http://gametruth.org/blog daily discussions with everyday gamers Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:33:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Released yesterday on XBOXLive, The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai has created a bit of a stir amongst the indie gaming community.  I decided to download the demo and try it out.  You can get plenty of great insight from the various gaming websites that have already posted reviews, so I will ... http://gametruth.org/blog/?p=47 A few weeks ago I got a chance to try a demo of Dark Athena at the NYCC.  I must admit that I was pleasantly impressed with the game, and since I loved the original I was probably being way too nice.  My good cheer came to an end today ... http://gametruth.org/blog/?p=46 So Seth and I attended the New York Comic Con this past weekend (more on the NYCC here) with our friend Joe and we saw a ton of games.  Prototype, Mad World, Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Ghostbusters, The Conduit, Deadly Creatures, GTA: Chinatown Wars, Sonic and the ... http://gametruth.org/blog/?p=45 I remember watching Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome when I was around seven years old. I would go back to that captivating film as I got older, and things would always make a little more sense with each viewing. But one aspect of the movie stayed constant within me: Earth was ... http://gametruth.org/blog/?p=44 There is an article currently up on Destructiod that talks about how many old school game mechanics that have dropped out of style were actually strengths for the Survival/Horror genre.  The article argues that the evolution of gameplay controls and camera movement have led to less interesting games.  Another article ... http://gametruth.org/blog/?p=42 It is no secret that I loved the original Gears of War (GoW).  I think it totally changed the shooter genre forever, but also had many small details that made it an excellent game (active reload).  Ever since the first game I have been anxiously waiting for the sequel.  Since ... http://gametruth.org/blog/?p=41 Periodically over at Game Career Guide they have a guest come in and create a game design challenge.  About a month ago I entered into one of the challenges and I was an honorable mention.  The info on the challenge I entered is below: The Challenge Design a one-button first-person shooter game. Assignment ... http://gametruth.org/blog/?p=37 I am reporting in from GLS2008 in Madison, Wisconsin (It is currently downpouring outside).  This is my second year here at GLS and having presented The Winds of Orbis yesterday I truly get to relax and take in some good talks.  One of the highlights of yesterday was Drew Davidson's ... http://gametruth.org/blog/?p=36 So I went to my first WoW trading card game event, and I totally got my ass kicked.  It was pretty fun to play the sealed format.  There is a big draw for me because you are given a set of random cards and need to make the best of ... http://gametruth.org/blog/?p=32 So I have been messing around with this card game for a while. I plan to play in some tournaments coming up and I will put up the reports here. Also I am going to do some number crunching and playtesting so that will be available as well. ... http://gametruth.org/blog/?p=31