Posts Tagged ‘lumines’
Barrel Roll! #47 - “Wesley Johnson and the Fate of the Legend of the Crystal Gums”
When our heroes aren’t busy uncovering the fate of lost legends or fighting evil Nazis that are trying to use supernatural powers to take over the universe, they do this podcast. What podcast you ask? Why “Barrel Roll! A Video Game Podcast” my good sirs and madams!
Message Killing
I am playing Lumines. I am in the groove. The whole board is basically clear. I am already at my previous high score and I am quickly taking off for the stratosphere. If life were NBA Jam, I would literally be on fire. My hands are moving with a precision that a concert pianist would envy. There is nothing that can stop me. When Masterlookas sees this score, honest to god, tears are going to fall out of his eyes.
And then bloop blip. I’ve got a message from my friend.
Game Idea: The Musical ARPG
"Not a representation of the idea"
I played a decent amount of Action RPGs in 2008. Among these were games such as “The World Ends With You”, “Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core”, and “Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates” (subtitle within a subtitle? Yeah… they went there!) to name a few. At some point during the year, playing these games got my creative juices flowing. My brain gave birth to an idea and I felt compelled to write it down. There it sat, alone inside a notebook. But today, faithful readers, I will share with you my dream.
Top 11 Gaming Shames
We all have those moments in our gaming life that we look back on with pride. The impossible games we managed to win, the crazy last second come backs, and those head-shots from all the way across the map. These are the things we remember and talk about. These are the achievements that we point out on our Gamerscore. But there is a dark side. What about the skeletons in our gaming closets that haunt us? The games we just never beat. The games we never admit to our gamer friends we really enjoyed. Here, for the world to see, are my Top 11 Gaming Shames.
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Videogame Jam of the Day Latest Podcast- Barrel Roll #169 - "Panda Games Are Their Own Genre" December 24, 2012After a brief hiatus, the Barrel Roll podcast is back to their old tricks. Jesse, Jonah, Wes, and Adam Milecki return for an in depth discussion of the burgeoning panda genre and what it brings to the table. Jonah finally dips into Tokyo Jungle to try out its panda-related DLC. Jesse fights pandas with increasingly elaborate costumes in Tekken Tag Tournament […]
