Category: READ
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Review – Monster Hunter (2020)
First of all, I can recognize this movie is trashy; the writing is bad, the set-up for the story is lame, the characters are pretty stupid and the pacing is really, REALLY strange. So, I kind of loved this movie…
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How I Rate Every Love Death + Robots (Season 1) Episode [Series Review]
Below are my thoughts on every episode in Season 1 of Love Death + Robots as categorized into three parts: Bad, Good and Great.
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“Game” or “Not A Game”? Discussion Continues….
There have on more than one occasion in the last year or two been some awkward moments between friends and I when talking about certain games. Not to beat around the bush: while many people praise games such as Gone Home and TellTale’s The Walking Dead for being excellent examples of how narrative and story […]
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REVIEW: Maleficent
Sleeping Beauty has long been a revered and iconic staple in the classic Disney library for many people. Although at the time of its creation in 1959 it was cited as a box office failure, the story of Princess Aurora has gained popularity as one of the crowd favorites from classic Disney. While I may not be so excitable about the idea of a Sleeping Beauty remake, I’ve always had a fondness for the story’s villain, Maleficent. She was the embodiment of what I grew up perceiving to be the traits every villain should have; she was unforgiving, cruel, cunning and could turn into a damn dragon! So… what about a movie all about her?
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Year In Review: Paul’s Top Ten Video Games of 2013
It’s that time of year again. A time for giving, receiving, remembrance and, most importantly, a time to reflect on all the wonderful (and shitty) games of the past 12 months and put them in an arbitrary list to somehow pit them against each other in a competition of significance so you, the person reading […]
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Why “Gone Home” is an Experience Worth Having
You may already be well-aware of this, but on August 15th, 2013 a curious little game came out on Steam called Gone Home. Immediately a flurry of positive reviews started popping up left and right and as of this writing two days after the fact the game boasts a 90 on the ever-controversial Metacritic and […]
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Escaping Into Games: An Outlet For Anxiety & Depression
Written by Emily Kay (Guest Contributor) of The Games Diary “Just let me finish this” is what I would usually chime when I’m finally being notified to the real world. It’s hard to pull away – and the thing I’m trying to finish could be anything from a full level, to a quick side mission […]
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Year In Review: Paul’s Top Ten Video Games of 2012
The last year has been quite the ride for video games. We saw some of the best and worst of the industry, the steady decline of quality Triple-A titles and the rise of indie games to fill the void. I played a lot of games I’ve enjoyed this year and, after debating for a good […]
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What is… KRUNCH?
Remember those maze games that require precision to move a small object you control to the goal? Take that, add the Super Meat Boy sensibilities of “EVERYTHING WILL KILL YOU” and mix in the stress of a room’s walls closing in on you. The end product is a neat little indie game called KRUNCH, a game by […]
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Digital Digressions: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Nathan: So two weeks, 107 hours of Skyrim. That game is pretty sweet.