Nibiru: Age of Secrets Review

Will we survive the arrival of Nibiru?

House of the Dead 4

So the other day I was browsing the PSN store to see if there was anything interesting. I found House of the Dead 4, which I had no idea anyone was even making. Since it was cheap, and I enjoyed playing HoD3 in the arcade, I figured why the hell not, so I bought it.

Dear Esther

CAUTION: HERE THERE BE SPOILERS!

A lone man. A deserted island. The story of one terrible night, slowly driving you mad. These are the things that make up Dear Esther.

Atmosphere and story are the driving forces of this experience. In fact, I'd say that they are nearly the only things in this game at all. I don't know what I expected when I picked up Dear Esther, but I know that it wasn't what I got.

Finally!

So about two months ago, I got a brand new TV. About a month ago, it broke. Completely out of the blue. No visible damage, no power surges, nothing. I promptly spent the following month being dicked around by Sony's customer service department. They were terrible.

First, they wouldn't even talk to me without my MAILING them a copy of my receipt. Seriously? Who uses the mail these days? Haven't they ever heard of email? I guess that would probably mean they'd have to replace it sooner, though, wouldn't it?

And we're back!

I just got back from a much needed weekend hanging out with several of my college friends. It put me a little behind my planned schedule for my posts, but I really needed the mental health benefits.

So here's a run-down of my planned upcoming posts: I'm going to have a text review of "Dear Esther" done this week. I have it mostly finished, but I feel that to do the game justice, I should really play through it again. Warning: this one will contain significant spoilers, because there really isn't any other way to talk about it.

A Film Interlude

So I just finished watching this really terrible thing called "This is Not a Movie." I would totally disagree with the title by pointing out that it does, in fact, meet all of the criteria of a movie, but I just don't care enough.

Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time

Oh MAN! I FINALLY BEAT THIS GAME! I originally bought this game as part of the Journeyman Project Trilogy pack somewhere around 12 years ago. I was breezing right through it until I had to enter the temple in Shangri-La. That's when EVERYTHING went bad. I do mean everything. The game crashed, freezing my computer utterly and forcing me to do a manual reset to get it to turn off. Oh, and this happened EVERY TIME I got to that part of the level.

Saints Row 3

Well, normally I'm going to be talking about how much I hate a game, so this is going to be the rare exception where I don't. I won't say this game is perfect, but I have spent a lot of the time I'm playing it laughing out loud, which I find to be really rare with games these days. I haven't played any of the other Saints Row games, so I can't comment on changes from the earlier entries, but this game makes GTA look like a sedate walk in the park compared to its balls to the wall insanity. Someone tell me, is it worth going back and playing the other two, or should I just stick with this one?

Nibiru Review

This is a review that's particularly close to my heart. My friends and I had a lot of fun playing this game, simply because it was so bad. It's something I just have to share with everyone, and it's on its way. The biggest problem is my lack of time. I'm filming the live footage, but I'm not sure when I'll be done with it. It'll probably be done in a week or two, depending on how difficult the editing is. Check back often for updated news.

XIII Review

Here's my first review ever. At the time of this posting, it's about a month old. Enjoy!

First post!

Thanks for visiting! My plan with this blog is to share some games that I feel are particularly deserving of scorn.
"But Creodahn," you're probably saying, "aren't there a TON of other reviewers that do that?"
The short answer is... well, yes. But that doesn't mean that my 20 years of gaming experience don't count for something. Also, I've found that I enjoy working on this stuff, even though I'm probably going to play it like these reviews will be the death of me.
My hope is that I can have some fun, make some people laugh, and maybe contribute something new to the video game reviewing world. Check back often, because I'm going to try to post something as often as I can. And if you like what you see, please tell your friends.