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Game Design Challenge Site

My roommate came across this website when he learned that I wanted to be a game designer. I thought it was a really cool concept. They post a game design theme, and people submit game designs. They then select the best few game designs, and post the winners. While I haven’t submitted any game designsContinue reading “Game Design Challenge Site”

Busy, Busy, Busy

Unfortunately, part of being in school means lots of homework. As such, I have not had much time to play new, exciting games, or adventure on the internet.

Gears of War Review

Game Name: Gears of WarPublisher: MicrosoftDeveloper: Epic GamesPlatform: PC / XBox 360 What I liked about it: A few weeks ago, my roommate and I played through the first Gears of War, and I must say, it was a night full of fun! While I was testing at Microsoft a few summers ago, a friendContinue reading “Gears of War Review”

Real Banner!

I finally got around to making a banner for this blog, and I have to say, I like the outcome. I wanted to do something like This with the banner, but I couldn’t figure out how to overlap images in Photoshop and have the background color be invisible. My computer artist roommate couldn’t help meContinue reading “Real Banner!”

Cool (And Funny) Design Video

If you are even remotely interested in game design, or are curious about what the future (IRL – In Real Life) holds, check this out! I couldn’t find a perfect video of it, but here are two sources: Full video in one spot. Audio was not synced with video yesterday (But apparently it is today):Continue reading “Cool (And Funny) Design Video”

League of Legends Review

Game Name: League of Legends Publisher: THQ Developer: Riot Games Platform: PC Cost: FREE!!! Website: http://www.leagueoflegends.com/ Ever played the Warcraft 3 mod DotA (Defense of the Ancients)? Who hasn’t? Well if you liked DotA even a minuscule amount, you should definitely think of giving League of Legends a try. So what’s League of Legends like?Continue reading “League of Legends Review”

Dragon Age: Origins Review (Spoilers?)

Game Name: Dragon Age: OriginsPublisher: Electronic Arts (EA)Developer: BioWarePlatform: PC What I liked about it To be honest, when I first thought about playing this game, I really didn’t think I would like the “choose your own dialogue” / story-based type of game. Once I got going however, I found it to be quite enjoyable.Continue reading “Dragon Age: Origins Review (Spoilers?)”

LoZ: Spirit Tracks Final Boss – The Bad, the Good, and the Ugly Part 3 (SPOILERS!)

Phase 5 – Finish Him!: The final part to this boss battle is what I actually thought the battle would be like. This part is more like the LoZ: OoT final Ganon fight. Zelda is on the sidelines while Link fights (Or rather distracts) the Ganon-like boss. You control both Link and Zelda, but theContinue reading “LoZ: Spirit Tracks Final Boss – The Bad, the Good, and the Ugly Part 3 (SPOILERS!)”

LoZ: Spirit Tracks Final Boss – The Bad, the Good, and the Ugly Part 2 (SPOILERS!)

Following my previous post, here are two more phases of this fight. There will be one more part to this review (It’s a long fight), so hang in there: Phase 3 – You Tryin’ to get Invited to my Next Barbecue?: In this phase, the main boss appears – essentially a blue version of theContinue reading “LoZ: Spirit Tracks Final Boss – The Bad, the Good, and the Ugly Part 2 (SPOILERS!)”

LoZ: Spirit Tracks Final Boss – The Bad, the Good, and the Ugly Part 1 (SPOILERS!)

My first of many (Hopefully) game reviews will come in parts, because I feel that it is too big to swallow in one post. Here we go: Game Name: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit TracksPublisher: NintendoDeveloper: NintendoPlatform: Nintendo DS I would usually start off a review with what I loved about the game, and thenContinue reading “LoZ: Spirit Tracks Final Boss – The Bad, the Good, and the Ugly Part 1 (SPOILERS!)”