Doc Burford's discussions

I have not, because it’s a free to play game, and I have my hands full with Warframe and Pokemon Shuffle. Read more

1) it was a great game Read more

Again, I don’t believe I am presenting false definitions of the words. I’m relying on how experts have discussed the terms and the lengthy history of horror as a literary mode. Read more

I don’t drink coffee, but that sounds like a fun conversation anyways. Read more

Oh crap, you’re right. Read more

As a dog person, I feel my work here is done. Read more

Sakuyamon + Platinumsukamon = ALL THE XP + Easy Kills Read more

That’s pretty cool; I always wanted to play the arcade version at the local rec center, but my parents wouldn’t even let me look at it for long. Read more

I try to have tags to indicate if I’m doing something humorous. Read more

MENTAL ORGANISM DESIGNED ONLY FOR KILLING Read more

A big reason is just that even games don’t know what they are yet, so you have a lot of people making some big, sweeping statements, like serious versions of my “every game is better in first person” article. Read more

In reverse order: Read more

I was taught long ago to never assume what your audience knows. Does it hurt anyone for me to talk about who she is? Read more

It’s worth noting that Hitman was not out when the piece was originally written. It’s definitely very close to the ideal. Read more

I disagree. I think the only good Zelda game is Majora’s Mask. I haven’t played all of them, but I’m definitely not a fan of Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda, Skyward Sword... etc etc. I think the mobile ones are better in general, like A Link Between Worlds. Read more

They were Metroid Prime designers. Read more

I really hesitate to call games ‘cinematic,’ because I have actually worked on features and short films, and I would rarely, if ever, call what games do cinematic, but that’s me quibbling. Read more

I think this is a pretty great post, but my definitions for Terror and Horror were rooted in the fairly in-depth wiki piece discussing the distinction, the horror studies I did in film school, and Stephen King’s own definitions. I’m pretty confident in where I’m coming from. Read more

I think most game academics I’ve read are bad academics. Read more

It’s weird, but my PS4 only gets used for Destiny now. My Xbox is getting a lot more game time these days. Games with Gold is a big part of that. Read more