This time we need to get our sneak on.
Also, I hope you all are having a merry Christmas – except for Kid X-Mas. That guy’s a dick.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 15 – Stealth Level
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 14 – Big Stompy Robot
This time we get to fight a big stompy robot!
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 13 – Yet Another Sewer Level
This time we make our way through the game’s second sewer level.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 12 – Bar Fight
This time we return to Tommy’s bar, only to get caught in another fight.
Let’s Play – Remember Me : Part 11 – “ProTip: Do Not Play With Cat On Shoulder”
The Remember Me Let’s Play continues, with proof why you shouldn’t play video games with a cat on your shoulder.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 10 – …Paved With Good Intentions
This time we continue to make our way through the slums.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Parts 8 & 9
So, I forgot to post part 8 of my Let’s Play of Remember Me yesterday, so I’m going to make up for that today.
And now here’s part 9.
The Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 22
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 7 – The Heist
This time we get to the actual data-steal.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 6 – Fanboy
In part 6 we get to meet Nilin’s biggest fan.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 5 – Check Your Privilege
This time we get to see how the other 1% lives.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 4 – Re-mix!
Today we get to check out Remember Me’s memory re-mix system.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 3 – S-Pressin Yourself
In this episode, we get our first look at one of the S-Pressins.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 2 – Combat Tutorials
Well, we learned about the core of the game’s setting last time. Now let’s learn how to fight.
Let’s Play: Remember Me – Part 1 – Jailbreak
This week I’m starting a Let’s Play of Remember Me, a 2013 title from Capcom with some Transhumanist Cyberpunk themes.
Thoughts from my re-watch of Akira
Akira (film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I’m re-watching Akira again, for the first time after having seen the first part of Megazone 23. It’s interesting to compare Megazone 23 Part 1 and Akira. Both came out within 3 years of each other – Megazone 23 in 1985, the year I was born, and Akira in 1988. Both have similar leads – biker punks who get in over their heads with sinister government conspiracies. Both series have hawkish military figures who overthrow the elected government in a coup, and both figures are certainly antagonists. However, it’s interesting to see how in Megazone 23, the military figures are clearly evil, while in Akira, the Colonel’s actions are given a stronger justification.
This is kind of a spoiler for Megazone 23, so don’t read further if you’re worried about having the story spoiled:
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A long awaited update
I’ve been swamped with schoolwork lately, but I do want to give this quick update: I have a fanzine up on eFanzines.com, which you can read here.
This is a quarterly fanzine, so the next issue should come out in January.
Narrative Uncanny Valley
Merry Christmas. Today I’m talking about how the metaphor of the uncanny valley can be applied to narrative and gameplay in video games.
Leigh Alexander’s review that inspired this whole train of thought: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/200648/Opinion_The_tragedy_of_Grand_Theft_Auto_V.php
Prisoners of Gravity Review
This week I’m taking a look at the Canadian Science Fiction newsmagzine series Prisoners of Gravity.
Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 21
This time we’re covering the strategy guide issue for Super Mario Bros 3.
Book Review – James Blish & Star Trek
This week I’m reviewing a whole slew of books at once, with a look at James Blish’s collected adaptations of Star Trek episodes.
Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 20
This episode we’re hitting Nintendo Power #11, with an unfortunately mediocre lineup, in spite of the cover.
Games Reviewed:
- Silent Service
- Pinbot
- 720
- A Boy and his Blob
- Wrath of the Black Manta
- Astynax
- Nemesis
Related articles
- Retro Thursday: The Nintendo Power Line (timesunion.com)
- Nintendo Power Glove documentary in the works (polygon.com)
- Geek Life: Remembering the Power, Nintendo Power (ngeeklife.wordpress.com)
- There’s a Nintendo Power Glove Documentary Coming (Yes, It Has a Wizard Reference) (wired.com)
Let’s Play – Halo 4
Recently, on my YouTube channel, I completed a Halo 4 let’s play. I’m posting the whole playlist here for your convenience and viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Book Review – Redshirts
My latest review is up, as I give my thoughts on John Scalzi’s Hugo Award nominated book, “Redshirts
The short version – it wasn’t my cup of tea.