Category Archives: Reviews

Reviews of my recently played video games. Often these are updates that I have beaten a game, though sometimes I post updates mid-playthrough to share my ongoing thoughts.

The Gears of War trilogy: Instant Fun, Just Add Friends

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Matthew

I hope you’ll forgive the laziness of critiquing an entire series of games in a single review, but I didn’t feel compelled (read: motivated enough) to analyze my thoughts on each game in separate posts. Over the last weekend I … Continue reading →

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Scribblenauts: Helicopter and a Rope

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Matthew

I am a grumpy, old gamer who lacks any sort of imagination. Well, at least that’s what I felt like playing Scribblenauts. I bought Scribblenauts on its launch day, deliberately visiting a GameStop just to pick it up despite a lifelong proclivity … Continue reading →

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Let’s Play: Super Meat Boy Part 3

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Matthew

Patience certainly has its rewards. After hours of hard work and sacrifice, Andrew and I finally beat Super Meat Boy. While both of us had a hell of a good time playing through the game, I don’t think either of … Continue reading →

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Review: Burnout Paradise

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Matthew

To me, racing games fall into one of two categories: uber-realistic racing simulators like Forza, Gran Turismo, and Need for Speed, or their fictional arcade counterparts like Mario Kart, F-Zero, and Cruisin’ USA. I don’t necessarily feel worthy (for lack of a better word) to play … Continue reading →

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Review: Mirror’s Edge

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Matthew

Geeze, a week without a single post? Yes, it’s been a busy time for me lately, but thankfully I’ve been in the middle of beating two (yes, two!) games, and I just finished up one of them. Earlier this week I … Continue reading →

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Review: Medal of Honor

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Matthew

Yesterday I beat Medal of Honor. No, not the 2010 remake. The original on the PlayStation. You see, a long, long time ago, people used to have to go to a store to buy video games. You know – the … Continue reading →

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Review: Call of Duty 3

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Matthew

God, I hated this game. Call of Duty 3 was one of the games I was dreading playing back when I started this backlog, and I finally decided to clear it out after my Black Ops binge. Even though the gaming … Continue reading →

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Review: Call of Duty – Black Ops

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Matthew

I put some heavy playtime into Call of Duty: Black Ops on Thursday, but didn’t get the chance to write anything up for it then. I made it to about three levels from the end of the game before putting … Continue reading →

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Progress Report: Call of Duty – Black Ops

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Matthew

I’ve been getting a little tired of staring at my computer monitor lately (and sitting in my uncomfortable wooden desk chair), and I noticed that the consoles hadn’t been getting much love lately. Therefore, I decided that it was time … Continue reading →

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Let’s Play: Super Meat Boy, Part 2

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Matthew

Well it was quite an eventful weekend for me, so I wound up not really touching my backlog for the most part. In between the Ubisoft and Sony E3 conferences last night, though, Andrew and I jumped back on Super … Continue reading →

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