I took an online survey recently about what kind of gamer I am. Turns out I’m a survivor/collector. I do remember specifically being asked a question about which of a number of options I’d most enjoy doing in a game and selecting “Fleeing from a terrifying enemy”. I totally admit to being a fan of [...]

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I’ve made no secret of the fact that Dragon Age: Origins is the best game I’ve played in years, due primarily to the writing. The storyline and the characters are absolutely stellar. But as good a job as Bioware did with the game, I can’t claim to have loved everything they’ve done. Let’s take a [...]

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With the huge number of games that were released over the 2009 holiday season and the 2009 games that were pushed into early 2010, I’ve got a to-play list that’s just way too long. I’m currently spending a good bit of time replaying Trine on very hard difficulty, working towards those last few trophies. If [...]

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One of the oldest game genres is the platformer, so named because you play a character that jumps to and from suspended platforms. Contra, Bionic Commando, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Super Mario Brothers all fall into this category.
I should make it clear here that I never got into Super Mario World or Mario 64, largely [...]

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For me, 2009 was like eating at a good buffet: chock full of tasty selections, comfort food and some guilty pleasures you just can’t resist. Let’s see what was on the menu for this year!
Appetizers
Trine - Although this is a very meaty dish for a downloadable game, it was still over with a little too [...]

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I’m gonna rock this category style because that’s just how I roll.
Best Game That Ended Up Being Heroically Awesome
Batman: Arkham Asylum - if you had told me at the beginning of the year that a relatively unknown developer would end up making the best superhero video game ever and that said game would feature the [...]

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2009 is over, and this week in Lungfishopolis, we’ll be talking about which games were our favorites this past year. Today, I’ll be starting by talking about my own favorites.
It’s a tough call, but I’d probably have to say that my favorite game of 2009 is Dragon Age: Origins. The game’s difficulty has certainly been a struggle at [...]

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This one is about a year old now, but I saw it again recently and had to share. I’m a big fan of Lore Sjoberg.

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Wikipedia defines survival horror as a game genre in which odds are stacked against the player so as to de-emphasize direct combat, and instead encourage the player to avoid enemies. This is generally done by limiting resources such as ammunition and healing items, and by making the player’s avatar relatively weak, as opposed to other [...]

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Greg, I’m right there with you when it comes to the deluge of good games this year. And while I’m currently playing Modern Warfare 2, I still have a long list of stuff I hope to play before I die of old age. I didn’t manage to get an even 20 but hey, thems the [...]

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