FPS, Gamer Culture, Guitar Hero, MMORPGs, PC
Several questions have dominated the history of man…
What is the meaning of life? is there a God? Did OJ really do it? Well, I don’t know, I don’t know, and *reaches for glass of water* next question please!
However, there is one question of equally enormous value to society (I promise) that I would like to explore, which would be, “Why we do we play games?”
Retro gaming fans and jellybean aficionados alike rejoice. Today Majesco Entertainment announced a Nintendo Wii sequel to the NES classic A Boy and his Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia. The game’s development corresponds with the original’s 20th anniversary and will feature hand-drawn and painted animation technology. The game is being developed by WayForward, which developed Contra 4 and Shantae.
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Tetris is one of those rare games that even your grandparents have played. Alexey Pajitnov’s quintessential puzzler has kept folks glued to their controllers for over twenty years. However, for some patients diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), there may be more at stake than high scores and cleared lines.
If one were to make a list of the most essential components for PC gaming, it’s likely that “PC web camera” and “color printer” would not rate highly on the list. (Heck, though fellow GotGame writer Brett Mangold may disagree with my selection, I would often rate my bag of kettle chips higher on my list of must-have gaming accessories.) Ratloop’s Mightier teased me with the ability to properly redraw the game protagonist on the left, if I’d only had a web camera.
Recently, there have been a few articles here at GotGame about either critiquing track lists or a wish list of tracks that could be included in Rock Band. At the end of the day, no one can be perfectly happy. With a myriad of musical tastes, everyone will have their opinions on what songs they want included in their rhythm game. We’ve always wondered: why can’t we have a game that is compatible with any song? Well, Audiosurf is that game. Though not necessarily “new,” since Audiosurf has been available for download on Steam since February, the game’s release in retail markets is sure to breathe some fresh air into the title, even in spite of a price increase above its current $10.
When games borrow ideas and concepts from other titles, they often lose sight of their own vision and, ultimately, devolve into failure. Braid is entirely the opposite. It purposely and blatantly borrows the 2D platforming concepts of Super Mario Bros., while also sneaking in the puzzle and time-traveling elements of Prince of Persia, the Impressionist vision of Van Gogh and the storytelling of films like Memento. Yes, it does this, but it never loses sight of itself, which is why Braid is truly a fantastic, little game – small imperfections aside.
As gamers, we often take for granted the fact that we can make out a particular team’s flag or the difference between two shaded blocks in our favorite puzzler. But what about those that can’t? Color vision deficiency – commonly known as color blindness – can make these distinctions almost impossible, and it’s a problem that affects more gamers than you may think.
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