So I recently downloaded the long-developed "I Am Alive" a game that has been in development purgatory for several years. The game centres on an nameless - though not voiceless - protagonist who is searching for his family after an enigmatic "Event" brought the World (presumably, the extent of the damage is not clear) to its knees ( Read more... )

One of the things I love most about 'Red Dead Redemption' is how enjoyable it is just to take part in the game's natural ecosystem. Just going about your daily life as a cowboy in the game is often rewarding in and of itself, simply because of the level of immersion possible.

I think the main reason, though, is the environments. Sometimes I will ( Read more... )

It's funny that we sometimes avoid hassle with a different form of hassle ( Read more... )

So I recently rented the first season of the HBO dramedy "Bored to Death" and liked it quite a bit ( Read more... )

I recently bought "Dead Rising 2: Off the Record" and felt like writing a bit about it, but didn't want to do a full review so this is what you get ( Read more... )

Seen the movie now. Gotta say, while I enjoyed it very much, I didn't LOVE it. Perhaps I felt that there were a few too many overly predictable clichés in it... Like Zoe Saldana's character being angry at Jake, but then forgives him after he proves his worth with some ridiculous gesture, and the "oh god everyone is dying montage" followed by the " ( Read more... )

I've had a recent epiphany about adaptations, in that, sometimes it's good to change things. I mean changing the adaptation doesn't take away from the original (usually) and it's nice to see alternate takes on the same source. For example I thought I' Robot was a great film despite being alost totally unrelated to the book ( Read more... )

Having recently begun watching "Gurren Lagann" I've decided to write about why I think "Code Geass" is such a good animé. See the main character of "Gurren Lagann" is Simon (pronounced Shimon) is a young boy who is unwillingly thrust into a new world of conflict and strife from his safe life beneath the surface. As a result he has a lot of ( Read more... )

Recently I started watching "Death Note" again, but this time, with my parents. Now, my parents are generally tolerant of what they probably consider somewhat childish behaviour (by which I mean collecting figures, watching animé etc.) but haven't really been that accepting of animé stuff that I'm into. So recently I steeled myself and thought " ( Read more... )

So the long awaited "Batman: Arkham Asylum" demo is finally here. It's the first Batman game to be based on the comic mythos since the goddawful "Dark Tomorrow" and rides in on the wave of hype left in the wake of that Batman movie last year, I can't remember the name of it. There was this guy in it who seemed concerned about people being serious. ( Read more... )