Recent content by Slamhound

Holy crap, been for job interviews at two Gamestations, and that describes the manager of both of 'em :)

How does anybody not fail to be amused by his antics? Yes, he's a douche. Yes, he's against all that you stand for and vocal about it. The fact is that stunts like this makes us look like the good guys. Heaven help us if his successor is actually competent. If the next JT gets the sympathy...

Yeah, the Skaarj were pretty intelligent. They were also pretty similar in Unreal 2 (I still stand by my opinion that it's a good game, dammit). As well as all the tricks they had in U1, they could also block your shots while charging you - Neat, in that it meant that they were actually...

Yoko Shimomura's and Noriko Matsueda's score for the first Front Mission was epic. Infinitely better than any Final Fantasy score. Take that, Uematsu-san. The only good thing you ever did was Dancing Mad, Sephiroth fanboys be damned. Star Wars: Republic Commando had an excellent score too...

Drowning Pool were the group, and the song was Bodies. They never did recover after the sudden (And drug-unrelated) death of their lead. Shame. Can't think of any specific characters and songs, but I'm under the belief that anything in a game, regardless of how boring or horrific or...

Flashlights, flares, and glowsticks only last a maximum of ten seconds before they fizzle out and die (And in the case of flashlights, must be recharged). However, in the better-lit sections of the ancient tomb you're raiding, the flickering flame torches and candles have apparently remained...

Oh hey, thanks for the Audiosurf song recommendation. I'll give it a whirl later. Anyway, it seems that the DMC series is alternating between good and utter crap. DMC wasn't bad, DMC2 terrible, DMC3 good, DMC4 terrible...

Nice Gamespot zing there.

The first Front Mission's soundtrack is, perhaps, my absolute favourite. Plot-related pieces always nailed the atmosphere perfectly, combat tracks were catchy and perfectly arranged. Truth be told, the whole thing (Written by Yoko Shimomura and Noriko Matsueda) is better than anything and...

Or in their 245th consecutive hour playing Halo 3 multiplayer.

Pretty damn good point there. Besides, these days it's a lot more common for people to own 2+ consoles, plus a handheld console (or both), and a games-capable PC. Back in my day, you pitched your tent on either side of the Sega/Nintendo divide and that was it, son. It's not so much a console...