Joey Samaniego - October 3rd, 2008
Game Design, Gamer Culture
One of the greatest joys in gaming is not defeating, but embarrassing your enemies. This can be done in all sorts of ways: taunting, toying with them, or simply destroying them with skill. An alternative way to bolster your burn points? Use absurd tools or weapons to achieve victory.
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Joey Samaniego - September 19th, 2008
Gamer Culture
No other supernatural apocalypse scenario terrifies me more than a total world zombie crisis. It is the only thing that still gives me nightmares: the feeling of hopelessness against overwhelming odds, the terror of undead masses eating the brains of all your loved ones, and the possibility that you might have to put them down yourself. It’s enough to replace earthquake-preparedness plans with zombie-preparedness plans (I suggest holing up at Costco since it has food, supplies, and forklifts). And of course, the spine of any zombie-preparedness plan is your choice of weapon. Here are my suggestions:
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