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Saw meets Se7en: a review of Heavy Rain

Kat — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:50:00 +0000

For many years game developers have tried to create narrative driven games with multiple outcomes on a limited scale. The 1997 Blade Runner game had a possible 13 endings depending on your interactions with characters and Final Fantasy X-2’s had three alternate endings, one for perfect Read more

Final Fantasy XIII: Why moms are tough (and some stuff about the game)

Kat — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:44:51 +0000

I bought Final Fantasy XIII on tues when it was released and spent a good two hours playing it. I would have played more, but us poor gamers still gotta work. So here’s my first impressions… The FFXIII story revolves around two things – the Fal’cie and the L’cie, although I’m not Read more

The Secret of Monkey Island… It’s in New Zealand

Kat — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:47:17 +0000

I’ve discovered the Secret of Monkey Island. It’s in New Zealand. I found this sign on my recent trip there and nearly made my tour group detour to Monkey Island. They didn’t really understand my insane shouting about Monkey Island and Guybrush Threepwood but I’m sure you Read more

Co-op Pain and Gain: Left 4 Dead 2 and Borderlands Launch

Saul — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:45:05 +0000

So after what seemed an eternity of fucking around (see below), this year’s Christmas gaming bonanza has finally begun, and I’ve had a chance to play the two big-name co-op shooters of the year. Which is better? Heir to the throne of zombie-slaying game perfection, Left 4 Dead 2? Or Read more

Left4Dead 2 banned in Australia – Boycott no longer necessary…

Saul — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:15:49 +0000

I’ve sat through the ridiculous banning, modification, un-banning of games like Grand Theft Auto IV and Fallout 3, and I’ve been grumpy. I’ve written form letters of complaint, along with thousands of others, but I’ve never really got up, never really shouted at the top of my lungs Read more

Why I Want to Make Games

Saul — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:17:41 +0000

I live for stories. This doesn’t make me particularly unique – since humans stumbled into language, we have always used stories to describe and examine ourselves and the world around us. From myth and religion to the novel and cinema, we have constantly looked for new ways to describe Read more

Grey’s Anatomy: The Video Game

Kat — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:29:20 +0000

My first ever video game review. Being the total girl that I am, I picked an appropriate title. No, it’s not Resident Evil. It’s Grey’s Anatomy: The Video Game. Now for those of you who’ve tuned out at the mention of the sappiest, surgical show on TV, you’re probably not going to play Read more