There are certain games that come along from time to time that really get your attention. It could be for the action, the graphics or game play. However, it is a rare occasion that a game grabs you for all of these, plus the amazing experience of becoming emotionally attached and involved in the actions of characters.
It is to this that I write this open letter to Ellie and Joel. I met them in the “The Last of Us.”
*(Please note that I've tried to write this to contain no spoilers.
<p>In this episode, we get our first look at one of the S-Pressins.</p>
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<p>Well, we learned about the core of the game’s setting last time. Now let’s learn how to fight.</p>
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<p>This week I’m starting a Let’s Play of <em>Remember Me</em>, a 2013 title from Capcom with some Transhumanist Cyberpunk themes.</p>
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<p>I’ve been swamped with schoolwork lately, but I do want to give this quick update: I have a fanzine up on eFanzines.com, which you <a href="http://efanzines.com/BIAD/index.htm" target="_blank">can read here</a>.</p>
<p>This is a quarterly fanzine, so the next issue should come out in January.</p><br />Filed under: <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/category/news/'>News</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0
<p><a href="http://www.magneticrealms.com/">Magnetic Realms</a>â <b>Inescapable </b>is a Metroidvania-style indie game of admirable constraint and deliberateness. Even for a one-man Amiga homage, it never overreaches in its pursuit of a specific type of gaming minimalism. In this day and age, this in turn creates a style, and atmosphere, that is much its own.</p>
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These days, almost all promising, mainstream-enough video game Kickstarters (and, to a lesser extent, Indiegogos) seem to attract enough traction and interest to succeed. Offhand, I am unable to recall one single notable project that would not have succeeded as of late, especially if self-cancelled projects are counted out of the equation.
Alas, one such project is now in great danger of going undeservedly unfunded. Early this month, I tweeted to Andy Kelly how I had – much like him – been abso
<p>This week I’m reviewing a whole slew of books at once, with a look at James Blish’s collected adaptations of Star Trek episodes.</p>
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<p>This episode we’re hitting Nintendo Power #11, with an unfortunately mediocre lineup, in spite of the cover.</p>
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<p>Recently, on my YouTube channel, I completed a Halo 4 let’s play. I’m posting the whole playlist here for your convenience and viewing pleasure. Enjoy!</p>
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<p>My latest review is up, as I give my thoughts on John Scalzi’s Hugo Award nominated book, “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/07
<p>In a sudden failure of judgement (and planning), I’ve realized that I’ve forgotten to post last week’s video on the site. So, I’ll make up for it by posting last week’s video alongside this week’s one. Enjoy!<span id="more-2632"></span><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='585' height='360' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/P2JHPZH9OsA?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=
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<p><a href="http://www.anodynegame.com/"><b>Anodyne</b></a>, a top-down action-adventure by indie devs Sean Hogan and Jonathan Kittaka, is one that I doubt I would have touched if not for the all-new, shiny, and glittering <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/">Steam Trading Cards</a>. (Valve are very, <em>very</em> shrewd.) That Anodyne’s in-game progression is <em>also</em> tied to gathering collectible cards in-game
<p>This week I’m taking a look at Nintendo Power #9 for November & December of 1989.</p>
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<p>This episode I’m continuing to review the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0575094176/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0575094176&linkCode=as2&tag=themillenn0b3-20">Cities in Flight</a><img style="border:none !important;margin:0!important;" alt="" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=themillenn0b3-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0575094176" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> series by <a href="http://www.
<p>This time we’re taking a look at Nintendo Power #8, for September and October of 1989, and our first Game Boy game!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Please have a gander at the above promotional teaser from <a h
"The PS3/Xbox 360/Wii will soon be retro." Yeah, I feel old too. It's similar when I've been indexing magazines lately as I've been doing stuff from 2011 lately and I'm thinking, "Man these systems seem so old and it was only 2011?!"
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