The NPCs in Borderlands 2 are characteristically insane, psychopathic, or both. From the schizophrenic Patricia Tannis, to the villainous and heartless Handsome Jack. Even the heroes from the original game are not safe: Mordecai is a sharpshooter who inexplicably becomes a better shot when drunk, and Brick is a bandit leader who enjoys seeing his own […] Read more »
Early during Wreck-It Ralph, the game characters from the Fix-It Felix Jr machine explain what happens when an arcade machine malfunctions beyond repair: the cabinet gets unplugged, and the characters are relegated to a videogame purgatory, out of job, and never to be remembered. Read more »
One of the biggest complaints against Torchlight II is the game’s limited options for skill respecs: you can only respec the last three points that you spent on your character. Beyond that and you are out of luck. What if you suddenly need to change your build, or come across a later skill that drastically […] Read more »
The donation drive to determine the eighth fighting game at this year’s Evo 2013 World Championships ended on Friday afternoon, Singapore time, with Super Smash Bros. Melee (SB) taking the top spot with US$94,672 of donations, beating out Skullgirls at second place (US$78,760) and Super Street Fighter II: Turbo HD Remix (ST) at third place (US$39,567). Read more »
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the original English voice acting for Borderlands 2. In fact, Dameon Clarke, the voice actor who plays Handsome Jack, recently won the Spike TV Video Game Award for Best Performance by a Human Male. But if you are a gamer who frequently watches Japanese anime (like myself), you might […] Read more »
The fifth and final episode of Telltale’s The Walking Dead has just been released, and as expected, the finale ended in an emotionally heartbreaking moment. The entire season was well-written, accompanied by solid voice acting and character development, and credit has to be given to writer Gary Whitta for successfully evoking the post-apocalyptic atmosphere of […] Read more »
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (HotS), the expansion to StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, has been given a release date for 12 March 2013, according to an official Blizzard press release. The retail and digital versions of HotS will be selling in North America at US$39.99, and after doing a mock pre-purchase check at the SEA Blizzard store, […] Read more »
I have been out of touch with Halo for years: I played the first game when it was ported over to the PC in 2003, and that remains my only experience with the series because I never owned the original Xbox or Xbox 360 consoles. So imagine my surprise when I walked into Funan DigitaLife Mall for […] Read more »
XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s tactical game is all about cover, but the isometric Battlescape often makes it difficult to understand why and how an enemy can still be under cover, even though it seems that your soldier has a clear line-of-fire. Read more »
I followed the recent controversy surrounding Eurogamer, Robert Florence, and Lauren Wainwright with great interest, because the problems highlighted by Florence are more prevalent here in Singapore and Asia (I won’t post names, but the culprits are clear as day if you know where to look). I also won’t bother summarising what happened, because many […] Read more »
