Category: Games
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Far Cry 3: Playing Outside The Box

Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca The alternative subheader for this article was “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Radio Tower”. In a way, it would have been more fitting (along with providing me with personal amusement). I lost sight of what Far Cry 3 wanted from a very early stage, and…
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The Year Of Living Gamelessly

Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca My father tells me that my stubbornness comes from my grandfather. Albert/Bill/William Best (still not really sure which were his given and associated names) was a huge ginger-haired man who subtly smelled of sweat and tobacco. He would hold me up in the kitchen of his house…
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Reflections On The Past: From Driver to San Francisco

Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca John Tanner – the driver of Driver – has had a tough journey, but it wasn’t really his fault. You can lay the blame at the feet of Rockstar, or at least at the metaphorical feet of their ambition, as their success in opening up video game worlds became…