Recent content by nasruddin

Jordan Mechner's Last Express is a big one for me, also nearly everything Lucasarts made in the 90's but I'm thinking that there are plenty more forgotten masterpieces floating around in megabyte heaven...

"It shone pale as bone, As I stood there alone. And I thought to myself how the moon, that night, caast its light, on my heart's true delight, and the reef where her body was strewn" -Manny Calavera Love? Love is for the living...

Farcry, That to me was one game with box art that summed up the experience of playing many of its levels. I bought that game simply because of that one picture. Another good example of boxart that really summed up the game would be Shadow of the Colossus. I remember a friend telling me the...

I think it's a good idea that they ditched the sad sci fi 3rd acts that ruined Crysis and Farcry and their focusing on things like smart AI and dynamic envionments. I really liked the concept of the rustic jungle warrior that a few levels in Farcry gave you, as though you were in command of your...

What about Glottis from Grim Fandango? Glottis the oversized elemental spirt, the wenchhead with a gambling problem, pining for his bonewagon while hunched behind a baby grand, man now that's a character! I'll never forget Manny's problemed side-kick, I can't think of a videogame...