Recent content by roblikestoskate

if videogames are a bust, i suggest Apples to Apples. great social game that gets them talking and goes great with drinks. then roll out the twister mat. ;)

i know. lolcats.

i think metal is popular with a certain segment of the younger crowd. i remember listening to a lot of Green Day and Tool in high school and thinking that was cool. but then i moved on to Minor Threat and Operation Ivy and eventually New Order and The Clash. I'd call that progress. Refinement...

i'm always amazed at the types of content people focus on. when it comes to fighting games, i feel that all frills should take the back seat to game balancing issues. Vega and El Fuerte could use some buffs for their bad matchups and I'm sure Sagat could use some mellowing. Fighting games will...

only acceptable if it's artistic or an attractive woman.

I've never been a huge fan of 90s music, especially the mainstream. I mean, don't get me wrong. Soundgarden's Superunknown was the first CD I ever bought and I had several Alice In Chains albums, but I've definitely outgrown them along with Pearl Jam, Live, and pretty much everything I was...

his language is blunt, but i think he brings up a good point that idealized appearances aren't necessarily limited to women in games. the dudes in Gears of War are unrealistically strong and fit and Snake and Raiden don't represent physique of the average male either. And rather than being...

nerdy family is awesome

I've had mixed results. As the oldest son of the family and the most tech saavy family member, I've had parents and brother walk by and stop to see what I'm playing. It wasn't until my brother found out that the PlayStation had realistic driving games that he had any interest in games and Test...

i have a grey wool knitted cap that i wear in the winter time, but otherwise no. also, I'm not okay with seeing the phrase "like Yahtzee". it may help clarify the question, but it also reads like a shameless way to attract interest. i don't know, maybe it's just me.

I voted Left 4 Dead, but for variety's sake, I'm going to recommend the HD Remix of Super Street Fighter II: Turbo. It's awesome, it's pretty, it's rebalanced, and it's online. The netcode is the same thing we're seeing in SFIV, so lag usually isn't a problem.

Definitely Katamari Damacy. Oddworld was great. How could I have forgotten about Abe and his funny little conversations with the other inhabitants?

To me, Atlus is the only company who continues to innovate with the JRPG. They usually preserve the general framework, while focusing on subverting one or two specific gaming tropes. SMT: Nocturne was fun because every battle mattered. At the very least, every battle was an opportunity to die...

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.90008 link to previous thread

it's not the end of the world either way, but i enjoy seeing the British spellings for variety. Aluminum vs Aluminium - the British spelling actually creates an extra syllable. magic.