Recent content by Darquenaut

Thanks for the episode, Jim. Although, I do have to wonder if it is less about fear and more simply "Follow the Money." I realize it's an old hat to rag on games like Call of Duty, or the brown-and-gray cover shooters, but those were the games that were making stupid amounts of money (and...

This, pretty much for me. It's also why I tend to post on here rather infrequently. I have no problem with people having differing opinions of mine, it's just the underlying level of snark you can get on here that usually causes me to pause and delete my reply before posting. OT, there have...

Beat me to it. That was pretty much the only thing I could think that might have been of any use from a panel called that. If it was about something about, say, dealing with the likes of Fox News (or MSNBC if you prefer) freaking out about how they heard from a guy who heard it from a guy that...

Soul Calibur 5- If I can only have one change, it would to have Namco take this half-baked turkey and put in back into the oven for another half year. Or however long it would take them and flesh out its story mode. Give us a reason to give a damn about all of these new characters they're...

I loved the Dead Space franchise, but I will agree the third game just felt off-kilter which the rest of everything else in the series because it focused more on protracted action sequences instead of long periods of creeping dread. So... here's some of my ideas. 1) Bring back Isaac. Except...

If it actually suits an artistic purpose, then I'm all for it. Hell, I love more detailed sprite animations like in SFIII and Blazblue. I realize that is far from the lo-fi style you're referring to, but it does show just how awesome a decent art direction can use pixels. However, more and...

The only reason you would have to pre-order and/or early adopt games and consoles is because if 1) You're a die-heard fan, and you need to adopt early to justify this yourself; 2) The publisher/ company actually has an enticing pre-order offer; 3) you love standing in long lines for midnight...

So far I'm only about a quarter into the way into this game, and honestly I am having a great time with it. The main question I suppose is whether it is better than AA or AC, and I would say thus far it is on par with AC, if not a shade below, but it is still a really solid game. There are...

I've been watching some of the early reviews and it looks like this is pulling in between 6 to 8 point/star/whateverthehell range. Lot of reviewers stating that the comedy is the strong point of the game- jus so long as you aren't expecting highbrow humor (and really, if you were expecting...

Prototype 2. Seriously, it's all the power-tripping from the first, and then made even more enjoyable, albeit possibly a bit easier too. And to echo other comments, Saint's Row 3, esp. once you max out your levels. Crackdown is good for a power trip as well, although I will warn you...

Let's see- and again, I'm not exactly sure what is a "cult classic" game, but I'm gonna count games that I've played and found enjoyable (not all the time, great, but enjoyable) although they're mostly only mentioned in passing. And yes, some of these games have already been mentioned, but...

Here's the hard, cold truth about business. I learned this from being a dedicated Nintendo fanboy for years, but it applies to Microsoft, Sony, EA, Ubisoft, Valve, Capcom, Activision, Konami, and any other company, video game-centric or otherwise: Companies are there to make money. They are...

I'm one of those 360 gamers with a big-ass library, looking to have to jump ship over to Sony. The KI game is incredibly tempting, as is the idea of a new Dead Rising, and a goddamn new Swery game. But all the same, I cannot justify paying $500 for a console I don't believe in. I had put up with...

Sounds like Resident Evil 5 to me... Anyway, fun story. I'm presently going through a bunch of older titles that I missed playing when they first came out. Last weekend, I played through Crackdown and honestly... it was kinda offensive. You're a super soldier/cop and you have to take out...

I really don't think there is any real conspiracy behind what is going on over with Microsoft. They're a company that designs computers, tablets, and other similar technologies. All they're doing is trying to convince us that we need to have an Xbone, and then to get the fullest out of our...