Category: Video Game
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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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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.
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On Your Radar: Mental Drift [UPDATED]
Tucked away in the corner of the third floor of the Seattle Convention Center, not far from Popcap’s rollicking booth, was a curious little title called “Mental Drift”, a platformer from Lo and Behold Games that incorporates its narrative into the actual gameplay by having you select various words from the protagonist’s interior monologue and using…
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Digital Digressions: Slender
It’s really only been somewhat recently that the idea of the Slender Man has really picked up traction and become somewhat of a paranormal internet phenomenon though.
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Digital Digressions: Telltale’s The Walking Dead
If you haven’t played Telltale’s excellent games based in the world of The Walking Dead and plan to, please be advised that in the following discourse we spoil a lot of important plot points starting immediately.