Recent content by Scratch17

+1 to the 360 controller as well. In some cases, it makes a LOT of difference. The Batman Arkham games: runs great on my PC, awesome game. But the experience with the controller is SO much better than the keyboard. Also, in some cases, local co-op is eased with a controller, like Risk of Rain...

I used to play WoW on and off for a while. The raids are really fun, and a good guild that develops together makes the experience of raiding that much better. There was also a bit of friendly rivalry between my now room mate and myself with mount gathering. He's still pissed that I have the...

OK, this kinda just punched holes in my day. EA South Africa posted on their Facebook that Titanfall will not be released 'at this point' in South Africa because our network speed is not up to snuff. I don't know who to blame more: EA, Microsoft, our government for the crappy infrastructure, or...

I'm caught between two. Either Hotline Miami, as I see other people enjoy as well... and while I'm reading or studying, The Sims 1 OST. There's something about piano music that I find very soothing and clarifying, and the memory of this game and the music in it (especially the more...

Thank you for your support, and my sympathy to you with what you're up against. Casual games would be a good start, I think. Then from there, once they get used to the actual use of mouse and / or keyboard for controls, I could work them up to puzzle games. For some reason, World of Goo keeps...

I'm not subjecting my folks to online gaming. Far too competitive and riddled with swearing pre-teens. I'd like to give them something stimulating and approachable. Something they can pick up easily. Online gaming is far from that.

Honestly, I was thinking something in 3D would be really nice. I was thinking Minecraft, since there's no real win condition and it's not super difficult, but it's not the most intuitive or approachable game ever. Perhaps if there's a 'complete beginner's guide to Minecraft' adventure map, that...

Oh, cool. Glad Dr. Kawashima is on PC. Saves us some money. Thanks :D I'll also check out Lumosity. Seems like a useful tool. Thanks a lot for the input.

This may sound strange, but bare with me. My parents are getting on in years and I'm starting to note a slip in their mental faculties, like memory lapses and the like. I know this is natural for people their age, nearing 60, but I'm concerned (perhaps unnecessarily so, as I know I won't be able...

I started playing Borderlands 2 this weekend, and it is so much fun. When I got my first Tediore weapon and saw that, I immediately started tossing exploding guns with near-full clips at enemies, and it's just ridiculous, I couldn't stop grinning. Until I realized that I was actually throwing...

Worth it. It's fun, twisted, and exploring to find new items and power-ups is what keeps me coming back to it. I haven't fully beaten the game yet, but the randomness of the drops and spawns keeps the game interesting. And it makes for a lot of WTF conversations when the game is taken out of...

It doesn't qualify as a weapon, but it has to do with its allocation as a weapon. I despise that the research camera in Bioshock is placed between the other weapons. "Damn, out of ammo!" *scroll scroll* Camera. :/

Ugh, so many... Sam & Max - Freelance Police Megas XLR Angry Beavers Freakazoid Courage the Cowardly Dog Ren & Stimpy Rocko's Modern Life Samurai Jack Histeria All the stuff I seeon TV today seems to be really dumbed-down. I like old cartoons that you rewatch and go, "I can't...

I know it sounds like a knock-off to quote Extra Credits, but "graphics should be there to serve the asthetic." And for that matter, everything else. Best example I can think of right now: Doukutsu Monogatari, AKA Cave Story. 8-bit graphics, but a simple platformer with a heart-wrenching plot...

OK... I like the premise, and the trailer shows promise... butaside from possilbe setting similarities, it has no relation to the first Prey, which I remember as a pretty cool shooter with a lot of nice concepts meshed together pretty well (if you discount the impossible-to-die mechanic). Not so...