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This week, the five games I’ll be covering in my top fifty list include many newer games - games that didn’t exist at the end of 2007 when I last composed a top fifty list. Dark Messiah was panned in reviews because the plot was lame and predictable, [...] Read the rest of Top Fifty: 40-36 
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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 [...] Read the rest of Terrifying Enemies
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Chase sequences in games are really difficult to do well. How many can you think of? Generally they’re either of the timed sort such as in Prototype, where you’ve got to navigate obstacles and reach your target before the timer elapses, or else they’re of the untimed sort where you can wait around for as [...] Read the rest of The Five Best Videogame Chase Sequences
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Game demos aren’t generally something I’ve put much thought into. I’ve tried a game demo on occasion, but when I’ve been excited about a game, I generally haven’t made it a point to try out the demo before playing the game. I generally rely on online reviews, friends’ opinions, and metacritic scores. But as I’ve [...] Read the rest of Thoughts on the Importance of Demos
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Even if you’re not a fan of Steam like I am, they’ve got a deal this weekend too good to pass up. Four games for $9.99 - that means you’re getting some great games for $2.50 each. Read the rest of Steam Deal: 4 Great Games for $9.99
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Video game reviews are big business now. And while I really didn’t want to get into the games review business when I started Lungfishopolis, I feel a need to bring peoples’ attention to a few games which got a lot of terrible reviews, but which I found to be very good games. I’ve played all [...] Read the rest of Five Poorly Rated Games that I Enjoyed
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