Category: Games
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Call Of Duty: The Ghost Of Infinity Ward
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca I distinctly remember the first time I played *Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare*. The ghillie suits; the desperate post-snipe escape; the tower ambush; the helicopter crash. It created a pulsing blend; technical and veracious combat mixed with a clutch of characters that dared to be distinct and…
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I Wonder Where The Wonder Went
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca The first time I completed my all-time favourite game, Sega’s astounding *Rez*, it was on a semi-stolen projector. I mean, *stolen* is probably too strong a word, but it’s definitely safe to imply that I shouldn’t have had it hooked up in my games room instead…
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Winning The Clone War: Saint’s Row 4 vs Grand Theft Auto 5
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca *Wow* This is a word you’ll use generously throughout your first journey into *Grand Theft Auto 5*, Rockstar’s latest and staggeringly expansive new virtual playground. *Wow* at the graphics; there has clearly been some voodoo magic employed in making hardware that’s moments away from being superceded maintain…
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Review: Attack Of The Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale (3DS)
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca This game make me sad for so many reasons. Not because it’s bad – it’s really, really not – but more because it’s a real shame that so few people are going to experience a title that is one of the sweetest, most wonderful slices of gaming…
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Forza Horizon: Back To The Tarmac
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca My Maserati is silver-grey with a blood red stripe running from its beautiful head down to the nape of its back. With the accelerator pushed hard against the carpeted floor it makes the sound of a dozen screaming harpies. It fights gravity until the rubber melts into tarmac and pushes…
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Review: Remember Me (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca I’ve been trying to write the first sentence of this review for twelve hours. The best I could come up with was something about how storytelling in video games can often be forgotten in favour of violent set-pieces or the need to polish multiplayer. How I’m sick…
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Spec Ops: The Line Review
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca Some would argue – with very good reason – that Playstation Plus is the best thing to happen to this generation of consoles. The subscription service, initially derided as a blatant move to mirror Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold and capitalise on the money Sony misses out on…
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Ten Reasons You Should Buy Tomb Raider
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca Publishers Square Enix [recently stated](http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-26-tomb-raider-has-sold-3-4-million-copies-failed-to-hit-expectations) that the new *Tomb Raider* reboot was a sales disappointment as it had “only” sold 3.4 *million* physical copies in *one month*. Not counting any sales on Steam or PSN in this age of digital distribution, it still sold *3.4 million copies*.…
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Halo 4 Review: The Two Sides Of The Coin
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca I was once booked to play Charlie Chaplin in a commercial for a mechanic’s garage. (Context: I worked as a professional actor in Vancouver for two years before an incoming baby necessitated the need for regular income, i.e. not acting). It was a terrifying proposition. I knew…
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Tomb Raider: Sweet Desperation
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca The internet, for all its splendour and doorways to the world, has completely ruined the art of keeping a secret. Long gone are the times where you would buy a game based purely on how you felt about the series or how many demons were being depicted…
Simon Best 