I’m not going to lie. It’s damn hard to choose only ten games to gush about this year. A lot of great games have been released in these past twelve months and a large handful were able to rock my eyeballs to their very cores. I’ve had a lot of time immersing myself into many unique game worlds and my experiences all feel like winners. Instead of throwing an immature fit about life being unfair (because it is), I’ll follow [...]
When asked about this topic, I immediately drew a cold sweat followed by violent shivers. These shivers eventually faded, and I was able to begin trying to calculate which games would make the list. I’ve never actually sat down and made a list like this before, and while I may seem horribly unqualified, you will still sit here and read it anyway to find out what my inner child deemed worthy of my top games of 2011. Without further adieu, [...]
The definitive games of the year, but only one can win. The Nominees Bastion – Small teams aren’t supposed to be able to provide thought-provoking, polished game experiences. Bastion will be impossible to forget for action RPG fans while other gamers found themselves engrossed by the incredible story narration and beautiful visuals of a world on the edge of destruction. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – The bar has been set quite high for Zelda games, and as Skyward [...]
Of the games that are on obvious sequel release schedules or the ones that came out of nowhere to titillate our fantasies of living out these scenarios, these are the games that stood high above the rest. The Nominees Gears of War 3 – There was a lot riding on this installment of the Gears trilogy by Epic Games. Not only did we get some closure on a lot of loose ends, but we got to see more of our favorite characters [...]
Before they head to the digital voting booths, Justin, Cole, Ethan, Justin, and Josh expand on their own definitions of Game of the Year. They also throw out a few last minute considerations of game’s that haven’t been stealing recent headlines. Send in your questions to simon@horriblenight.com or @TheHorribleShow Show Notes Cast: Justin L, Cole, Ethan, Justin G, Josh Guide: 1:08 – Intro 9:56 – Game Industry Shout Outs 21:55 – On the Spot 29:44 – Game of the Year [...]
Indie games stole the scene a bit towards the end of the week after game announcements and patches reminded us we had other games to finish. Ludum Dare was back and it brought us a crop of games in less than 48 hours, that is if you have time for these games after the best Humble Bundle yet. The Horrible Show went live this week as we tried to select our game of the year categories while trying to get [...]
Meanwhile… we’ve actually been playing games. Each week we recap our recent gaming experiences and tell you what we’re looking forward to, so you can use your time more wisely than we have. The games have finally stopped coming out, that means the only thing in our way of adding to our backlog are game deals. We should be in the clear until the holidays finish up. Ethan (Wizardtrain187) Validating it as good for both charity and the indie scene, I [...]
You can’t pick Games of the Year if you can’t categorize them correctly. Justin, Cole, Ethan, and Josh went live to brainstorm category ideas with each other and the Horrible Night community. Who will win Best Obscure Category? Send in your questions to simon@horriblenight.com or @TheHorribleShow This show was recorded live on Twitch.tv. Live podcasts are featured on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. We apologize for any audio issues, but this will improve over future live episodes. You can [...]
The monthly visit to our now playing list reveals that Justin, Ethan, Josh, and Brandon may not have planned out their 2011 game schedule too well. Beyond Skyrim and Modern Warfare 3 there are still a lot of great contenders out there yet to be played. Send in your questions to simon@horriblenight.com or @TheHorribleShow Show Notes Cast: Justin L, Ethan, Josh, Brandon Guide: 00:48 – Intro 02:17 – Game Industry Shout-Outs 14:58 – On the Spot Question 19:48 – What [...]
Dear Gods of Gaming, Let’s get the fine print out of the way: I’m writing this from inside of a Faraday cage and, seeing how it’s winter, I’ll be spending most of my time inside of grounded buildings. I don’t live in a flood plain (so floods are out), I don’t live in a trailer park (tornados) and we’ve had several hard frosts (there go rains of frogs and plagues of locusts). There are no active volcanoes within 2,000 miles and [...]
