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Overlooked Gems

These are the games you slept on.

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[Overlooked Gems] Mirror’s Edge: The Adventures of Super Meat Girl

Back in 2008, the endless tug-of-war to claim eternal prize of ‘Worst Video Game Publisher’ was pulling in favor of Activision. The company was firmly ensconced in their role of strip mining of both the Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk franchises and riding high on the launching of the Call of Duty franchise into the stratosphere. The opponent in this feat of douchey strength was EA, who had decided to try a bold new direction. Its CEO, John Riccitiello, stated [...]

[Featurama] The Beats in Botanicula: An Interview with DVA

In a perfect world, the light-hearted point-and-click adventure game Botanicula will turn out to be a sleeper hit for developer Amanita Design. A game featuring a seemingly misanthropic cast of insects exploring their home tree probably won’t knock Diablo III off the charts, but the charming title is quickly finding its audience thanks to a strong debut in a recent Humble Bundle. As anyone who’s played it will attest, Botanicula owes a great deal of its whimsicality to its soundtrack. Created by DVA, it blends acoustic [...]

[Overlooked Gems] Second Sight

On just about every video game forum on the Internet, there is invariably a thread about which video games would make a good movie, who should play which character, who should direct, etc. I tend not to participate in that discussion because it presents the attitude that video game narrative can’t stand up on its own, and speaks to the contradiction in which gamers desperately want to be accepted by the mainstream while being incredibly cynical and suspicious when the [...]

[Overlooked Gems] Resonance of Fate

Resonance of Fate‘s launch was hardly illustrious. Sega’s decision to release it, not as a competitor, but merely as a limited alternative to Final Fantasy XIII, didn’t exude much confidence in publisher and consumer, alike.  Two years on, and the internet is rife with complaints about Final Fantasy XIII; its wildfire notoriety will forever preserve the game as an industry talking point. That really shouldn’t be the case, because Resonance of Fate is one of the best J-RPGs, this generation.  [...]

[Overlooked Gems] Nier

It was theorized by Aristotle that the core of tragedy in fiction is the reversal of a great man’s fortunes. That descent, in turn, causes a kind of emotional cleansing for the viewer due to experiencing the suffering of another. This is sadistic in a way, but inherently true, and that is why great tragedies have managed to stand the test of time. It is decidedly rare, however, for a tragedy to appear in video games. Would it work? After [...]

[Overlooked Gems] Wario’s Woods

When one thinks of the NES, a plethora of beloved games spring to mind.  Who can forget their good times with, among other classics, Super Mario Brothers 3, Contra, The Legend of Zelda, and Wario’s Woods?  Wait, what’s that you say?  You’re telling me that that last one isn’t familiar?  Well, truth is, not many people know about it, and that’s a shame.

[Overlooked Gems] Alpha Protocol

[Overlooked Gems is where we discuss excellent games that have been forgotten by time, given an unfairly low amount of media attention, bombed in sales, or anything else of the sort.] In “Alpha Protocol,” you can edit your character’s appearance to progressively grow out his hair and beard. This is very important.

[Overlooked Gems] Ghost Trick

[Overlooked Gems is a new series where we discuss excellentgames that have been forgotten by time, given an unfairly low amount of mediaattention, bombed in sales, or anything else of the sort. Since it’s the seasonof Halloween, I figured that I’d start with a game about a ghost.] The time is 7:02on a cold winter’s night.  The place, ajunkyard. An unfamiliar woman is looking down the barrel of an assassin’sshotgun.  And where are you? Why, you’redead, of course.  So begins [...]

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