A Third Handheld Competitor, You Say? Madness!

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I am fully aware that in most hardcore gaming circles, [...]

Fallout 3 – Totally Stuck in a Rock

This is my character in Fallout 3 being totally stuck in a rock.
This is also me being really sarcastic about my character being stuck in a rock.
Better still, I demonstrate how to get stuck in a rock all by yourself in your own game of Fallout 3! Yay! Fun for everyone, truly.
The [...]

Review: F.E.A.R. 2 – Sweet, Sweet Parthenophobia

Let’s not delude ourselves any more than necessary. F.E.A.R. 2 is little more than a long string of horror movie and shooter cliches strung together into one tidy package.
Stop me if any of this sounds familiar: creepy little girl, long black hair, scientific experiments gone awry, traveling through subways, hospitals, and elementary schools…
You get the [...]

A Fistful of Revelation

For a person such as myself, the following statement borders on life-altering revelation:
I think I can feel myself beginning to like Street Fighter more than Soulcalibur.
Trust me when I say that typing those words is almost scary for me.
To really understand why, you must know my background when it comes to fighting games. I [...]

First Impressions of a Street Fighter IV Newbie

So many different reviews of Street Fighter described how accessible it was, how good it was for players both new and old alike, how friendly it was to people who had either lapsed from Street Fighter or perhaps never even played it in the first place.
In a word: lies.
It was partially based on these statements [...]

This Week in Gaming – 2-16-09

This Week in Gaming returns! Find out what to buy and (more importantly) what to avoid amongst next week’s releases. Entertaining and informative, both at the same time! Revolutionary!

This Week in Gaming – Week of February 9, 2009

Here’s a little experiment I did for a new weekly feature that I think it would be fun to start doing. Who knows, maybe I’ll actually stick with it. I do already have a lot of ideas for how to make the second one better. If you have any feedback, send it my way. Tell [...]

Retro Chic

So apparently someone came up with the idea that it would be pretty cool to see what it would be like if classic games were rereleased many years down the line the same way classic books are now through those wonderful, cheap Penguin editions and such that you probably bought so many of for those [...]

Best of 2008 Awards: Best Co-Op Game

Zestful Contemplation’s Best of 2008 Awards
Way the hell after 2008 is a thing of the past, it’s Zestful Contemplation’s Best of 2008 Awards. I’m not pretending to make my awards comprehensive or unbiased or any of that other pretentious crap. The fact that these awards reflect my own personal experiences, tastes, and dislikes is exactly [...]

Best of 2008 Awards: Best Shooting Game

Two shooters in particular managed to sneak their way into my lineup last year. For me the choice was clear.