Recent content by AFnord

A bible, and not the magical kind found in Castlevania Symphony of the night, just a bog standard bible.

No, it does not make the games better, it makes them more accessible. Better for the masses, possibly, and worse for us who are willing to (and even wants to) spend some time learning the ins and outs of the games system. One of the most rewarding games that I've played in recent years was...

Penumbra was good from a horror point of view, it almost managed to make me want to turn off the game a few times. Amnesia was better, in fact it stands as the scariest game that I've ever played. The early part of Call of Cthulhu: Dark corners of the earth (sewers in particular) were also...

While this is technically speaking true, the developers dumbed it down due to the way console games are made. Not saying that System Shock 2 was an incredibly deep game either, but it was, from a gameplay point of view, deeper. System shock 1 was even deeper (from a gameplay point of view).

I think a large portion of it was that it tickled the hobby philosophical nerve in many players. The story is neither particularly deep or intelligent (though it is deeper and more intelligent than that of most other FPSs), yet the game was very good at making the player feel smart for...

Actually it was not so much the process of blowing into the cartridge as re-inserting it that helped (you might have inserted it in such a way that it helped connect better). And by blowing into it, you are lowering your chance of actually being able to play that game in a few years.

Did you know that: Blowing into a game is not recommended, at all. Moisture causes corrosion, and by blowing into your cartridge, you are actually setting it up for future problems. Instead, clean your games properly.

Ultima 7

Do you remember when games had cutting edge 8 bit graphics, and junk games sold well because of this? Do you remember when analogue joysticks were a thing of the past and D-pads was the thing of the future? Do you remember when polygones was a selling argument? Do you remember mouse C:\ cd...

No, I don't. TV was never good, people just had lower standards when they were younger. Do you remember when add banners could not be animated due to bandwidth constraints? Do you remember when the cool kids had a grey brick in their pockets (or more commonly backpack)? Do you remember...

Let's see, we have Wasteland. Dated graphics, but very very solid gameplay. Spend an hour with it, and the graphics will no longer bother you, and your life will be enriched. If you liked wasteland, then you are in luck, because it got a sequel: Fountain of Dreams. This game is not as...