Archive for February, 2008

You’re on my “tough-nut-to-crack” list.

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

BREAKING: I was wrong about Final Fantasy VIII; it’s actually pretty rad. More to come!

HINT: If you pick “I’ll lie…I must…live…” you get to see Squall talk about flowers! Who needs Moombas? Seriously, this dungeon is not that hard.

Pirating Rather Than Grading

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

I guess I’ve been thinking a lot about casual games lately, first because they’re turning my favorite book-turned-movie into one (I’m worried), and second because when you need to grade papers, write a thesis, and find a job, it is usually a good idea to pretend to be a constantly evolving orb. I don’t think […]

Yo PS

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

What happened to the Geek On Stun guy? Can I pay him to post more? Lia?

Secret Ops: Love Division

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

I really love the mental image of some guy rushing the stage at GDC to get unreleased game content, if only because I think it proves a very salient point: Nerds want what they want real bad. To unweave a story from my Gossamer Skein of Personal Thoughts: When I read that Commodore 64 games […]

An Incorrect Review of “Professor Layton,” By Professor Layton

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

I don’t think I’ve ever felt as though a video game this benign-looking has actively trolled me before.

If you’re wondering whether you should drop $30 on Professor Layton, I should warn you that the question you should really be pondering is, “Do I like shitty magicians and hanging out with old aunts.” Layton is […]