Daily Archives: March 29, 2012

MLB 12 The Show: the art of fielding

Despite being currently mired in a slump with no end in sight, I’m tickled pink with this game as of late. The game’s inherent frustrations (in that it accurately models a sport where succeeding a mere three times out of … Continue reading

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Weekly Little Big Planet: my current agendum

A creepy scientist named, uh, Creepy Scientist, has experienced something called the YLoD. My sackboy naturally feels bad for the guy–who wouldn’t?–and allows himself to be miniaturized and transported into the scientist’s PS3 in order to fix it. The result, … Continue reading

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Xenoblade Chronicles: if only all RPGs fought this well

The real time combat in Final Fantasy XIII-2 is quite the cinematic spectacle, thanks to that game’s impressive production values. But as the game itself soldiers on, the spectacle wears off. Eventually combat is just a formality. Battles in Final … Continue reading

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Unity of Command: supply goes awry

Unity of Command isn’t just a cute game that’s easy to pick up. It also uses an historically relevant supply system that significantly affects gameplay. Without fresh supplies each turn, my units lose combat effectiveness. Even the lowliest Russian peasants … Continue reading

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Qt3 Games Podcast: Strangeloved

On this week’s podcast, we take film restoration technician Seth Berkowitz to task for defacing Dr. Strangelove. Then we derail into some movie talk that ranges from Citizen Kane to Chelan Simmons. In case you’re not familiar, Citizen Kane is … Continue reading

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