“I suppose we could say that the two games are equally fun, and that there’s room in this world for both, but FUCK THAT. History needs to know which is best, so I’m going to award victory who whichever game’s … Keep reading
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Penny Arcade/PvP D&D Podcasts: One Paragraph Review
Long story short: Gabe and Tycho, the guys who make Penny Arcade and Scott, who makes PvP, are playing a game of Dungeons and Dragons being run by Chris Perkins from the R&D section at Wizards of the Coast (who … Keep reading
Zoe is Two Years Old
Dear Zoe, You are two years old, and it is absolutely crazy how much you have changed and grown lately. You’ve recently started going to Co-Op daycare, started jumping and doing somersaults, become fascinated with reading and writing, and singing … Keep reading
Left 4 Dead: One Paragraph Review
Left 4 Dead is a cooperative shooter. You play one of four survivors fighting hoards of “infected.” There are four stories, each with five chapters, detailing the survivors escaping from a variety of zombie-movie standards, such as fighting through a … Keep reading
Fable 2: One Paragraph Review
While I enjoyed Fable 1, I never finished it. Like many of Lionhead’s games, it fell victim to the overhyping of Peter Molyneux. So when Fable 2 was announced, I watched the reviews carefully before buying. In the end, I … Keep reading
Fallout 3 and Gears 2 Review Followups
I made the mistake of reviewing both Fallout 3 and Gears of War 2 before I had finished them. I tend to play pretty slowly, and I was afraid that if I waited until I beat the games, then the … Keep reading
Gears of War 2: One Paragraph Review
If you liked Gears 1, you’ll like this one. It’s more of the same, with slightly better graphics. One thing I liked is that there’s a little more color. The world is still mostly brown and gray, but as they … Keep reading
Fallout 3 First Impressions
I’ve only played for a few hours, and I’ve only made it a few hundred feet outside the Vault so far, but what I’ve seen, I like very much. The character creation system is clever, starting you out as a … Keep reading
How About We Pay You?
“We have a saying at Blizzard when something looks like too much work. How about we pay you? You can work on it, and every two weeks we’ll cut you a check.” – Jay Wilson, Diablo III Lead Designer
Milo's Game
Milo and his parents are visiting us this week, so I thought I’d post this video of a game Milo was playing with Dave at the park a few weeks ago. Milo would pick up a handful of bark chips, … Keep reading
Mass Effect: One Paragraph Review
I was just looking through my draft posts and noticed that I never actually posted my One Paragraph Review for Mass Effect. And that’s sad, because I absolutely loved the game. In fact, the reason I didn’t post the review … Keep reading
Striking Fear into the Hearts of Programmers
“In every project there is always one file that strikes fear into the hearts of all programmers everywhere. These files are usually full of code that could render a battle-hardy coder to complete gibbering tears within seconds and that is … Keep reading
The Best Part of Couch Multiplayer
“The best part about ‘couch multiplayer’ is no pre-pubescent jackasses screaming racial slurs into a headset. If anybody on a couch gets out of line, restoring order is only a punch away.” – Patrick Alexander in You’re Doing it Wrong
Grand Theft Auto IV: One Paragraph Review
In a nutshell, GTA4 keeps everything good about the previous games, while dramatically improving most of the annoyances. The driving is slightly more challenging — if only because it’s actually difficult to drive at a reasonable speed that won’t result … Keep reading
Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack: One Paragraph Review
Staying home sick from work and puking my guts out earlier in the day is apparently no excuse for canceling Halo night, especially not when it happens to be the day the Legendary Map Pack gets released. So last night … Keep reading
Zoe is Eleven Months Old
Hey Zoe, So much happened this month that it really feels like you’re trying to make up for lost time after being sick all through December. This month you’ve started playing several new games, you’re working towards talking and cruising, … Keep reading
Space Kitty
Zach and Miles made a neat flash game called Space Kitty that combines my love of space-physics simulation and kitties! Jump from planet to planet, slingshot yourself around the gravity wells, and bring adorable kitties home from inhospitable asteroids!
Half-Life 2 Episode 1: One Paragraph Review
I was going to write a review, but instead I’m going to quote from an email Miles sent me, because he puts it better than I ever could: “It cracks me up how schizophrenic it is between apocalyptic horror and … Keep reading
Portal: One Paragraph Review
Portal is absolutely good. The only criticism I have is that it’s really short. That said, in the commentary track, the developers mention that they’re just starting to explore this type of game, so it seems likely that we’ll see … Keep reading
Halo 3: One Paragraph Review
The promise we got was that Halo 2 would be “a lot like Halo 1, only it’s Halo 1 on fire, going 130 miles per hour through a hospital zone, being chased by helicopters and ninjas… And the ninjas are … Keep reading
Bioshock: One Paragraph Review
Years ago, Miles described to me a game that he wanted to make where your character avoided combat in favor of setting elaborate traps for your enemies. Bioshock is that game. Yes, it’s a shooter, and you can grab your … Keep reading
Xbox 360 Repairs – Part Three
My 360 came home yesterday. Inside the package was the console, a 1-month Xbox Live Gold membership card, and a letter explaining that to accelerate my repair, they had sent me a different console. I forget the exact wording now, … Keep reading
Xbox 360 Repairs – Part Two
My 360 is on the way home to me! I got the box to ship it to Microsoft on the 16th, and they received it on the 18th, and then today I got this email: Dear Scott Vandehey, Xbox Customer … Keep reading
Halo 3 Achievements
A few weeks back, you may have seen that the Halo 3 Achievements were leaked. If you’re like me, you gave that list a quick look, and saw that it was a nice mix of single and multiplayer challenges, and … Keep reading
Xbox 360 Repairs – Part One
Yesterday my xbox 360 died. Kinda funny that it happened just a day after Microsoft announces that they’re extending the warranties, but it doesn’t really apply to me, since they only extended the warranty for one specific error (three red … Keep reading