Some have said Dead Space 2 is not as frightening as its predecessor; that it is somehow less of a horror game than an action title. They are mistaken. Dead Space 2 is not short on carnage. Unspeakable things happen on-screen, unflinchingly depicted: dismemberment, murder, hideous corruption of the human body, and the destruction of
So, a black Heimdall, huh? I’m going to join with Penny Arcade by saying that the racist groups currently protesting the casting choice aren’t really to be taken seriously. The Council of Conservative Citizens has been recognized as a hate organization; their interest in the issue lies only in their bigotry. So we can dismiss
Thanks to a significant fraction of the Mass Effect fanbase, Garrus Vakarian, everybody’s favorite turian Space Punisher, made the transition from chaste token alien crewmate to full-blown love interest in defiance of anatomical and, indeed, biochemical barriers. But can he survive an even more taxing metamorphosis – into plushie form?
No word on whether they’re selling Lightcycles or Identity Disks yet, but Adidas is now offering a selection of Tron-inspired clothing for those of us with a desperate longing for The Future! as envisioned by the ’80s. The lineup includes hoodies, shoes, and T-Shirts. Peculiarly enough, it only includes Men’s and Kids sizes… you think
Nothing about Vanquish is subtle. The game is a frenzied experience, a third-person cover shooter given dozens of cups of coffee. Other shooter protagonists lumber from cover to cover, firing as they go. As Sam Gideon, the player skids across the floor on booster jets, dropping into bullet-time as they slide to pick off enemies
Once again it’s time to don those comfortable standard-issue Pontification Hats, ladies and gentlemen, for our next installment of Overused Gaming Tropes. Our topic for today is a relic almost as old as video games themselves: the heroic mime, also known as the silent protagonist. I’m hardly the first person to speak out against this
The Courier just can’t catch a break, can he/she? Bethesda’s just announced the first DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, and once again our poor nameless, faceless protagonist seems to have run afoul of another deal gone bad. Maybe the poor fellow/girl should hire a contract lawyer. The first DLC, titled Dead Money, will be available
Fans of Japanese and Western RPGs have been at each others’ throats for ages. JRPGs are currently the whipping boy of gaming culture, and admittedly, after Final Fantasy XIII, an unrestrained testimony to genre excess, it’s hard not to see the criticisms. Linearity of gameplay and storyline and a cast of largely predefined characters are
Though narrated by Patrick Stewart in full portentous mode, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is very much a visual experience. From its first scenes, the game oozes Romanticism. Trembling villages brandish torches and pitchforks, cowering from the threatening storm before a crude palisade of hewn logs. Gabriel Belmont — a proud, imposing figure of red and