Games: Shock and Awe – the artistry of BioShock
[Yeah, I'll write something original soon, I promise. For now, here's a piece I wrote for Art Fist magazine a little over a year ago now, which was published in their October '08 issue and was - I believe - the first long-form video game article they ran. It was originally intended to [...]
Read moreGames: Wolfenstein Review
I’ve reviewed the new Wolfenstein game over on Resolution so head over there for the low-down.
http://resolution-magazine.co.uk/content/review-wolfenstein/
I have to say, I thought it was great and it also has the highest amount of ‘nut-shots’ in any other game I’ve played. I can’t even explain why, my bullets just seemed to home in on the crotch of [...]
Games: The Hero of Red Faction
[A version of this appeared in the old Resolution e-zine edition back in March, and now seems a reasonable time to resurrect it. Red Faction Guerrilla's unhinged chaos led to one of my favourite games of this year, and certainly the first excellent game of the series. The original wasn't so well received, but I [...]
Read moreGames: Spelunky – final version released
J.D. and I locked horns over this game back when the first public beta version was released. J.D. and I tend to lock horns over a lot of things, no matter how minor. In this case, I thought the game was shaping up to be one of the best of the year. J.D. though it [...]
Read moreGames: Fallout 3 Romance
(Via Rock, Paper, Shotgun) You know, I actually watched this then went “Awwwwww!” in an incredibly high pitch, alone in an empty flat.
This is an absolute triumph for couple-based gaming geekery everywhere. The closest I’ve come to this sort of gaming romance is watching the lady squee along to World of Goo while I sat [...]
Games: The Adventures of Gordon Brown in The Sims 3
Originally posted on my blog as a complementary article to my The Sims 3 review over on Resolution. Follow the misadventures of Gordon Brown in the virtual world of Sunset Valley.
Meet Mr G Brown:
