Category Archives: Beat-Em-Up

Dream Games — Attack on Titan

Dream Games — Attack on Titan This article contains some moderate spoilers for the ongoing manga storyline. If you’re watching the animated series and want to avoid having some cool parts ruined, please read another article on this website. Or … Continue reading

Animu, Beat-Em-Up, Dream Games, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Horror, Video Gaming

God Hand Sucks

God Hand Sucks Gamers are a superstitious and cowardly lot. They’re a group of greedy, needy, weak-willed cowards who demand entitlement and see a conspiracy around every corner. So when the well-respected gaming journalist website IGN refused to bow down … Continue reading

Beat-Em-Up, Video Gaming

A Review of the Indie Royale “Mash Bundle”

A Review of the Indie Royale “Mash Bundle” I love these little indie bundles. There’s like ten different ones and they keep having new packages every couple of weeks. Thanks to inflation and joining forces with Steam, video games are … Continue reading

Adventure, Beat-Em-Up, Online Gaming, Platformer, Shmups, Strategy, Video Gaming

DmC – Devil May Cry (The Fifth Symphony)

DmC – Devil May Cry (The Fifth Symphony) DmC is the fifth game in the mostly-excellent Devil May Cry series. 1 and 3 are widely (and correctly) considered the best. I’ve never heard anyone say anything bad about Devil May … Continue reading

Beat-Em-Up, Third-Person, Video Gaming

5 Gaming Crossovers I’d Like to See

Crossover video games are usually a quickly churned-out gimmick intended to capitalize on two separate franchises. Junk food gaming for that quick fix. Occasionally the results are interesting, but there is the potential for so much more. If Disney and … Continue reading

Animu, Beat-Em-Up, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Fighting Games, League of Legends, RPG or thereabouts, Shmups, Video Gaming

Chaos Legion owns.

Chaos Legion is a 2003 hack-n-slash by Capcom for the PlayStation 2 and PC. Initially (and unfairly) dismissed as a Devil May Cry clone, Chaos Legion is actually a unique game due to its puzzlingly creative enemies and use of … Continue reading

Animu, Beat-Em-Up, Video Gaming

10 Books I Turn Into Games: Sci-fi & Fantasy Dork Edition

There have been a couple games based on Conan the Barbarian , one from the immensely boring Wheel of Time series , several Discworld adventure games, and a trillion games based on Tolkien’s works. There’s a new Game of Thrones … Continue reading

Adventure, Beat-Em-Up, Books, Exploring Stuff, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Film, RPG or thereabouts, Video Gaming

Your Video Game List Does in Fact Blow

It’s odd of me to write a response to something without babbling about how the original author is an idiot. But occasionally I see something like this , something which makes me agree entirely with its conclusion. Michael Lowell’s need … Continue reading

Beat-Em-Up, Comedy, Film, Ramblings, This isn't just a video game this is ART you wouldn't understand it you plebian filth, Video Gaming

Batman: Arkham City is Not Game of the Year

Batman is the ultimate liberal. Guns are bad, you see, so why can’t poor people just get ten years of ninja and detective training then buy a half-billion-dollar armored suit and matching custom jet and tank in order to fight … Continue reading

Beat-Em-Up, Exploring Stuff, RPG or thereabouts, Video Gaming

10 More “Underrated” Games That Are Actually Overrated

This is the sequel to my first article about games that are improperly labeled as underrated. Behold: Rez (Dreamcast, Playstation 2, Xbox 360, 2001) Whenever someone reviews Rez , they invariably write some nonsense about synesthesia , a disorder of … Continue reading

Animu, Beat-Em-Up, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Horror, RPG or thereabouts, Shmups, This isn't just a video game this is ART you wouldn't understand it you plebian filth, Video Gaming