Recent content by DarkKaz

Seconding the MP7. A slot 3 perk called Intuition that brings up an onscreen indicator whenever an enemy within a certain (reasonable) distance has their sights on you. Doesn't tell you from where, though. Remove Martyrdom just because I hate hate hate grenades. No problems with the existing...

Uhh... is it just me or has Jack actually calmed down a bit recently? Everyone seems to be saying "OH THAT JACK UP TO HIS OLD CRAZY ANTICS WHEN WILL HE GET A CLUE" but while I wouldn't go as far as to call GTA4 a "murder simulator", you can kill plenty of innocent bystanders and police officers...

Really disappointing... it's not a downright awful game, but it's really bland and simply doesn't hold a candle to any of 2007's first-person shooters, or even 2003's Freedom Fighters when it comes to fun and atmosphere. I'm no graphics whore but I'm honestly surprised this game is coming out on...

Ugh, computer vs. console debates. I play on both sides, and I have a simple policy: I go where the games I want to play are. I bought a 360 because it had (and has) a bunch of upcoming games I wanted to play at a price I was willing to pay. When the games I wanted to play and the upgrades I...

I hope Gordon and Chell meet in a future Half-Life installment, and spend a good while awkwardly standing around waiting for an NPC capable of speaking to show up. Maybe they could team up with Adrian Shepherd for five silent, emotionless minutes of fighting off troopers while waiting for an...

I think the simplest way to eliminate level-grinding in RPGs is to go the way of Western RPGs like (to pick a current example) KotOR and remove all random encounters/respawning enemies, and design the level/XP system around the experience you can or must gain while playing the game. When you get...

Oh man. If I absolutely had to choose a game of the year I'd be torn between a few more high-profile hits, but I have to admit I've played Viva Pinata until 2 in the morning more often than any other game this year by far. I'm a little torn about their decisions. On the one hand, it seems...

More linearity and bottomless pits and platforms in platforming/adventure games. The new adventure-based Mario games are fine and all, but I prefer feeling like I'm continually making forward progress in a grand adventure rather than exploring. And the new Sonic games would be leaps and bounds...

I don't like Soul Calibur because all of my friends like to beat me at it... Guilty Gear is where it's at!

Surely you jest? It was a bit frantic, and the learning curve was a bastard, but it was still a ton of fun and the cutscenes were so fun to watch I often looked forward to the end of the level just to see them.

There, I've just sent in an application. Once I've found the editor's home addresses I'll also be sending a small gift of flowers and Godiva chocolates. And have I mentioned you look fantastic this evening?

The storylines and characters in MGS games have always been silly, not to mention anime- or at least Japan-ized up the rear, even MGS3, which I thought had the best storyline of the three. This isn't to say the storylines are bad, and in fact I thought some of the things going on in the...

If you ask me, anime and video games have mixed in Japanese games for a long time. Even in the most Western-looking Japanese games, the characters, backstory, and storytelling strongly resemble anime even if the art style doesn't. Of course, that's in part because the designers and writers are...

I personally don't really like Japanese RPGs any more. The storylines and characters (especially characters) really all blur together to me, and they're all pretty bland and anime-like, even the "realistic"-looking ones. Also, just because a character or clothing design is "original", doesn't...

Those games were great, far better than logic dictates they should possibly be. My favourite beat-em-up ever is by far Violent Storm for the arcade. The game is so straightforward, loud, and corny (complete with 80's style music with nonsensical vocals!) that I get a mile-wide grin the whole...