I have never owned any PlayStation or Xbox consoles. I have owned multiple Nintendo consoles and I mooched off of my brother’s souped up PC in early middle school, but as far as consoles go, I have only ever known people who have them. I’ve never felt the sweet embrace of an Xbox home screen … Continue reading I’m Just A Consumer And Life Is A Nightmare
In our podcast about our favorite video games I mentioned that Mass Effect was mine (although I did cheat and act as though all three were a single entity) and while that is not such an oddity in itself I do sometimes feel alone on my island of "I like Mass Effect's Ending". While that … Continue reading I Like The End Of Mass Effect 3
On episode four of the Cinnamon Post Brunch Club, the three friends discuss the wonderfully wacky world of morality systems in video games, spend far too much time talking about Ken Levine's pride and joy, and break down the legal ramifications of allowing every person a single Kid Murder. Games discussed: Fable 3, Fallout 76, … Continue reading CPBC #4 – Morality Systems
I like when games try to tackle thorny, complicated real world issues. When their ambition succeeds, games can drop you into conflicts over war, ethics, greed or historical political or religious conflict and let you see how you’d behave. And even when those issues take back seat and become more of a wallpaper to a … Continue reading Approaching sensitive themes in games
I almost escaped Three Fourths Home without crying. I played through the main story and enjoyed it well enough and thought, “yeah, I think I got my money’s worth.” Then I played the epilogue. And then it destroyed me. Three Fourths Home is a simple game - the Walking Simulator of all walking simulators. You’re … Continue reading Three Fourths Home is Four Fourths Emotional
On episode three of the Cinnamon Post Brunch Club, the three friends discuss what really qualifies as a game, and accidentally discover their new favorite party activity. Games discussed: Gone Home, The Stanley Parable, Façade, The Witness, The Beginner's Guide, What Remains of Edith Finch, Pong, Oxenfree, Proteus, House Party, Distance, Portal 2 The CPBC … Continue reading CPBC #3 – Walking Simulators
I'm lazy when it comes to purchasing games. Sometimes it takes a lot of encouragement to buy new stuff, even if I know it's gonna be precisely my scene. Here are some games that have been sitting on my list for various lengths of time, for a variety of reasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iofYDsA2yqg #1 - Celeste Everyone … Continue reading 10 Games I Really Wanna Play On Switch But Haven’t Yet For One Reason Or Another
The year is 2005. I'm 10. It’s a hot summer day and I’m inside a dark bedroom playing Alien Hominid for the Gamecube with my friend. After a bit of arguing, we’ve finally reached an agreement: He and I will play through the main adventure mode until we both lose all of our lives. Then, … Continue reading Loving level editors
On episode two of the Cinnamon Post Brunch Club, the three friends discuss what makes their favorite games their favorite, and even find a way to tie in GamerGate. Joy! Games discussed: Warcraft 3, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, SSX Tricky, Super Mario World, World of Warcraft, Stardew … Continue reading CPBC #2 – Our Favorite Games
Hey do you want to know something embarrassing? I have played to date: Five Hundred and Ninety One hours of GemCraft- Chasing Shadows. I have no defense for my actions however I would like to offer to the court of common decency an explanation if I may: "IT'S GOOD KUSH" OK thats not everything I … Continue reading How To Ingest As Much Stimuli In A Single Sitting As Possible: Tower Defense Games
