Recent content by Slothboy

I can't speak to the current generation of Star Wars fans, but for me Star Wars has always been there. I was a toddler when Episode IV came out and it has been my consistent go-to sci-fi for my entire life. It is what I've always held up other space adventures against to be judged. I was...

The xbox "another one" that I want uses the exact same operating system and software, but just has upgraded hardware. Is that so weird? Run old things better, have the ability to run new things. Done. Sold. Let's keep playing. Why do consoles feel the need to completely reinvent the wheel...

There is a lack of depth to Mario. What does he do? He jumps. He jumps up in the air and lands on things. Sometimes he eats things that give him abilities. There's no character development other than giving him new things to eat that turn him into other things. Eventually the things become...

Yahtzee, You lost the game developers at "character arc".

Ok, well, I've got kids and I can tell you that this twist is stupid. For all the reasons yahtzee outlined. What would be the sidekick's motivation for not telling the truth early on? I can see initially trying to spare him the tragic truth, but when the guy is obviously going to put himself and...

"There are things you can pick up and rub on other things in the hopes that they will mate and give birth to progress." Brilliant

I game with a group of friend (tabletop, yo) on Friday nights. We tried a new board game recently. They all loved it, I didn't care for it. We played it three times at about an hour each. After the last game I said, "I don't really care to play that one again." Comments were "Oh you just...

Yahtzee, have you ever played the Fatal Frame series? I can't speak to any after the first one because it scared me so badly that I quit playing. I'm curious what your take is on it, maybe for the Extra Punctuation for this weeks video. It's an old game but it really nails the survival horror...

To me a "Gimmick" is a tangential feature that positions itself as an improvement in order to differentiate a product or experience, but ultimately adds nothing concrete or meaningful. An example would be the Coors Light two stage cold activation sticker. Yes, it does what it advertises. It...

I would absolutely play this game. I'm not just blowing smoke up the ass of an internet celebrity here, I honestly think this is a solid idea. The forced third person perspective on the character creates a sense of vulnerability, but also power. You could look ahead to any room on the ship...

The DMR from Reach and a Spartan. I think I'm going to be just fine.

I think it has most strongly to do with #2. I have long had a theory about video game enemies. It came to me as I was playing Return to Castle Wolfenstien. I walked up to a wounded Nazi soldier who was trying to crawl away from me and shot him in the head. Then I laughed. I realized then...

Oh man, Hacker. Loved that game. My buddy and I played the hell out of it. We never did quite make it away safely. I remember fleeing down the tunnel to Australia as fast as possible trying to beat the clock and missing it by mere seconds. Good times. I might have to check out dead rising 2...

I reckon you would be right to call me a Halo fanboy. I bought my first xbox because of Halo. But I have to agree that Reach's campaign is crazy ultra super weak sauce. It had none of the tension or excitement that you would expect from the story and situation. It also opens up the "Official"...

Anyone who remembers the Nintendo Power Glove should not be surprised that the Wii's motion control is not everything that they promised it would be.