Recent content by Meagen

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    Zero Punctuation: Resident Evil 5

    Here's a thing. Picture a poor clueless newb stumbling into a forum and happily posting something like "I just played this game called Final Fantasy VII and I really liked it! Are there really six others? Do they have Sephiroth in them? I loved him, he was awesome!". He's new. He doesn't *know*...
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    Zero Punctuation: Little Big Planet

    I've been down with the sniffles, but this has definitely brightened up my week. Oh yeah, shake that googly-eyed booty. Good review, too.
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    Zero Punctuation: Tomb Raider: Underworld

    Not changing the gameplay can be seen as "stagnating", but if you like how the game plays in the first place, you're going to call it "not fucking with something that works". Personally I find first-person cameras horribly disorienting and not at all conductive to jumping puzzles, but I'm not...
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    Zero Punctuation: The Year in Review - 2008

    Not only did this remind me of the best ZP jokes, I also rewatched quite a lot of old episodes to get the little quiz right. Enjoyed myself immensely!
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    Zero Punctuation: Mercenaries 2

    GLEE! Finally, they got rid of the stupid commercials before and after each episode! That made me so happy I almost forgot about the review itself. :) Some nifty visuals in here, especially "bold-facedly claim", half the designers not being in communication with the other half, and hijacking...
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    Ubisoft Accused Of Breaking International Law

    ...isn't this yet another retread of the "kids will imitate anything they see in a game" argument?
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    72: "You're Wrong"

    Leaving aside the whole bit about female gamers (who may avoid places like GameFAQs, which are a hive or scum and villainy, but have no qualms about posting on the official forums of a game they play and enjoy), I would say the biggest problem with this article is that the thesis is "You need to...