Obligatory GOTY Poll
It’s that time of year again. Many contenders but only one champion. Who should be crowned Game of the Year? Vote and let your voice be heard! [polldaddy poll=1235646]
Archive for December, 2008
A Challenger Appears
Hi readers, I just wanted to put up a note here to let you know that I can finally post to the blog. Now you will be able to read my well-conceived, carefully researched, pointed, and thoughtful articles about video games. Of course, you are free to tell me that my posts are time-wasting ramblings; [...]
The Ugly Truth
…is that E.G. is more based on console gaming than PC. This doesn’t mean we dislike PC gaming but rather prefer the other competing medium. I would like to know what our readers and listeners think. Peep the poll below… [polldaddy poll=1233479]
Top Ten Gaming Moments
I broke a rule that I thought I would never break. Among the many things that annoy me, top-whatever lists are way up top. If you ever go on Digg, half of what is Dugg aren’t really substantive articles but meaningless lists. I wanted to do my own list but meaningful, at least to me, [...]
Fall of Japanese Gaming Development
I wanted to do a snazzy title like I always do; however, I figured that this title was quick and straight to the point. Japanese Game Development is essentially crippled. Let’s take a trip on memory lane to a simpler time, more commonly known as the 80’s. I believe that it was 1983 when Nintendo [...]
Existential Gamer Analysis: Sonic Unleashed
It’s a question without an answer. It is the question that has been haunting a generation. No, it is not the question of life and existence. Nor is it the inquiry of whether the chicken came before the egg or vice versa. The question of ages is this: why do people still play Sonic games? [...]
Existential Gamer Review: Mirror's Edge
I was pondering the idea of combining and Existential Gamer Analysis and an Existential Gamer Review to save time. The resulting amalgam would be renamed as Existential Gamer AnalReview. Upon further thought, I don’t think the name would work so well. As a result, I decided to do a review of Mirror’s Edge but with [...]
Existential Gamer Review: Fallout 3
I confess that I am not a PC gamer. In fact, I have always held a small amount of disdain for that sector of gaming and its fervent followers. Why? Maybe it’s because of how odd it feels for me to play a game without a standard controller. Maybe it’s because it seemed to have [...]
