Month: March 2017

Portal 2

5 Games to Play With Your Partner – Co-op is great. You can blame someone else when you lose.

March 26, 2017

I’m in the rather fortunate position to be married to someone who not only tolerates my hobby, but also participates in it from time to time.  She blogs about family and teaching things too over here if you’d like to take a look!  Whilst competitive multiplayer is something we don’t really go in for all … More 5 Games to Play With Your Partner – Co-op is great. You can blame someone else when you lose.

Unloop

Unloop – Indie end (it doesn’t even matter)

March 19, 2017

Game Jams!  No, not a tournament involving the competitive consumption of preserves (as delicious as that sounds), but competitions amongst indie development teams!  The idea of a Game jam is for teams to create a game within a time limit, sometimes involving a certain theme, and have often resulted in some real gems.  Just look … More Unloop – Indie end (it doesn’t even matter)

5 Brutally Hard Gaming Challenges – Who would do this to themselves?

March 12, 2017

Games aren’t as hard as they used to be.  I’m old and allowed to say things like that now!  That and that those damn kids should get off my lawn.  But I do think that games being easier now is true in most cases.  Back in the day, games were often hard to get you … More 5 Brutally Hard Gaming Challenges – Who would do this to themselves?

Watch Dogs 2

Watch Dogs 2 – Surprisingly little time spent looking at dogs.

March 5, 2017

I have mentioned in the past my dislike for most open world games.  They often contain heaps of tedious filler, endless meaningless collectibles, and travel times that do little more than elongate the game.  I find this even more irritating in games of this style set in a facsimile of the real world due to … More Watch Dogs 2 – Surprisingly little time spent looking at dogs.