Recent content by geggis

That sucked donkey balls. The music that is.

Dwarf Fortress is comedy gold, even in ASCII. Many of the hilarious moments aren't scripted but are actually created by the game's many systems interacting with each other. Toady's development diary alone has some absolutely belting bugs that are guaranteed to raise a smile. Check out...

I agree to a point. Of course gameplay mechanics that are typically associated with core genres are going be diluted as they are integrated into other genres but I think it's strange to consider something like Crysis an action RPG because it allows a modicum of customisation. Bioshock and Dark...

Genres are loose but they serve a purpose in illustrating the gameplay elements which should be well understood by the developers who designed them and hopefully the marketing department. Monkey Island is a root to the fruit point and click adventure game, it is fixed in that genre from start to...

I won't argue until I'm blue in the face but by your logic does that mean Starwing is a roleplaying game or Halo or even F-Zero? It's not so much the mere act of playing a role that makes an RPG an RPG, it's usually the emphasis on building up and customising your characters stats and abilities...

Ahh, you indirectly answered Bluepilots question! Aww, bless - some seriously young people in here or latecomers! ;-) I think my first was Eye of the Beholder II [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/eye-of-the-beholder-ii-the-legend-of-darkmoon] or perhaps Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight...

Valhalla and The Lord of Infinity - Nostalgia right here [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/valhalla-and-the-lord-of-infinity] ;-)

Yeah that was a great mechanic which really kept you on your toes. In previous Resi games you knew that once you entered another room you were safe from the enemies in that previous room. Nemesis turned that on it's head and made you run like hell. My brother deleted my save so I never finished...

In fact, while I'm at it, I'll throw Thief: The Dark Project and The Metal Age in there. Down in the Bonehoards, the Haunted Cathedral (and Return to), The Sword, Trail of Blood - all brilliantly designed levels and very scary. I think that was primarily down to your vulnerability as well as the...

Some of the scariest games I've played don't specifically rely on graphical muscle to scare you. They rely on silence and what you can't see or hear. I'm with you Trumpkin, I played X-com: UFO Defense a couple of years ago and it was really tense and scary in places, not because of what I could...

http://www.kongregate.com/ - good range of stuff here http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/ - very cute bundle of flash games here http://www.indiegames.com/blog/ - indie games news site with a lot of new (usually free) awesome stuff reported daily http://www.pixeljam.com/dinorun/ - my...

It's hard to pretend that one of the most highly rated games ever didn't take 45 hours of my time :-0 I can't remember a game that consistently infuriated me so much. The praise heaped on GTA IV marks a dark day for gaming and its pop critics. If even a handful of the issues that littered the...

Gadzooks! W-what sort of mind c-could... could... combine such evils? For me the most annoying things were all conveniently bundled into GTA IV: Friends. Shit mini games. Driving all the way to a mission after failing. Cars spawning right in front of your car after looking in rear view...

Are you talking about Sam and Max Hit the Road here or the episodes? I think the episodes' voice acting have a lot to be desired over the original which has stellar performances from the leads in line with most of Lucasarts' classics. I think the best voice acting I've heard in a game, across...

Of course, you're right, and I'm all for debate but I'd be here forever trying to provide an objective counter argument to each persons suggestions! My post was simply the highest recommendation I can make for the best written story in a game and I honestly believe there's little out there to...