Recent content by 2-part Epoxy

This issue seems like it might have much to do with the omnipresent "maturity" and "image problem" issues in videogame culture. I wonder if the people at the top of the money-chain in game production really understand that they have customers. Producers of other media do; maybe they didn't...

Have you seen Stage Beauty, Movie Bob? That was a fascinating movie. I mention it because its plot is driven by a similar "era collision," though this one takes place in the 17th Century instead of the 20th. In an age when women are banned from the stage, Kynaston is a star actor who...

Months ago, I uninstalled Spelunky from my computer; after playing it thousands of times, I decided it was to damn fun for me to handle at this point in life. Days ago, I bought the Humble Bundle and started playing The Binding of Isaac. Dammit, Edmund McMillan. Dammit, Florian Himsl. Why...

You know what I like to do? I like to mentally rearrange the letters in this show's title. With only a move I can change it to "DEED FUMP" or "EED DUMPF." I've been doing this for a while now. Try it for yourself! What are your favorite combinations?

Excellent article, Ms. DeVere!

His name is ... Nowe. His last name is ... Jose.

A human voice is to an "angelic" voice as the sound of a person saying "aaaaaaah" is to a pure sine-wave. I've often imagined supernatural voices that way: so perfect as to be creepy. I guess that's similar to the sound of GLaDOS' voice. I'm glad someone else thought so! The Old Testament...

I liked the metaphors in that last paragraph. And I thrill any time someone links me to a video from India, Hong Kong, or Thailand with words to the effect of "dude, you have got to see this." I could be wrong, but I suspect the whole idea of "gritty, grim, realistic action flick" is a...

But think of the issue from the distributors' point of view: all they're really trying to do is resurrect Anekh-sen-amun! And since rituals don't actually work, they'll probably have to fund a lot of medical research into cloning or cellular regeneration or whatever. You may claim that's bad...

I picked up a copy of Buckaroo Banzai on VHS a few years ago. I bought it in a going-out-of-business sale at a nearby video rental place. Best $1.00 I ever spent. I've since acquired a copy on DVD. In the commentary track, the director refers to the movie as a "docu-drama," and frequently...

"Senator! You have stated that you support drafting legislation? The Draft has been outlawed, and for good reason. Politicians like yourself clearly have little respect for the rights and lives of our nation's young Legislation! Hell no, we won't go!"

"Later on, I took a chance; tried to fart, and shit my pants."

Wow, cool idea. I would like to play a game like this, centered on deception and borderline-voyeurism. I would be even more impressed if such a game opened the way to counter-deception. Imagine this: around halfway through the game, you, Mr. or Ms. Invisible, are approaching the target of a...

Ugh. No. Please, don't. Forget biased reviewers & bloggers; this guy's schtick is an insult to video games. The tagline itself proclaims him "gaming's biggest douchebag," and Jim Sterling seems eager to merit the title. His arguments and ideas are ones I've heard before, but I like them so...

I had an idea like that a while ago. It was a daydream about a game in which you play a homeless beggar. The point of the game would be to collect money by panhandling around a city. Your character would start as a down-on-your-luck but otherwise healthy adult. However, the more time you...