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Buskalilly Farore
Posts : 14855 Points : 15033 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 33 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Fri 15 Jun 2018 - 13:32 | |
| I'll tell you what, it is well worth watching the second episode of Cool Ghosts if you haven't. Matt Lees really delves into the games we play for the sake of completion and whether we're actually enjoying them and honestly made me question what I've been doing with a lot of my life. He's one of the few games critics whose truly embracing aging with the industry and looking back at it with a more mature eye and it can be heartbreaking at times but incredibly interesting. |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
Posts : 23785 Points : 24176 Join date : 2013-01-18 Age : 34 Location : VITA Island
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Fri 15 Jun 2018 - 14:13 | |
| This is isn't something on Gintendo but elsewhere as I've started a blog on Xbox focusing on the news on the platform, this might turn into another Enter the VR but it is something I have thought about doing as doesn't seem to be the content out there for Xbox compared to PlayStation or Nintendo, my only thinking as it's not as old like the other two and had fewer systems along with series it hasn't gandered the fan-base.
Anyway it's called Guilty Spark.
Even if most aren't on Xbox still might be worth checking out for things like new releases as they're often the same or game announcements. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
Posts : 26212 Points : 25039 Join date : 2013-01-16 Age : 34 Location : Admintown
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Fri 15 Jun 2018 - 19:38 | |
| I was initially being facetious about thinking about it, but... I think I possibly like the talking about games and the community aspect of games as much as I do playing games. I wonder if that's part of it. Certainly things seem to intensify on that front around E3. |
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Buskalilly Farore
Posts : 14855 Points : 15033 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 33 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 20 Jun 2018 - 9:24 | |
| New AA case review. A bit late this week . . . can I get away with blaming the earthquake? |
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JayMoyles Galactic Nova
Posts : 15863 Points : 15029 Join date : 2013-01-21 Age : 30 Location : The Shibuya River
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 20 Jun 2018 - 15:19 | |
| You've been much more forgiving on AA5 than I expected you to be! This case is definitely up there in terms of filler cases, but it's still a bit average in my eyes with nothing to make it really stand out. Klavier turning up was cool, I suppose, but it wasn't enough to elevate the case in my eyes. |
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Buskalilly Farore
Posts : 14855 Points : 15033 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 33 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 20 Jun 2018 - 15:39 | |
| They're tight, logical and efficient. Maybe the fact that I've played so much of the series back to back has made me appreciate not having to sit through any investigation nonsense, and just getting to some courtroom drama and a fun conclusion.
If it seems I'm being too nice to AAs 4 & 5, I should clarify that although I'm enjoying them they aren't even close to the original trilogy's best bits. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
Posts : 26212 Points : 25039 Join date : 2013-01-16 Age : 34 Location : Admintown
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Thu 21 Jun 2018 - 12:18 | |
| I think that last sentence sums them up perfectly. I wasn't anywhere near as keen on Case 3 though, although it's definitely better filler than AA6-4. I am intrigued to see how you get on with the final case(s)... |
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Buskalilly Farore
Posts : 14855 Points : 15033 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 33 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sat 21 Jul 2018 - 4:00 | |
| Our dearly departed Zero Jones has written a review of Hollow Knight and I've given a kicking to an absolute shiter. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
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| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sat 21 Jul 2018 - 12:29 | |
| Ooft, harsh words! Presumably it'd still get a Drunka 10/10? I thought it was you writing that HK review as well, given the picture captions; then I realised that you'd never have been that critical of the game. |
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JayMoyles Galactic Nova
Posts : 15863 Points : 15029 Join date : 2013-01-21 Age : 30 Location : The Shibuya River
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sat 21 Jul 2018 - 13:20 | |
| Woah, pulled no punches with that game there! I must admit, I did think it looked like a far less interesting LIMBO and that seems to be not too far off the mark. |
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Buskalilly Farore
Posts : 14855 Points : 15033 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 33 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sun 22 Jul 2018 - 17:06 | |
| Definitely a Drunka 10/10, that game represents top-class parody and shithousery. |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
Posts : 23785 Points : 24176 Join date : 2013-01-18 Age : 34 Location : VITA Island
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sun 22 Jul 2018 - 17:47 | |
| I've not heard back from the peeps who sent me the code.
That and Hollow does show the differences of indies games and why the eShop shop could do with a revamp that you find HK and not Dream Alone which is taking up valuable viewing from good games. |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
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| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 15 Aug 2018 - 19:51 | |
| Seems Zero is keeping busy on Gintendo and I've just out my thoughts upon 2064: Read Only Memories which is either out this week or just come out on Switch eShop. |
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Buskalilly Farore
Posts : 14855 Points : 15033 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 33 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sat 5 Jan 2019 - 11:48 | |
| Thanks to our dearly departed Zero . . . it lives!
Why not celebrate by finishing reading my ace attorney case reviews? |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
Posts : 26212 Points : 25039 Join date : 2013-01-16 Age : 34 Location : Admintown
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Sun 6 Jan 2019 - 12:10 | |
| I went straight to the rakugo one because apparently I hate good gaming. 2/5 was generous! Boy that case has problems. Also feeds into the thing you mention in the final case about female characters, where Athena needs Blackquill to come in and save her - mollified only a little by Blackquill being the best thing about that case. Good write-up. |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
Posts : 23785 Points : 24176 Join date : 2013-01-18 Age : 34 Location : VITA Island
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 9 Jan 2019 - 15:07 | |
| I just wrote a piece which might be controversial about PS5 and how Sony can do what they want due to the first party being as in important as Nintendos
That you may disagree with massively and I don't think Nathan Drake is as big a Link, my Nan wouldn't have a clue who Drake is but Uncharted 4 did as well in terms of sales as a Breath of the Wild.
And seeing how GoW, HZD, Spider-Man have done along with others the sequels will likely do the same or better due to word of mouth etc and Sony can sell the PS5 on the back of those even if they go it's £500 enjoy it. |
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Buskalilly Farore
Posts : 14855 Points : 15033 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 33 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Tue 22 Jan 2019 - 4:24 | |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
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| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Tue 22 Jan 2019 - 10:17 | |
| - Drunkalilly wrote:
- GRIS is only okay..
As game maybe but art is subject and open to different interpretations which is I still maintain GRIS is on how it uses colour, sound design to tell a story about grief is utterly fantastic and the best thing I experienced on Switch last year. |
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Buskalilly Farore
Posts : 14855 Points : 15033 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 33 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Tue 22 Jan 2019 - 11:23 | |
| I've heard other people say they had an emotional reaction but that didn't land for me at all so I ended up looking at it more critically and seeing a lot more of the cracks. |
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The_Jaster Din
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| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Tue 22 Jan 2019 - 11:35 | |
| If it's not a good game but is a good art piece I have to ask the question why is it even on a console and not in a museum? |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
Posts : 23785 Points : 24176 Join date : 2013-01-18 Age : 34 Location : VITA Island
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Tue 22 Jan 2019 - 11:38 | |
| Because games don't just have to be games anymore they can be art as well with a game console being the way you view instead of a canvas, I thought it was fine as a game though.
Drunka brings up Journey and GRIS has way more game to it then that for instance and unfortunately if they don't land emotionally you get what likes of Andy, TSmurf think of Journey but if it does you hold it in the highest regard. |
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The_Jaster Din
Posts : 11874 Points : 11966 Join date : 2013-01-15 Age : 39 Location : Underground Corpse Pile.
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Tue 22 Jan 2019 - 13:14 | |
| Yup I wasn't saying games can't be art just that in this instance and from what I've read about GRIS that it might have been better delivering it another way. I also feel there's a little upsurge of indie games that are doing these sort of projects because they are popular and that's never a good thing to do when creating a piece of art. |
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masofdas The Next Aonuma
Posts : 23785 Points : 24176 Join date : 2013-01-18 Age : 34 Location : VITA Island
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Tue 22 Jan 2019 - 13:27 | |
| I don't know if doing it another way would have the same impact on how you're directly in control of GRIS and how the visuals & sound design come together. It might have worked as a animated short possibly but personally I want to see things like GRIS on a console alongside "video games" such as Super Mario Odyssey like how I want to see Avengers Endgame alongside Shape of Water.
I think you're right we will get more games that are trying to be art for the sake of it, like how you get Oscar bate films with some landing and some not. |
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Buskalilly Farore
Posts : 14855 Points : 15033 Join date : 2013-02-25 Age : 33 Location : Nagano
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 30 Jan 2019 - 12:52 | |
| I've finished the mainline AA games but Case Review lives! |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
Posts : 26212 Points : 25039 Join date : 2013-01-16 Age : 34 Location : Admintown
| Subject: Re: GNamer Major Writes Site Wed 30 Jan 2019 - 19:33 | |
| It's tremendous to see Hotel Dusk having a spotlight shone on it, because that game was belting and never got the sort of publicity it deserved. While it was very much a product of this time in some ways, I can't help thinking that a game like it, in an era where Obra Dinn is getting a bunch of exposure, could have got broader reach if released today. |
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