Friday, February 13, 2015

Why Wolfenstein New Order Missed its Mark

God, please why? Why did they fuck up on such a franchise? Now I was one of those who played Castle Wolfenstein on the Apple II, and yes, I am that old. That was the first game to have a sampled voice over and we learn to dish out German phrases after spending hours on it. We kicked Nazi ass even before all of those fuckers who reviewed this game were even born. Fast forward to the new era. For me, I had a pretty good time playing with Wolfenstein...

Saturday, February 7, 2015

FC3 Blood Dragon Goes Retro

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon was a DLC game for the Xbox 360 and PS3 but is it any good. To be fair, it's not really a full blown game which you may like if you enjoyed FC3. So let me explain. FC3 Blood Dragon is a weird mix of retro gaming on a current console. Though designed entirely to fit HD TV screens, the first thing you realise is that the cut scenes are all done in 1990s style PS2 sequences. Not a bad thing but the retro story telling...