It's a real thing that, like everything else in that game, I stumbled upon completely accidentally and then was like "WOAH, what just happened?" It's in the PC release but I didn't find it until the PS3/Vita port because snapping photos is just the R shoulder button. It also helped me confirm some of the other…

Mirror's Edge, The World Ends With You, Rhythm Heaven, de Blob, Space Invaders Extreme, Persona 4, World of Goo, LostWinds, Braid, and Auditorium.

I argued with a few people about the first one, as I'm a big fan of both Adventure Time and WayForward but thought the game was pretty bad and at times bordered on unplayable. I feel like most people were just happy to have a "real" Adventure Time game and got swept up in the fandom. I refused to pay money for the new…

Note to self: write next Professor Layton review as an elaborate work of Alison Brie fan fic, watch the comments roll on in.

Gameological 2013: Never Not Talking About Hotline Miami (seriously, let's keep talking about it forever, please)

Despite being stressed the heck out by Shelter, I really enjoyed it a lot. The atmosphere and art direction are just so pleasant and the level design is rather clever. More than anything it was the AI of the kids that was a problem, but that just made it feel more realistic, gosh-darned kids these days.

I'm only missing two trophies in Tearaway (both for completing a level without dying) so I'm going to Platinum that thing probably tonight. I want to say more Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, but realistically I'm much more likely sinking farther into the rabbit hole of Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign and Doctor Who:…

Saw this trailer yesterday and I'm definitely amped for it. I really enjoyed Hamlet, or The Last Game Without MMORPG Features, shaders and Product Placement (actual full title) and I was quite charmed with the developer's short browser game Onomastica from earlier this year. It's probably been a decade since I last…

Timed exclusive. There's no way that thing doesn't end up on iOS and Android the instant their contract with Microsoft is up. PopCap's bread and butter are people waiting at the doctor's office, desperate for something sugary-sweet and quickly accessible to take their minds off the finality of life, and I don't know…

I don't appreciate your shee-niou Battlestar Galactica profanity around here. This is a gorram Firefly swearing house, you ching-wah tsao duh liou mahng.

Luxuria Superbia gets plenty acidic, in the LSD sense. So many colors and sparkles and white hot burning light, oh my goodness, yes, I hear music, cooing and grunting in its space-age bossa nova tap-tap-tapping.

Manslaughter Dimension: Spookiness Prevails

I didn't transfer my Wii data over to the Wii U simply because I still like my Wii as-is and want to go back to the same box when I need another dose of those games. I did, however, move my Wii Fit Plus data over to Wii Fit U simply so I wouldn't have to put in three weeks of exercise just to unlock all the games all…

I'll toss in a recommendation for the Vita port of Proteus. It has become my de facto "getting ready for bed but need five to twenty minutes of light stimuli to comfort me to sleep" experience. Though you might want to wait for a sale if you're not already insta-sold on the game. Here's Kodner's review of the PC…

I find it very interesting that in almost every account I've read online the reviewer chose to play as Atoi, the female messenger. Perhaps this says something about the demographic most interested in a game like Tearaway. I just picked up my copy a half hour ago and the very first thing I did was reverse the cover art…

Maybe this counts more as a "riff" than a solo, but I've got to give it up to In A Big Country

It's going to be a very Tearaway weekend for me with the occasional diversion into Super Mario's Three-Dimensional World.

Man, this is like the third time this week I've been schooled for not reading up on my Iwata Asks. That guy should have a tumblr or something I could follow.

I believe they only played the extended version during the pilot (<- clicky) as a need to both explain the premise and show off that it was a show starring an established hip-hop star. Also it's definitely too long and not amusing enough to hear it every episode.

I absolutely adored going back to the egg with a different instrument and hearing how the song layered together. I desperately wanted a tape recorder to document and study it, but those were surprisingly hard to come by in 1994.