tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64500973579376609082012-02-16T22:37:12.651-05:00Humor, Games, Music, Movies, and Everything ElseLiam Fradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090514220895744258noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450097357937660908.post-24505301939932652882011-08-10T19:19:00.000-04:002011-08-10T19:19:26.855-04:00

I've decided it might be worth it to get up off my lazy ass and get working on actually talking about gaming again.  So without further ado, here's what I think my plans are going to be for the next month or so: Games to Review: King Arthur's Gold Terraria Dead Space 2 Crysis 2 Section 8 Prejudice Earth Defence Force:  Insect Armageddon Groove Coaster Ace of Spades Minecraft As usual, I know

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As far as I can tell, I'm not dead, the same goes for my colleagues. I have been gaming, that much can be said, but it lacks the same quirkiness of indie titles when I say I'm playing Killzone 3 and Team Fortress 2. Anyways, one of the more exciting bits of information I can present is that this space will be host to my book launch, so if you have questions by all means feel free to leave a

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A big thanks to Oppressive Sound System Releases for their awesomeness.

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It’s been a little while since my last update, but I have been writing a novel and various other things.  I’ve been rocking out in the literary way as well as playing around with Black Ops and the latest Goldeneye.  Expect a few more updates in the coming days.  Frictional, developers of the ever amazing Amnesia and Penumbra, granted me the ability to conduct an interview.  The actual interview

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Many self-described "rock-n-fuckin'-roll enthusiasts" curse the day rock artists discovered the synthesizer. Hell, some are still convinced that Rush's 80s material was all a bad hairspray-induced nightmare. However, some would go on to embrace this sound and gain a few fans along the way.Zombi is a progressive electronic/space rock/prog rock band originating in Pittsburgh circa early 2000s. The

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Giant Robots, Sign Me Up! As an ardent child at heart, I still retain some fondness for certain elements of my childhood.  These vary from ninjas, samurai, Batman, and bitching guitar solos to the whole grail for my gaming career as a child.  Of course, I’m talking about giant robots.  Now, I won’t claim I’m some anime slurping nerd, I’m more of a comic book fella.  But I’ve always had a certain

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Two weeks ago, I posted my impressions of an indie game by the name of Rogue Survivor, a roguelike taking place during the zombie apocalypse.  Graciously, the one man behind the whole title agreed to an interview, and I jumped on the occasion to ask some questions.  Without further ado, here we go: Me:  When going through the conceptual design of Rogue Survivor, what inspirations and influences

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Rogue Survivor caught my attention by pure chance.  I love roguelikes, anyone who knows me will testify to that fact.  There’s just something satisfying about wandering around in these giant arenas, plundering loot, and the waves of death you’ll be facing down.  Rogue Survivor plays off the thought of the ever popular zombie apocalypse and does it magnificently.  The survivor AI is probably the

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I picked up Nation Red yesterday thanks to the magic of Steam’s latest sale.  For a paltry $4 I got a game that’s high on challenge, even if it’s lacking a little in content.  There isn’t anything more satisfying than blowing away tons of zombies with an AA-12 while weaving in and out of them.  One of the most satisfying bits about Nation Red is that it tries way too hard to be metal, and the

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Gamers love Bioshock if Metacritic is to believe.  The eerie atmosphere, the phenomenal writing, and the crushing isolation make for a compelling game.  System Shock 2 did the same thing, and did it to masterful effect years earlier.  You awaken in the Von Braun, after a brief tutorial, and you’re plunged straight into the hell awaiting you.  While, the game itself is dated, the overall design

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A Trip Into Some Snowy Hell Cursed Mountain is a survival horror title that didn’t get a whole lot of press.  Released for the Wii and PC, Cursed Mountain follows protagonist Daniel on his trek through the Himalayas in the 1980s to find his brother, who went missing on a climb of treacherous means.  Cursed Mountain isn’t by any means what we’d call a great survival horror game, but it takes a

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I don't think anyone is quite prepared for what Lightning Bolt has to bring on their first listen. The guys look tame enough; two pale, skinny white boys named Brian from Rhode Island who cite avant garde composers should be fairly harmless, right? My incorrect preemptive judging of the band only furthered the positive impression they gave me.Chippendale is perhaps the perfect embodiment of

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Fatal Frame, or Project Zero for you filthy diehards, is one of those rare series in horror that maintains a great consistency in terms of atmosphere, scares, and overwhelming dread.  I’d dabbled over the years with games like The Crimson Butterfly, but usually my rental time would be up and I would be forced to go get something else.  I dunno why, seeing as how my library has always had at least

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A Look At EA’s Hyped Horror Game I suppose I came to Dead Space about two years too late.  After a 2008 release to critical success, the survival horror game from EA’s Redwood studio apparently set some high marks.  Now, after having played it to completion I can say that’s it’s decent, but not quite the horror fueled nightmare I was expecting.  The simple fact that our hero Isaac is quite

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Well, thankfully Windows offers a desktop solution for my needs.  I’ve consolidated down my workspace to just my browser and a few other desktop based applications instead of choking my computer down with tons and tons of tabs in Google Chrome. My co-authors should be posting soon, so hopefully warm welcomes are in order.  Thanks again to my readers currently.  For a site that started just last

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I can't help but feel that the mainstream horror film producers of today have become completely oblivious to what is considered "scary". Envelope-pushing gore, mediocre remakes, and supernatural happenings tend to be all the rage nowadays, something that, while I enjoy, has left me feeling a bit disenfranchised due to the borderline plagiarism that seemingly occurs through the repetition of

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I'll be getting some co-authors today I do believe.  They'll be bringing in the hot fire with his tastes in music and the like. Eventually we'll be something that's a little more than just a blog that focuses on my decidedly awful tastes.  Alright, back to work for a few hours.

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If you're a gamer, you've no doubt heard of Silent Hill.  Konami's franchise is probably the keyword to most horror gamers these days.  Killer soundtracks, freaky villains, and a twisted setting have made the franchise rather memorable.  I've been sloughing through the second game thanks to the holiday that's impending and would like to just take today to take a look back on Resident Evil's far

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Have you ever played a really badass iPhone game?  I mean like the type you just sort of go wow at.  If not, you really need to check out Super Mega Worm.  Super Mega Worm is quite possibly the candidate for game of the year.  You jump around as a giant death worm and you crush and eviscerate all the pathetic humans in your wormy path.  Bonus points go to the decidedly retro design.  Anyways, I

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I've been playing a lot of the original Resident Evil as of late, mostly to get myself prepared for the Halloween season.  Despite the absolutely atrocious voice acting, it's sort of creepy still, the dated visuals not withstanding.  I still get transported back to the days of my youth when this game was released.  My father booted it up to see what all the fuss was about, and then we were

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You gotta really wonder about a fella that would name helm such an unsightly title.  But that's really the beauty of my life, you have to take a lot of wonder in the absurd and laugh things off.  It's like watching a clown get hit by a car, tragic until the nose goes honk-honk and then you're falling over laughing.  To put it plainly, this is my outlet to say nasty words and try to tell jokes

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