NeoGAF Forums Thread of the Day

This thread brought back some great memories and introduced me to some funny stuff I’d never seen before:
“Things in video games that just make you laugh”
The thread has plenty of Portal, and a little Disgaea. But, for some reason, I really love this awful/genius ending from Mortal Kombat 4:

Folklore: Early Impressions

I’ve owned Folklore for a while, waiting for the right time to start it. Today, Kathy and I finally set aside some time to blitz through a couple chapters.
The game takes place in two locations: Doolin, a town on the west coast of Ireland, and the Netherworld, a land occupied by faeries, monsters, and the [...]

You Bought That Game, But You Don’t Own It

Back in 2006, I posted some long comments at Deus Ex Machinatio, an excellent blog that focuses on the development of Alternate Reality Games. Though my posts are a couple of years old, I thought it might still be worth adapting one or two of them here for Elf Needs Food…
When it comes to satisfying [...]

Demo Memo: Condemned 2: Bloodshot

I downloaded and played the free Demo for Condemned 2: Bloodshot from the PS3 store.

While the atmosphere is certainly one of the creepiest I’ve encountered, and I always like a bloody mess (I played it alone in my basement during the day, but would not want to do so alone at night), the graphics and [...]

Gamasutra’s Japanese RPG Primer

Today, game dev site Gamasutra posted A Japanese RPG Primer, which discusses several of the essential entries in the genre. The JRPG is my usual genre of choice, and I enjoyed the article a lot, even when I disagreed with it.
(It also could use a good proofreading, as some of it reads like a bad [...]

Playing It So You Don’t Have To: Assassin’s Creed

a/k/a Slacker Ass Compliant Retardo Bartender Hostage Game
4 out of 10
(Note—this review contains numerous spoilers, including end-of-game spoilers. Believe me, I am doing you a favor. Play this game only if you have 30-40 hours to kill and love stupid characters; gaping plot holes and bizarre character motivations; and repetitive missions/combat that involve [...]

Konami, Hire This Robot

Not videogame news, but this robot is scarier than anything in Silent Hill:

It really starts getting creepy around the 35-second mark, when a guy tries to kick it over — and fails.
As my wife said upon seeing this video, “If I saw that thing outside, I would cry.”
Here’s some info on the project.

NeoGAF Buzz: PlayStation Network Schedule Leaked

This afternoon, one of the hot threads at NeoGAF has some rumored scheduling info for a bunch of upcoming PlayStation Network releases.
Looks like PixelJunk Monsters will be getting some new maps in the next month or so. Should make my brother happy, since he’s made it to the hard levels.
And the summer could bring us [...]

Non-Interactive Cutscenes: Doomsday

If post-apocalyptic movies have taught me anything — and they have — it’s that there are two creatures that will survive any nuclear holocaust or deadly pandemic. Roaches, of course. And guys with mohawks. Actually, I’m not sure about the former, but Doomsday is crawling with the latter.
Kathy’s brother, Dan, was in town this weekend, [...]

Quick Debriefing: Portal

It’s safe to say that Portal is the first game whose ending credits prompted me to play it. I first saw the YouTube video of “Still Alive” back in November, and I’ve had the song stuck in my head ever since — even though, for most of the time, I’ve had no idea who Aperture [...]