Recent content by Dramus

So, for a school project I want to do an analysis of a Zero Punctuation episode, but I am unsure which episode to choose. I want to pick one that is not only one of the best, but also the most representative of the series as a whole. Any suggestions?

Not to get all fanboyish, but how can you cite PONG as the origin of sports games and not at least mention Odyssey Tennis, the game it was legally proven to have ripped off? I can understand overlooking, say, Tennis For Two, since nothing came of it, and I can even understand giving PONG the...

Great vid, reminded me of those Russian ads from a few months ago: anyone remember what those videos were called?

So, why are thy criticizing Rare for making a knock off of a popular Nintendo property? Some of their best games (Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo-Kazooie) have been just that. It's actually kind of encouraging to see them making an obvious Wii Sports clone. Maybe they'll be back on form.

I agree with pretty much everyone when they say Portal's a good way to introduce FPS controls. However, to everyone saying Bioshock, Half-Life 2, etc., those games might not be hard to us, but they're incredibly hard for a newbie. Hell, I've been playing games my entire life, and when I tried...

Excellent, sounds like it's worth the purchase. Thank you for your advice.

So, I finally got around to playing those Half-Life games that came for free with my purchase of Portal, and (shocker) though they were really excellent. I'm really intrigued by the story, and want to go and play the first Half-Life to learn more about the world. However, it's an old game, and...

Good article. It's a new perspective I hadn't really considered before. As a publisher, it definitely makes sense to not translate your big new AAA title for a country so in the grip of pirates. However, I wonder what the state of a developer like, say, Popcap would be in those countries. They...

I think 'Every Day the Same Dream' (a flash title, I think Alt-Escape featured it) fits pretty well. It's a critique on modern work-life, down to earth (serving as a good counter to the 'games can only be fantasy' stereotype) and very easy to pick up and play.

I don't know if it's the writing so much as the storytelling, but Final Fantasy Tactics A2 is pretty awful. What's really upsetting is that the gameplay is great, it's one of those games I can put 120 hours into and think nothing of it. But the core story is so abysmal it kinda makes me sad.

Good list, but I'm a little surprised that 'Splosion Man didn't make the list. You're glowing review was enough to make me (and I'm sure many others) check it out, and I thought it was a lock for the list. Ah, well, I guess not every deserving game can get honors.

Wait, what does he mean, GH5 is the best reviewed game in the genre? Beatles Rock Band has a higher Metacritic, and I'm almost positive the two Rock Band's would as well.

So (SPOILER) I got to the end, and saw the end rant for using the pill and the one for getting to yourself. Are there any other endings?

Well, a problem with some downer endings (especially ones that end in player death) is that they seem somewhat arbitrary. If the entire time you're playing the point is to avoid death, it seems odd that the last cutscene can do you in every time.

So if WAR and Conan failed to become 2nd place, who is?