheless, I think it’s amazing that, for […]
Papers, Please is a game where you are tasked with checking and confirming the validity of national immigration documents. And it’s really good. Lucas Pope’s 2013 indie title places you at an immigration checkpoint in the fictional country of Arstotzka during the 1980s. The core aspects of the gameplay are simple enough, you check the […]
It’s that time of the year, the time that some people look forward to, and others dread. I’m talking about returning home for the holidays. You know, catching up with your family and spending time with the people you grew up with. Imagine if after a long flight home, you arrive at your family’s house […]
We are all ready to celebrate the holidays, deck the halls, rock around the Christmas tree, what have you. If you have some last minute shopping to do, this guide will help you find a gift for everyone on your list. And the best perk is that you don’t even need leave home to go to the […]
Did you see the Ryan Gosling joint, Drive? If you did, you’re likely in one of two camps. Camp A: “That movie was a perfectly executed achievement in a balance of action, tension, and…silence. And good Gosh, Gosling is an achievement of a man.” Camp B: “What the hell was that pretentious bullshit? There was a […]
Science fiction has the ability to pull an audience into an awe-inspiring world of wonder and possibility while also making you feel like nothing more than a speck on a dot floating around a light rocketing through an immense, empty space. There are few ways that I get more intrigued than when something makes me […]
In my younger days, I’d spend many nights online looking at various gaming websites, looking for the ideal way to waste an evening. Once my Juno dial-up was ready, I’d browse the likes of SI Kids, Homestar Runner, or whatever else my Yahoo! search results yielded. It was the days before I had a console, so […]
Super Mario Bros. – Bowser’s Castle by Koji Kondo This song may be the earliest musical indication of “shit’s about to go down”. Super Mario World was one of the very first video games I ever played, and every time I approached one of Bowser’s many vacation castles that were placed upon the overworld map, […]
