Playing dress-up with the 360
The Avatar editor for the Xbox 360 comes nowhere near the intricacies of the Mii Channel, but with some effort you can create a ‘North American’ version of …
"Runemages are not overpowered!"
And so the balance dance begins!
Spellborn ratings
Our little game The Chronicles of Spellborn seems to be approved by the press in general. The ratings hover between 7s and 8s, and I have yet to hear anyone …
Spellborn fan-made video
It seems a YouTube-member and TCOS-player by the name of lumay2u was pretty happy with the looks of The Chronicles of Spellborn and created a video to …
Bashers Podcast: Narrative In Games
Last week I was asked to join in on a podcast concerning narrative structures in games at my old writing home Bashers. I earned my seat on the podcast thanks …
When easy is not easy enough
“Should you be bombarded with one-hit-kills when you are playing a game on Easy?” That, in short, is the main question that got stuck in my head during the …
Spellborn enters the Deadspell Storm
If you didn’t catch the news elsewhere already: Spellborn Works went bankrupt. In short this means all of us who worked on the game are now without a job. But …
InFamous urban exploration
While everybody seems to be focused on the differences between Prototype and InFamous, I found myself curiously forgetting about the entire comparison as I was …
Trashy physics
Generally speaking, I don’t like physics in games. So in a way, I don’t like Trash Panic. This downloadable PlayStation Network puzzle game for PS3 has a great …
Misformers
We all carry a little bit of a Bayformer in our hearts; waiting to come out at just the right moment…
Playing Pandemic
What you really need to know: Pandemic is one of the most fun board games I’ve played in quite some time. With that out of the way, let me explain. Players are …
Metroid Prime's alien progression
Last week a friend of mine started playing Metroid Prime for the first time. While he enjoyed the game immensely, to me it was a bit of revelation to watch him …
WipEout AD-HD
I just downright love WipEout HD. Yet, it suffered some serious neglect after other games were released right after its launch last year. Small wonder then, …
Shadow Complex (X360)
“This is not the greatest Metroid in the world. This is just a tribute.”
The Fearsome Floors of Finstere Flüre
If you’ve ever played Chu-Chu Rocket! then you might have a very slight advantage into getting to grips with Finstere Flüre (or Fearsome Floors in …
The spirit of Batman: Arkham Asylum
It’s actually quite hard to pinpoint exactly what makes Batman: Arkham Asylum so good. That’s not to say that there’s nothing to point at, but rather that …
Metroid: Other M (Wii)
Just over 11 hours and another Metroid has been completed 100%. You could say that means I can now start waiting two to three years again to get my next fix, …
Dead November
After sampling Pandemic, there remained a nagging question: are there any other cooperative board games and do they have the same quality? One of the titles …
Daredevil
According to BrainHex.com I’m a class Daredevil gamer. Even better, my sub-class seems to be a Daredevil-Seeker, or in plain English: You like rushing around …
A little less blood
It’s weird. Some time ago it was announced that Ninja Gaiden Σ2 would contain less blood than its Xbox 360 original. I remember applauding that stance back …
Random stones
Over the years I’ve grown fond of boardgames that give the player control over his or her actions in some way. Games like the Game of the Goose and the Game of …
100% Tetris
Tetris and handhelds go hand in hand. After all, it was the original portable brick – the Game Boy – that made it a common household name. So it was quite …
Tobago's treasure deduction
My local board game supplier had something nice to show me a few weeks ago: a treasure hunting game that looked suspiciously like Catan from afar. It turned …
Moederziel online in Demon’s Souls
In februari dit jaar bracht Sony’s Japan Studio in samenwerking met From Software de game Demon’s Souls uit voor de PlayStation 3. De game verwierf vrij snel …