Opinion by Matt S. It’s happened again. “Easy modes” have once again become the discourse of the week, with Psychonauts 2 kicking off the discussion this time around. And, as usual, it’s an absolutely terrible discussion. Having not talked about difficulty on this channel yet, here’s my video on the…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Putting aside the ongoing accusations of sexual harassment within the many Ubisoft towers across the globe (that in itself really should be the main subject of discussion with regards to Ubisoft, but I’m not close enough to sources to be the one to do it), yesterday…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. I am so grateful that Lindsay, our resident news boss, has provided these daily wraps of the biggest bits of E3 news each day. Today, for the first time since E3 kicked off this year, I went looking for news and information, and I was so…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. So one of the more interesting things to become a trend from this year’s E3 came out of nowhere; not one, but TWO companies announced physical-only game releases. You will not be able to buy and download them, ever. The only way to get a copy…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Ratchet & Clank has landed, and we’ve seen the usual response to anyone that hasn’t written a review that is “positive enough;” more than a few comments there are anything but accepting of the review and opinion. None of that is new, of course (and it…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Square Enix announced a bevvy of new Dragon Quest remakes and new projects today. Most of them are good, exciting announcements, suggesting that the series might be hitting a new purple patch. Rather than summarise them all, I’ll just link you to the various Gematsu stories,…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. It often feels like it’s impossible to talk about video games without ending up talking about their price, as though the capitalism is related to the quality of the artwork. I would argue that they’re independent of one another, and while the cost of games is…
Read MoreOpinion by Harvard L. It’s hard to state the significance of Essays on Empathy (reviewed here) without at least mentioning the significance of Game Jams. More than half of the games in this collection were originally created for Ludum Dare, or other time-restrictive challenges. In a Game Jam, participants are…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. One of the few big blockbusters that I have cared about in recent decades is about to get a long-awaited remaster. Yes, I am talking about the Mass Effect trilogy. Putting aside Andromeda, which was a horrible step in the wrong direction, this series of space…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. From the release of Resident Evil Village, the big debate about game length versus value has jumped up. Again. This is so exhausting. I realised that I haven’t actually done a video on game length to this point – I’ve written articles, sure, but no video.…
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