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The GCast returns in full force. With a new, community-chosen format and new features like background music, this GCast will be a cornerstone for future episode. The GCast is reborn.
Is Gearbox’s new stylized shooter as fun as the commercials make it out to be? Do the “bazillions of guns” add enough flavor to make it worth the 60 bucks? Is it a fun open world co-op shoot-em-up with tons of guns, or is it doomed to fail where other Diablo-influenced games have before it?
Over twenty years after the last film installment, does the Ghostbusters franchise still have enough freshness to survive the transition into a videogame? Or is the franchise as stale as a musty old corpse?
The air is dry and hot as step off the air conditioned plane. The dust from the scorched land is kicked up with each step, tinting the bottom hems of your pants a light orange color. Your glasses on your face reflect the sun’s glare as you gaze around you. You feel out of place as you see nothing but barren grasslands and sandy villages. It was definately a different scene from the busy urban surroundings you knew. A dark skinned man welcomes you with a smile and a hand shake as he steps up to you. Your converstation with him is brief as he explains that mission to you while hurrying you quickly to a jeep waiting for you in the shade. The man gives you a nod and a “good luck” as you settle in behind the wheel; the GPS sitting in the seat next to you informs you that your destination is only a few miles down a dirt road.
A counterargument to Anthony Burch’s “Why Heavy Rain Proves Ebert Right”
I’ve played a few hours of Silent Hill Shattered Memories it seems. I must say… It’s been one of the most enjoyable games I’ve played in quite awhile. Perhaps I’m burned out on typical action games I spend time playing or maybe it’s uniqueness is what is drawing me towards it. Whatever the case maybe, I have found myself being quite satisfied with it. However, I can already foresee some issues rising regarding hardcore Silent Hill fans’ take on it.
What is art…? Are games art? Can they become art? It’s a debate that seems endless with no signs of ever being settled. While I could easily go on with in-depth looks as to how games can be art, there is one possibility that seems to be over looked: gamers being the actors?