Gaming

My game-related posts. They include game reviews, initial impressions and random musings about videogames. Most of these were imported from my Xanga blog. (work in progress)

Diary of a Gamer

Originally titled Diary of a Returning Gamer, these are post-college ramblings as a returning gamer. Imported from my Xanga blog. I'm phasing out the word "returning" as I've been gaming nonstop (in a sense) since then.

• Diary of a Returning Gamer #1 - First one. Getting back into gaming, especially Pump It Up.
• Diary of a Returning Gamer #2 - Strategy guides, achievement system, Final Fantasy in High School.
• Diary of a Returning Gamer #3 - Slacking on Brutal Legend, Latest Pump It Up installment.
• Diary of a Returning Gamer #4 - Juggling multiple games.
• Diary of a Returning Gamer #5 - Back into gaming mode. More Pump It Up talk.
• Diary of a Returning Gamer #6 - Gaming OCD kicking in...
• Diary of a Returning Gamer #7 - Initial Limbo and Portal reviews. Full review of Dink Smallwood.
• Diary of a Returning Gamer #8 - 8 month gap. Recap of games that need completing.
• Diary of a Returning Gamer #9 - Dickholes, TWD: The Game and ACIII - TKW DLC Reviews.
• Diary of a Gamer #10 - Trade-in and reservation, E3 hoopla and a bunch of complete games.
• The Problem with Gaming... - Too many games.
• A Gaming Year in Review: 2014

Reviews

2015

• Batman: Arkham Asylum - Best superhero videogame ever.
• Assassin Turned Templar - Assassin's Creed Rogue review.
• A Bunch of Games I Completed - Some left over games I haven't written about.

2014

• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale - PlayStation's crossover fighting game.
• inFAMOUS 2 - Cole's second adventure in the deep south.
• Fez - A 2D platformer with a 3D twist.
• Proteus - A New Journey - I didn't think I'd like this exploration game. I was wrong.
• Ni No Kuni and Coping with Depression - I was planning on writing a game review for Ni No Kuni, but this IGN article perfectly sums what I feel about this game.
• TL;DR Game Review (Feb - Apr '14) - Review of Dyad, Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut, Castle of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse, Hitman: Absolution and Wizorb.
• Winter Gaming Review (Dec '13 - Mar '14) - Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag - Freedom Cry, Remember Me, Tomb Raider (2013)
• Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons - A must play game of 2013.
• Also Finished Final Fantasy XIII-2, Too - Started playing late December 2013. Can't wait for the third game.
• Finally Finished Final Fantasy XIII - Started playing in 2010. Went and started the game up last month and beat it.

2013

• Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her - Assassin's Creed 4: Blag Flag review.
• The Journey, Beyond Two Souls - My Journey and Beyond: Two Souls review. It's nice how it comes together like that.
• PS3 Disc-Based Games Review (Summer 2013) - List of PS3 games I completed in the summer. (Brutal Legend, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, The Walking Dead: 300 Days, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune)
• PSN Games Review (Summer 2013) - Noteworthy PlayStation Network games I've played from June to July 2013. (Machinarium, flOw, Flower, Datura)
• SHAAAAAUUUN!!! (A Heavy Rain Review) - My long awaited review for the game.
• Tekken Revolution - ... Or is it Tekkenville?
• L.A. Noire - Full review of the game. 100% Completion.
• ReRave - Fun arcade rhythm-based game ported on iTunes for iDevices (iPad, iPhone, etc)
• Assassin's Creed Series... So Far - A full summary of the Assassin's Creed series' main storyline.

2011

• Nier - An underrated mish-mash of RPG genres with a wonderful story and awesome soundtrack.
• The Sims Social - My only Facebook game review so far. Graphic-intensive Flash game.
• inFAMOUS - Superhero or villain game on a huge virtual world in sandbox-style fashion
• God of War III - The conclusion to the God of War storyline... or is it?
• Killzone 3 - Short review on Sony's 3rd trump card in the first-person shooter market.

2010

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - The saga continues. Short review.
• The Road to Dante's Inferno - A 3rd-person action-adventure game (à la God of War) based on the Divine Comedy.

First Look and Impressions

2011

• Final Fantasy III DS First Impressions - 3D remake of the original Final Fantasy III. Not Final Fantasy VI.

2010

• Final Fantasy XIII First Impressions - A very pretty game. Maps are very linear.
• Nier and Far - Initial impression of Nier. Underrated Non-Final Fantasy RPG from Square-Enix.
• Brutal Legend ROCKS!! - Initial impression of Brutal Legend halfway through the game.

Miscellaneous

Other gaming related topics.

2013

• Videogame Secrets - Post Secret for videogames.

2011

• Death of a Game Franchise - Taking a look at the Final Fantasy series.
• "It's Been A While" List Post
• A Paradigm Shift - My shift in game-centric hobbies from creator to user.
• Gaming 5 to 12 years old - the first games I've played as a kid.
• What The Sims Social™ Taught Me
• My WALL-E Game Sequel - Was meant for an online game making contest. Used RPG Maker 2003.
• How I Started Playing Games Moderately - Tell all. Money scheme not included.

2010

• Farmville for Dummies - Building placement is serious business.
• Types of Gamers 2010 Edition - A list I compiled over a few years starting in 2004
• Final Fantasy Parodies - compilation of Final Fantasy parodies I found online.