Author Archives: Tom Auxier
Review: Cthulhu Saves the World
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56fG6fFqubA&fs=1&hl=en_US] There aren’t enough games made about Cthulhu. Point of fact. Ancient, eldritch alien evils of insanity are, frankly, a lot better than grandstanding idiots, various varieties of demons, and the lord Jesus Christ. This is empirical fact. And hell,
Review: Cthulhu Saves the World
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56fG6fFqubA&fs=1&hl=en_US] There aren’t enough games made about Cthulhu. Point of fact. Ancient, eldritch alien evils of insanity are, frankly, a lot better than grandstanding idiots, various varieties of demons, and the lord Jesus Christ. This is empirical fact. And hell,
Hyperdimension Neptunia is what the fuck?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgDXJfJIk3U&fs=1&hl=en_US] Okay, I know I said I’m going to stop caring about new games, and I make no illusions that this is not the first time I have made excuses to post about new games, but I’m making an exception
Hyperdimension Neptunia is what the fuck?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgDXJfJIk3U&fs=1&hl=en_US] Okay, I know I said I’m going to stop caring about new games, and I make no illusions that this is not the first time I have made excuses to post about new games, but I’m making an exception
Amnesia a good memory for Frictional
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loSzpvq73FY&fs=1&hl=en_US] I love indies, especially indies who put out super high quality, retail type experiences, but I can’t play horror games. This has made me something of a cheerleader for Frictional Games, whose Amnesia: The Dark Descent was, by many
Amnesia a good memory for Frictional
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loSzpvq73FY&fs=1&hl=en_US] I love indies, especially indies who put out super high quality, retail type experiences, but I can’t play horror games. This has made me something of a cheerleader for Frictional Games, whose Amnesia: The Dark Descent was, by many
X-Men Destiny detailed
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa-agk0fLxY&fs=1&hl=en_US] It shouldn’t be a secret that I love the X-Men. X-Men Legends was one of my favorite games, and I’ve been keeping people abreast of X-Men Destiny since it was announced. Yes, this is nominally because it is being
X-Men Destiny detailed
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa-agk0fLxY&fs=1&hl=en_US] It shouldn’t be a secret that I love the X-Men. X-Men Legends was one of my favorite games, and I’ve been keeping people abreast of X-Men Destiny since it was announced. Yes, this is nominally because it is being
The Great Sucking Sound
That noise you hear? That is the wind being violently ripped from the 3DS’ sails. It sounds a lot like three to five hour battery life, which, supposedly, is only when the backlight is turned down. We in the trade
The Great Sucking Sound
That noise you hear? That is the wind being violently ripped from the 3DS’ sails. It sounds a lot like three to five hour battery life, which, supposedly, is only when the backlight is turned down. We in the trade
Reasons we should care about Skyrim
(Picture taken, for reference, from http://snowskadi.deviantart.com/art/. Because it’s a brilliant picture. Moving right along…) Just days after I complained about massive waves of hype about new games, we get information about Skyrim in exactly the way games information should come:
Reasons we should care about Skyrim
(Picture taken, for reference, from http://snowskadi.deviantart.com/art/. Because it’s a brilliant picture. Moving right along…) Just days after I complained about massive waves of hype about new games, we get information about Skyrim in exactly the way games information should come:
The Missing
For a game with the sheer girth of Baldur’s Gate 2, I remember a lot of things that happened. I remember the battles, too numerous to count. I especially remember the ones with Mind Flayers, the ones where party members
The Missing
For a game with the sheer girth of Baldur’s Gate 2, I remember a lot of things that happened. I remember the battles, too numerous to count. I especially remember the ones with Mind Flayers, the ones where party members
Free Money*!
The most popular gaming centric event is E3, and that is a shame. It’s a shame because we’ve reached a point where hype is more synonymous with gaming than the full games themselves. The problem is the full frontal assault
Free Money*!
The most popular gaming centric event is E3, and that is a shame. It’s a shame because we’ve reached a point where hype is more synonymous with gaming than the full games themselves. The problem is the full frontal assault
Game of the Year?
*Sometime after dusk. We are playing Baldur’s Gate 2, a classic of video games, eating a piece of Christmas Cake* Shadowy Figures (coming out of the shadows in the doorway): We need a game of the year choice. Me: Oh,
Game of the Year?
*Sometime after dusk. We are playing Baldur’s Gate 2, a classic of video games, eating a piece of Christmas Cake* Shadowy Figures (coming out of the shadows in the doorway): We need a game of the year choice. Me: Oh,
Catherine has gameplay!
The internet is a funny place. Andriasang has reported that there is in fact gameplay in Catherine, and everyone there seems to be pretty okay about it. The rest of the internet, though, seems to be taking this as some
Catherine has gameplay!
The internet is a funny place. Andriasang has reported that there is in fact gameplay in Catherine, and everyone there seems to be pretty okay about it. The rest of the internet, though, seems to be taking this as some