Recent content by Joe Kilner

Looks quite a lot like Mr Driller to me... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Driller And that is by no means a bad thing - I spent ages playing that game on my GBA... And this has just prompted me to find out that there is a Mr Driller game on Wii Ware which has made me happy.

It's a fact, the games industry is a better place to work now than it was 10 years ago. Things are getting better (but not quickly enough for me, so I got out). And I don't think PR is much of an issue. I really doubt anyone buys less games because they worry about developers' working...

There is another factor here and one that is more subtle, peer-pressure. If you hate/enjoy a game that has been praised/slammed in all the major outlets are you going to trust your own judgement, put your neck on the line, and submit a review to your editor that bucks the trend? Or are you...

On the developer side, there are two big factors that I think shape a lot of the problems in the games industry today. 1) It grew up from small businesses and has kept a lot of that small business mentality long after it has grown in to a huge multinational industry. 2) Because people in...

Demon Name: The Arch Demon Procrastinaton Demon Power: Voracious consumption of time. Heavenly Nemesis: The righteous twins Organisation and Concentration Influences on Me: What does it look like I'm doing now?

If it is just a USB device, what's the bet it can be nullified with a firmware upgrade... On a related note, if the PS3 is so piracy free, then why aren't the games cheaper?

OK, reading some of this thread it seems you have to have the "vampire biting" == "sex" thing going on to read the subtexts in these books. Sooo... you have a young girl who really wants to be "bitten". OK. But her true love doesn't want to "bite" her because that will defile her. I see...

I'm really confused by the eclipse hate-fest here (and elsewhere online). It was an OK series of books (I was forced to read some Dan Brown once, so the bottom of my "bad books" scale is set pretty low). I've read books with worse writing (and also with much better writing) but I wouldn't say it...

I too hate it. And most of the time the moral choices are so pathetic anyway, like the "good" option is only good if you lack the ability to think more than 30 seconds in to the future. A much better way to handle things is just to have choices that lead to consequences later in the game. You...

I may be only speaking for myself hear, but I actually like easy battles. I go to games for escapism, exploration, immersion in a fantastic environment etc., not a challenge. OK, you don't want a game to be _too_ easy, but I want to be able to expect to beat every boss first time (note -...