God I love this forum, everybody being all respectful and shit. I'll throw my 2 cents into the 8-bit ring, as it were. I never had a NES, and would have been some negative years old when the system was at peak popularity, I think. That being the case, my experience of NES titles has largely come fro...

Is it fair to judge one walking simulator against another, when they all strive to do such differing things with the medium? Perhaps not. Am I going to in the interest of making numbered lists? Yes, absolutely. Virginia would be fairly low on that list, but as with many of its kin, it is a short eno...

While I enjoyed the story and gameplay overall, I didn't connect with it to the degree that others have, so I won't go into those aspects. Instead what excites me most about Hellblade is the potential that it shows within this medium, and what we can hopefully see more of going forward. Hellblade fe...

I've been reading a bunch of non-superhero stuff lately, which I may go into more some other time, but last week I picked up the first two hardcover volumes of Spider-Gwen, and finished the first. I really enjoyed it, it has enough of the familiar beats of Spiderman stories, but feels fresh and exci...

I missed the poll, but would definitely buy a beanie.

This year has been pretty good for me for reading. I've never been a huge reader, but definitely fell off the past couple years, and this year I've made a point to seek out and read more stuff. I don't remember the exact order that I read these in, but I'll try to keep it somewhat chronological: Kil...

last night I was discussing the list I made on here with a friend, and it got me thinking about making a top 50 list for all games, not just video games. TOP 50: Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition Star Wars Edge of the Empire Star Wars Destiny Spelunky Super Mario Strikers Life is Strange: Bef...

If it is available, I'd take Tacoma

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I loved Bioshock Infinite, certainly more than what I've played of the other two Bioshocks, but not quite enough to make it into the top 50.

TOP 50: Spelunky Super Mario Strikers Life is Strange: Before the Storm Super Smash Bros. Melee Bloodborne Thomas Was Alone The Talos Principle The Beginner's Guide Binding of Isaac Rebirth Rockband Donkey Kong Junior Doki Doki Literature Club Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 Luigi's Mansion Star Wars Battlefront...

I played Actual Sunlight on August 14, 2015. This isn't some fact that I hold onto, I just looked at the trophies on the Vita, but I knew it was a fair bit of time ago, and wanted to know where I would've been in my life at that time. August of 2015 would have been the start of my second and last ye...

Probably too late for this to make the recording time, but I'll toss in my thoughts on the game anyway: I just played the game for the first time about a month ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. The combat felt visceral and fast paced for the majority of the time. I think there were maybe two or three t...

Super is up there with DS for my favorite feeling Mario Kart, but only when played well. As soon as any mistakes are made and you end up in the grass or water, you may as well reset the SNES. I'd like to see Nintendo revisit the more arcade-y style of this entry, where skill is more rewarded than lu...

I put Super Hexagon right next to Tetris. Maybe just a little below. If Tetris were a wise old wizard that could help you defeat the dragon through patience and careful planning, Super Hexagon is that wizard's hip younger nephew-in-law (who is also a wizard). He'll die to the dragon, taking you all ...

I used to call the square button on Playstation controllers 'box'. I've never heard it called that outside my family, so its pretty well beaten out of my vocabulary by now, but occasionally if I'm just playing games with my brother I'll still refer to it as box.

What sticks out most to me about Until Dawn is the connection between the mechanics and characters. Upon starting the game with my brother and friends, we quickly singled out who we most wanted to save, and who we would probably get killed. While I certainly still had my favorites by the end, I trie...

I played through Life Is Strange at probably the perfect time in my life. I was just starting my 4th semester at college, where I was unhappy with my major and on the verge of changing it, though unsure to what at the time. I connected with the characters and the setting almost immediately. I can re...

I got Diabo III for my birthday of 2014 on the PS4, and it was probably among the first 5 retail games I owned for the system. This was my first entry in the series, though I have played a few other loot heavy games, such as Borderlands and Dungeon Defenders. My main interest in asking for the game ...

Yeah, I've heard of John Dies At the End, it's written by one of the Cracked regulars isn't it? Yep! David Wong, their executive editor. I'm not sure if we're also allowed to recommend graphic novels here, but I recently read Lost At Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley (the Scott Pilgrim creator), and I thou...

Using all my graphic design education thus far, I made some info-graphics that sort of go with my post above, giving my thoughts on the structure of various walking simulators. I don't think any actually spoil anything (except maybe in the last one), but I've put them in spoiler thingys just in case...