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That's Not My Name
Hello everyone! I hope everyone’s had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and that you’ve all been well since the last blog I posted. I’ve been quite busy lately, and I haven’t been able to blog as much...
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Digi Bros. Intermission: Quest 64
With new episodes of Dark Souls under our belts, we figured we should broaden our horizons and play new games. We decided to play an N64-era RPG called Quest 64 and disaster ensues. Bottom line: It...
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Fight For The Top 50 – Papers, Please
Choice in video games is often a black or white construct around being good or bad. Thankfully, Papers, Please is a title that explores the grey void where such simplistic labels do not apply. Even...
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Paints A Pretty Picture
When I was a young lad, I used to play a little game called The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past with my father and brother. I'd say this was my first video gaming experience, and what sparked my...
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Rune Factory Developer Neverland Ceasing Operations
In a bit of bad news this morning for fans of the Rune Factory series, developer Neverland has announced via its website. The series, which is a more fantastical take on the Harvest Moon franchise, has...
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Top 50 Challenge – Splinter Cell: Blacklist
I’ve always enjoyed this series’ slow and calculated gameplay, and thought Ubisoft’s reinvention of this formula in Splinter Cell: Conviction was fantastic. After reading Ben Reeves’ Blacklist review,...
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Friday Links: Take A Load Off
Current status: parked on the couch in front of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and manohman life is good this morning.Hope you are all having a wonderful holiday!---Call of Duty: Black Friday...
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Top 50 Challenge – Saints Row IV
When Saints Row was first released by THQ back in 2005, I thought it was a shameless Grand Theft Auto III ripoff intent on riding the coattails of Rockstar's open world masterpiece. As the years went...
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Video Game Double Shot: Pokémon Y and A Link Between Worlds
Instead of doing two separate reviews, I'm condensing my thoughts on two games into one blog, hence the name DOUBLE SHOT. This time, since it's Thanksgiving week, I'll be doing a couple of 3DS games,...
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Top 50 Challenge – Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
I love to play platformers, but it's fair to say many series have shifted from their old-school base. Even as a Ratchet and Clank fan, I've seen a series that once was only about adventuring tap into...
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Free Game Of The Moment: The Last Door
A man stands in a disheveled attic, littered with old furniture and a painting of a woman. He picks up a long rope, pulls a chair beneath a beam, ties the rope to the beam, creates a noose and ends his...
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Top 50 Challenge – Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch
As a fan of both JRPGs like the Final Fantasy series and Studio Ghibli’s work, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch seemed like a no brainer for me. Yet when the game came out earlier this year it...
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Top 50 Challenge – The Swapper
Environmental, story-driven puzzle games are very high on my favorite genres list. For me, games like Braid, Limbo, and Portal represent the apex of brilliant game design, offering experiences that are...
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Moments: Stepping Into The Outlands
Standing on the safe side of the dark portal, I prepare myself for the outlands. World of Warcraft’s first expansion, The Burning Crusade, offers flying mounts, player-versus-player arenas, and an...
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Top 50 Challenge – Shin Megami Tensei IV
An exceptional RPG strikes the perfect balance between story and mechanics. Players should be engaged by the characters and events, but also by the combat and the systems under the hood. Ideally, a...
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The Secret Behind Shadow Of Mordor's Rhythmic Combat
Few game studios have a dedicated composer working within their walls. Senior composer Nathan Grigg has worked alongside director of audio Brian Pamintuan at Monolith Productions for over a decade and...
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Top 50 Challenge – Device 6
For hundreds of years we've been reading printed words off paper pages and imagining the stories they tell. Device 6 preys on that convention, betraying your expectations, and delivering an engrossing...
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Call of Duty: Ghosts Review
Since 2007, when I first saw glimpses of Call of Duty 4 at E3, I knew this series would be something special. All through high school and into my college career my group of friends and myself would...
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What I'd Like To See From Persona 5
Persona 5 won't be out until next year, and even then only in Japan. To stave off a current bout of crushing boredom, and continue being active here on GIO, I'm going to share what I'd like to see from...
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Top 50 Challenge – Metro: Last Light
Learn more about the Game Informer Fight For the Top 50 Challenge 2013I accepted Jeff Marchiafava's challenge to play Metro: Last Light, a game he decided to champion for our year-end Top 50 list. I...
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