July 2011
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Short Pondering on Video Game Classification
You’d figure writing would be the last thing I would do when I’m at work with a migraine and waiting for my Old World Blues review to go live. Nope, not with me. While setting a few things up for the morning in the hotel, I had a thought cross my Advil-craving cranium. “Am I really doing anyone any justice by simply calling something an FPS or an RPG?”
The reason it...
More Catching Up: The Five Weaknesses of...
Once upon a time, many many months ago, I was not happy with what I was hearing about the movie Predators. To be truthful, the main reason that I felt so strongly about many of the things I was hearing about the film prior to release was because I was being a goofy fanboy about the franchise. I think the original Predator is truly the last great monster movie that film really has had (Cloverfield...
Thoughts on - LA Noire
Being someone who has not had any time whatsoever to catch up with the new releases and big junk of the summer, I finally found myself a week where I could rent a new-ish game and talk about it. Now, I know one site I write for already reviewed L.A. Noire, but I also know that there are those out there that trust my professional insight over others. So, for those who wanted someone with the...
GameJournos Off-Topic: thecynicscorner: “Most are... →
thecynicscorner:
“Most are loath to acknowledge this, but generally speaking, video-game writing is terrible. It’s taken the medium 40-plus years to reach the illustrious heights of the daytime soap opera. While the tech adheres closely to Moore’s Law, the storytelling is stuck in a…
Okay, for some odd reason Tumblr is being an ass about letting me reblog this, so apologies in advance,...
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“Most are loath to acknowledge this, but generally speaking, video-game writing...”
– Derp Quotes: Jason Lomberg of Bitmob
First off, the fact that I said “Bitmob” should already key you in to what I’m about to say. Second, do you know that one part in Tenacious D’s “The Metal” where Jack Black goes “Hahaha, they failed!” That’s...
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Random Thoughts from Micah C, part whatever
One thing I’ve noticed over the past couple months is that I’ve gained quite a few new followers to my little blog here. It’s nice to see, for certain. In fact, part of what I like about Tumblr is that it’s really, really easy to get feedback from people who read what I write. Then again, I wouldn’t say that I’m ridiculously hard to get a hold of. So, a couple...
Five ways to improve E3 coverage
As has been noticed, I’m not currently writing anything for Blistered Thumbs for the moment, mostly just because I’ve been busy with the hotel and don’t have internet at home for the moment. Also, you’re actually going to see me in more places than BT in the future, simply because I think that this is a good time in my life to freelance a bit, and focus more on working with...
