Category Archives: pc gaming

Flotilla review at Rules of the Game

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

A few months ago, I was invited to join Rules of the Game, a project dedicated to the methodical review and critique of video games. Thanks to Editor-in-Chief and Founder Simon Ferrari for giving me a reason to keep my … Continue reading →

Posted in pc gaming, reviews, Rules of the Game, turn based strategy | 2 Comments

Torchlight: the game Fate should have been

Posted on January 13, 2010 by

In the wait for Diablo III, Torchlight has been cause for celebration among those that wish for an effortless and predictable excursion into well-worn territory. But like Darkstone was to the deadspace between Diablo and Diablo II, Torchlight is being … Continue reading →

Posted in action, pc gaming, reviews, rpg | 7 Comments

The Video Game Demo: advertising catalyst or legitimate demonstration?

Posted on September 21, 2009 by

Within the first fifteen minutes of playing a video game, I can tell if it will be good. I have yet to decide whether this is a useful skill in the context of adult life. Services like Steam and the … Continue reading →

Posted in console gaming, demos, game culture, gaming media, pc gaming, xbox 360 | 6 Comments

Gaming Made Me, Part 2: Critical Mass

Posted on August 7, 2009 by

This is the second part of a two-part series. Read “Part 1: Discovery” I started thinking about writing full length reviews of video games in late 2001. I was still at University. I was going to make a website and … Continue reading →

Posted in 3ps, console gaming, features, fps, game culture, gamecube, gears of war, pc gaming, real time strategy, rpg | 6 Comments

Gaming Made Me, Part 1: Discovery

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

The “Gaming Made Me” series of video game retrospectives started by Rock, Paper, Shotgun came from games industry writers, journalists and the designers that make them. It’s become a kind of collective autobiography sourcing the video games that shaped who … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, features, game culture, pc gaming, real time strategy, rpg, shoegazing | 5 Comments

sinking creativity to new depths

Posted on May 15, 2009 by

Now that proper BioShock 2 video previews are circulating instead of scanned magazine covers and wild fan speculation, I can’t help but feel like the gaming public is being duped and they don’t even realize it. Or maybe they don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in fps, game culture, gaming media, pc gaming, rpg, xbox 360 | 3 Comments

your cover has just been destroyed. now what?

Posted on May 6, 2009 by

When Red Faction: Guerrilla‘s friendly tooltip “Hit LB while near a wall or an obstacle to take cover” popped onto the screen, my eyes were rolling to the back of my head in pre-emptive disinterest. But I played through the … Continue reading →

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Gears of War: sometimes the answer is more bullets

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

My first exposure to Gears of War was a commercial that aired in late 2006 featuring Gary Jules’ cover of “Mad World”. It was an awkward insertion of a popular song for what appeared to be a grungy, blood spattered … Continue reading →

Posted in 3ps, action, console gaming, gears of war, mmorpgs, movies, pc gaming, reviews, xbox 360 | 6 Comments

dead air

Posted on January 27, 2009 by

When I saw the name of this mission in Left 4 Dead, my thoughts turned to a last stand at an abandoned small town radio station, where the four Survivors must send out a distress call to anyone who would … Continue reading →

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Some Deep Thinking on BioShock

Posted on December 23, 2008 by

Beneath the waves of the Atlantic Ocean, there is a hidden metropolis established by a megalomaniac tired of dealing with the confines imposed on him by the modern world. In the wake of a civil war that tore this city … Continue reading →

Posted in fps, gaming media, pc gaming, reviews, rpg | 2 Comments