Review – Portal (PC)

Friday, January 16th, 2009

The Short Version Platform: PC One Word: Clever Two Words: Amusing Writing Worth It: Yes (conditionally) Scale: terrible | poor | fair | good | great The Long Version “Android Hell is a real place, and you will be sent there at the first sign of defiance.” So says GLaDOS, the psychopathic AI construct who [...]

My Year in Video Games

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Well, another year has passed. 2008 was a busy year for me (and largely a good one!) — I took a new full-time job, I got engaged, I went on my first cruise, I visited Switzerland, I moved to Brooklyn, I redesigned cDebris,  I adopted another cat, I helped plan my wedding, I got married, [...]

Review – Fallout 3 (PC)

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

The Short Version Platform: PC One Word: Apocalyptic Two Words: Incredible Depth Worth It: Yes Scale: terrible | poor | fair | good | great The Long Version Fallout 3‘s the first game I’ve given a “great” to on this site, a rating I don’t expect to use often because, frankly, it’s thrown around far [...]

Too Many Games!

Monday, November 10th, 2008

My god, I hate the Christmas season from a video-gaming standpoint. This isn’t 1999, when I was single and my “social life” was going to Outback Steak House with a bunch of other GameSpy nerds before coming back to play video games for the next five hours. Uh … you know what? Frankly, I’m glad [...]

On Portal and Being a Stubborn Jackass

Friday, September 5th, 2008

I have a shocking confession to make, or at least … shocking to people who play video games, which I suspect is the vast majority of this site’s small audience: I have yet to play Portal. I know, I know … many people consider it to be 2007′s Game of the Year and it’s received [...]

Review – The Darkness (Xbox 360)

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The Short Version Platform: Xbox 360 One Word: Grim Two Words: Gleefully Brutal Worth It: Yes Scale: terrible | poor | fair | good | great The Long Version So, if my fiancée Charlotte was a little skeeved out by collecting hobo meat in the Penny Arcade Game, you can imagine how thrilled she was [...]

The Eight Least Compelling Games of E3

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

I’ve written an editorial for Crispy Gamer that went up today. Here’s an excerpt: Ah, yes … E3. The gigantic hype machine has been toned down compared to its heyday, to be sure, but it’s still a major industry event designed to get gamers salivating over the latest and greatest offerings from developers, publishers and [...]