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Monday, March 12th, 2012
Catherine is one of the most conflicted games I’ve ever played. On one hand it’s an in depth character led story of love and adultery with smatterings of the supernatural and horror, and on the other hand it’s a block shifting puzzle game. It’s odd as it works on both levels despite there being almost no crossover between them until closer to the end. A very adult game – and I mean in the mature sense, not the dirty sense – this isn’t one for the kids, but rather for a player seeking a genuinely grown up and rewarding experience.
The game follows the tale of Vincent, a man who feels pressured and put upon by his girlfriend Katherine (note the K) as she wants to move their relationship further on and talks to him about marriage and children. Frightened by this he ends up cheating on her with the titular Catherine who is every part the opposite of Katherine; blonde, carefree and up for fun as Katherine as dark haired, stern and always concerned with the future. Continue Reading…
Tags: Atlus, Catherine, Katherine, PS3, xbox 360
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
I gave up on PC gaming long ago. I used to take great joy in building my own rig, but as time went on I lost track somewhere down the line of the advancements in PC technology and moved all my gaming over to the XBox 360. I replaced by aging gaming rig with a good spec for the time laptop, but now that’s creaking a bit and stands zero chance of playing any AAA titles coming out nowadays. Lucky I’ve got the console then, isn’t it. But along comes OnLive with a whole new way to play games. Continue Reading…
Tags: Cloud, future, impressive, new techology, OnLive, Space Marince, streaming
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Friday, June 17th, 2011
Since Microsoft released motion sensing peripheral Kinect for Xbox 360 it has come under a fair bit of scrutiny as not having enough to interest the ‘hardcore’ gamer. E3 has shown a lot of new ways of interacting with games, but the first ‘proper’ game for Kinect has arrived right now in the form of Child of Eden, and I can safely say it’s a gem. Continue Reading…
Tags: Child of Eden, Kinect, Q-Entertainment, Tetsuya Mizuguchi
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
Telltale Games are back in the toy box with the latest in the Lego series, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. As the title suggests, the game moves outside of the movies and into the realms of the Clone Wars TV show following episodes from the first couple of seasons. If you’ve ever played a Lego game before then you’ll instantly be at home here, but there are a few added extras that continue to improve the Lego series. Continue Reading…
Tags: Clone Wars, Lego, review, Star Wars, xbox 360
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Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Digital content is big business. Since the current generation of consoles became Internet connected all the creators are out for more of your money via downloadable content, in game micro-transactions and full game digital downloads. But Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have adopted different methods. Microsoft and Nintendo adopted virtual currency while Sony went for real cash value, but is either method better? Continue Reading…
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Thursday, March 10th, 2011
The Dragon Age Tome
I noticed today that alongside the release of Dragon Age 2 on 11th March the official guide to the game is also released. While not a new practice, it did make me wonder what sort of person buys a guide on day one? To me a game should be a challenge. OK, so I don’t want to be stuck and give in, but I also actually want to complete it of my own volition. Continue Reading…
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
I was lucky enough to get an invite to a Nintendo preview event for their forthcoming handheld, the 3DS. Hosted in a gallery in the heart of Glasgow, the event took the lucky few through the ages of Nintendo via a little pantomime and on to the prized item itself – a proper hands on preview of their shiny new console Continue Reading…
Tags: 3D, 3DS, Nintendo, Preview
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Hullo all
Today I decided to just open the editor and start to write a blog. I figure it to be a blog in the proper sense of the word as opposed to the themed articles that exist so far. I’m going to try to knock up my gaming thoughts and results for the last few weeks into words and just see where it goes from there. So sorry for the waffle 
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Tags: Enslaved, Fallout, Lithium007, Rock Band
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Thursday, October 14th, 2010
Achievement [uh-cheev-muh nt]
–noun
something accomplished, esp. by superior ability, special effort, great courage, etc.; a great or heroic deed: his remarkable achievements in art
My name is Paul, and I am an Achievement addict. The glorious little ping the Xbox makes is an always welcome sign that I haven’t wasted away on a couch bleary eyed till 2am, but have in fact successfully navigated a challenge and have been suitably rewarded for my actions. I smile and interrupt my game playing to check what huge boost I just added to my gamer score
Tags: Achievement, BioShock 2, Force Unleashed, gamerscore, humour, Red Dead Redemption
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
A new trend is appearing among developers at the moment and for once they all agree on something. They’re not making any money from pre-owned sales
When you trade in your old titles, where do you think the money goes? Entirely to the store, that’s who. Whereas for you and I picking up a premium title at a budget price is a fine bargain, publishers are a bit miffed that you didn’t spend a potential £49.99 RRP on it. Over the last few weeks EA, Ubisoft and now THQ have announced ‘pay to play’ methods to ensure that there’s a little bit of money channelled back in from second hand sales Continue Reading…
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Catherine is one of the most conflicted games I’ve ever played. On one hand it’s an in depth character led story of love and adultery with smatterings of the supernatural and horror, and on the other hand it’s a block shifting puzzle game. It’s odd as it works on both levels despite there being almost no crossover between them until closer to the end. A very adult game – and I mean in the mature sense, not the dirty sense – this isn’t one for the kids, but rather for a player seeking a genuinely grown up and rewarding experience.
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