I’ve always wanted to love Tomb Raider. When I bought my PlayStation, I stocked up on the first three adventures of Miss Lara Croft and her tomb stories. However, I never found myself hooked or willing to overcome the control hurdles I faced amidst the temptation of exploring. It wasn’t until Legend that I completed a Tomb Raider game, but it felt like the opposite of what I wanted from the series. I’m proud to say that Lara Croft and I [...]
When I was given the option to choose the crew that’d be accompanying me on my trip through Organ Trail: Director’s Cut, it was only natural that I’d bring along the bros from Horrible Night. Most of them seem to have cool, travel worthy skills and besides that, we could talk about video games on our trip from Washington DC to the west coast. While we ended up making it safely (with everyone still alive), I discovered very quickly that [...]
A little over a year ago, Double Fine changed the way the video game industry looked at Kickstarter and crowdfunding in general. The result of this experiment was the dramatically successful $3 million+ funding of the creation of a new adventure game by Double Fine and a documentary of the process behind the scenes. Backers have had access to intimate 8 episodes of footage since the project started, but formal announcements about the game had been minimal. During the Double [...]
The team the brought us Earthworm Jim and The Neverhood is getting back together to create a new point-and-click adventure game, creator Doug TenNapel announced on Facebook. The game will feature his unique style of clay and puppet animations. Doug went into some detail on why the new game cannot his EWJ or Neverhood characters: “I want to note that EA is not being bad in protecting their property, and they have no obligation to make an iPHone port or [...]
I really wish I could clear my head when approaching Castlevania games, but I do have a bit of history with the series. Thankfully, I was able to put aside my initial issues with Lords of Shadow and enjoy a great new take on a Castlevania adventure. However, now MercurySteam is taking on the 2D Castlevania games and I had no idea what that would mean for the series. Admittedly, as great as they are, the 2D Castlevania games of [...]
People seem to have the strangest fascination with non-human things having the ability to talk: cars, smartphones, Tom and Jerry. (Looking back, Tom and Jerry talking might have been one of the worst events in my childhood history and I didn’t even know it.) In the case of The Cave, seven unique archetypes approach a talking cave (only three enter) in the hopes of finding what they most desire. An adventurer seeks treasure, a hillbilly seeks love, a time-traveler seeks [...]
Assassin’s Creed will go down as one of the defining franchises of this generation. Assassin’s Creed III brings us the fifth entry to the series, and the fourth in the last four years. From the start, I’ve seen enormous promise in Assassin’s Creed which has left me equal parts enamored and frustrated. After feeling completely drained by Altair’s adventure, but rebounding to incredible pay offs with Ezio’s brotherhood, I had no idea if AC3 would fall or fly. Whether or [...]
A game seldom comes along which strikes a chord deeper than just being entertained. The Walking Dead by Telltale Games delivers on a one-of-a-kind experience by reaching into your personal morality and advocates a new level of interactive storytelling. Episodic games are some of the more difficult games to master, and this holds especially true when it comes to the material of The Walking Dead. In order to be successful, The Walking Dead needed to provide a rich experience in which you felt a [...]
While horror games have seen an indie revival in recent years, the major publishers continue to shy away from the genre. Justin, Josh, and Ethan investigate and discuss their personal favorite frights and spooky failures. The Horrible Show – Join the editorial staff of HorribleNight.com as they discuss a variety of entertainment-focused video game topics. This show was recorded live on Twitch.tv/HorribleNight. Live podcasts are featured monthly. View the archived video. Show Notes Cast: Justin L, Josh, Ethan Guide: 00:25 [...]
This may end up being one of the more difficult editions of Cheap and Dirty Gamer. A part of that is due to the soreness in my glutes after a triumphant return to physical fitness and the other because Home confused me a bit. I’m not talking about the confusion that comes from a poorly scripted story, more like the confusion that comes from movies like Inception. I appreciate when creators of intellectual property allow me to interpret what I’ve just experienced [...]
