Far Cry 3: Far Cry With A Vengeance

Hey Ladies and Jerks,

Been a few minutes since we last spoke and this time we're talking about Far Cry. Far Cry is a game from 2004 by Crytek (of Crysis fame) about a man with a gun shooting lots of other men with guns in order to rescue a girl.

Far Cry 3 is  game from 2012 by Ubisoft (of Assassin's Creed fame) about a man with a lot of guns shooting even more men with even more guns in order to rescue TWO girls and even a couple dudes.

Progressive, right?

Click through below to find out if there's really more to it than that.

What's Playin': Mobile Edition: Part Deux

Hello everyone! Little late to the party again and it's another listicle for this week! Don't worry, someday I will get back to writing more long-form pieces again.

As it is though I'm going to spend the next week moving and most of my gaming will be of the mobile variety so what better topic for a post? This is a current sampling of some of the stuff I'm playing on my iPhone 5. It's a good eclectic mix of puzzle and action gaming, all of it perfectly suited for on-the-go gaming.

Let's dig in!

What's Playin': Mobile Edition

Hey y'all,

Another week another image-heavy, content-lite post from ol' Mr. Mech. Just been kicking along and letting the thoughts simmer in that noggin' of mine so for the time being let me introduce you to a new series here on TDMJ: What's Playin': Mobile Edition.

In this series I talk about games I'm playing at the moment. As you might surmise the "Mobile Edition" part means these are basically the games I'm currently playin' on my mobile devices.

Let's get to it!

Memory Lane - Part 1

Hello again my dearest readers!

This is the first part in a new ongoing series I'm going to do about my formative gaming experiences. Welcome to Memory Lane. In this article I cover my earliest gaming memories up to the first major milestone, the game Doom.

Let's have at it!

BioShock: Infinite or, Infinite Worlds, Zero Choice

What's happening True Doomers!

This week I'm going to talk about another one of those BioShock games, this time BioShock: Infinite. What's the final word, you ask?

Well, let me put it this way. For a supposed "thinking man's shooter" this game is actually quite offensive to thinking people everywhere.

Let me tell you why.

Ten Week Anniversary!

Hey Murder Junkies and Junkettes!

This is the tenth post to this blog and as such represents ten straight weeks of commentary and criticism of all the digital shooting and looting, slicing and dicing, and general murder and mayhem we all enjoy from time to time.

So let me just take a moment to pat myself on the back for managing to take my creative impulses and tether them to a steady schedule for so long.

*pat*

Felt great, thanks for asking! Let's talk about some games!

An Introduction to Violence

Hello once again fellow Doomers,

Today I'm going to talk about violence in video gaming. I got some comments on last weeks article that suggested I should explore the topic of violence in popular games further and how these games use ethical window dressing to make that violence more palatable.

That seemed like a swell idea to me so here we are. Let's talk about violence.

To Kill or Not to Kill: A Dishonorable Review

Hello Dear Readers,

This week I'm going to talk about a little gem of a game from 2012 that was released by Arkane Studios, an older development house that makes games so fresh it still has that new-developer smell.

The game, of course, is Dishonored, a first person Thief-like that was billed as having Deus Ex-like "immersive sim-ness". You might call this genre the "sneak-em up" with a side of "slice-em up" if you want to go that route.

In this article I'm going to go into the game's pedigree, who exactly Arkane Studios are, and describe to you just how awesome Dishonored is while also picking at some nits I just can't ignore.

BioShock or BioSchlock?

Greetings friends!

Today I'm going to talk about BioShock 2, a 2010 sequel to 2007's BioShock. BioShock is wrongly considered a masterpiece by a lot of otherwise well-meaning people thanks to advances in public relations and marketing. The sequel fares a bit better but is ultimately plagued by many of the same problems as the original.

First I'm going to talk a bit about the original BioShock: It's lineage and main promises, what it did right and where it went wrong. Then I'm going to talk about the sequel, BioShock 2, and why it's a bit better despite making most of the same mistakes as the original.

Somewhere along the way I'm probably going to insult people who think these games are anything other than schlocky B-grade trash with nice window dressing. I'd rather not end up insulting people but when appraising these games honestly it's very hard not to piss the fans off. But oh well, fans blow!

Wolfenstein: The New Order: The Review

Greetings once again, Dear Readers!

Today I'm going to talk about a game property that is very near and dear to my heart. I first played it as a little boy on his dad's computer and it managed to make quite the impression on me and many other little boys and girls at the time. I start with a bit of a history lesson before describing the game and then end things with my final analysis. So sit back, grab a cold one or light something up or whatever you like doing to relax and read my report on the latest re-imagining of an old favorite of murder junkies everywhere.