Growing up sucks. Well, not entirely. It has its benefits, but I think we all tend to look back at the so-called “simpler times” with fondness, and wish that just for a day, we could revisit them. Before this becomes an emo-tastic commentary on my life as a whole, let’s move on to the point [...]
I have never really been one to judge a game solely on graphics. I, like many of my fine peers here, still play older games with graphical styles that are well out of date. Good storytelling and character development are things I look for in a game. For example, Red Dead Revolver is still one [...]
Today, the British Board of Film Classification was stripped of its jurisdiction over video games. The United Kingdom’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport has decided to turn over the duties of rating video games in the Empire to PEGI (Pan-European Game Information), a ratings board focused solely on video games that serves most of [...]
Produced 2009.06.14 The Summer of IX Feature concludes its second week with a discussion of Disc 2. A round-up of post-E3 dribblings helps to balance the podcast with a hearty helping of Beer and NASCAR. Oh, the excitement! What would Oliver’s mom say?
Lusipurr.com continues the Summer of IX Feature by moving on to Final Fantasy IX Disc 3! This week’s discussion focuses on the party arrangement and character development up to and through Disc 3. Do you feel that Final Fantasy IX‘s storyline develops in a coherent and interesting way? Is it too obvious, or too complex? [...]
There used to be a period in gaming history when gamers were rewarded for their diligence. Gamers were rewarded for exploring every little nook, gap, and pebble within the RPG environment. Items were plentiful. In FFIX, for example, there are a plethora of hidden items within many of the cities just waiting for the curious [...]
Shock and horror! Yes it’s true, that title reads correctly; there are actually negative things I can say about Final Fantasy IX. I thought that because my comments on the weekly feature posts and anytime I’m on the podcast will be overwhelmingly positive, I would counter my legitimate praise with some legitimate criticism. A few [...]
I did not play any videogames today. It’s my favorite pastime, and yet somehow I couldn’t bring myself to pick up a controller and play… anything. At all. What’s worse is that I actually have these days fairly often, and sometimes these days stretch into entire weeks. What’s especially strange is that when this happens, [...]
Sucker Punch, best known for the Sly Cooper series, gives PlayStation 3 owners a treat with the recent release of inFAMOUS. inFAMOUS places the player in the role of Cole, a bike messenger in Empire City, who gains electricity-based powers after being duped into delivering a mysterious bomb that kills everyone in its path except [...]
As Xbox 360 owners struggle to put up with systems that are falling apart, a new obstacle has been placed in front of them. Yesterday, Microsoft told Joystiq that they are no longer sending boxes out to people wishing to send off broken Xbox 360 consoles, although they are still paying for shipping of said [...]