"School's Out for Summer" are the rockin' lyrics that will be relevant again in May and June of 2015. As kids are gearing up to head back to those hallowed halls of higher education, or wallowing in self-pity at their desks as we speak, here are some of video games' best and worst classrooms and schools that heroes and NPCs alike have had to endure.
Showing posts with label Talk Amongst Yourselves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Talk Amongst Yourselves. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Strangest Pets in Video Games
With quirky personalities all their own, it's difficult to not fall in love with pets. We're intrigued by their thought-processes and smitten by their charm, even if they cannot use magic spells to destroy our enemies as our video game companions often can. Inspired in part by Fiery Corgis in WOW, here are some of the strangest pets in gaming.
The Many Blessings of Hotline Miami
Splashed in ever-changing neon palettes that suggest a drug induced reality; pulsating beats and blips contribute to a cool rhythm, and an unmistakable atmosphere. Spattered nearby are the thuds and icky thumps of your most recent kill, blood pooling as a grim reminder of what was left behind, what you're capable of, and what will surely be repeated. Stylish. Driven. Perplexing. That's Hotline Miami—the game with multiple voices, multiple personalities and no easy answers.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D: The TAY Review
Rose-colored glasses or not, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask remains an interesting entry to the series that's as weird, terrifying, heart-breaking, and brilliant as ever.
There are 117 Games, Physical Items on Club Nintendo Right Now
The Not Dead Yet (but soon to be) Club Nintendo* quietly updated their Rewards Catalog this Groundhog Day. And like that jerk Groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil that told us Spring 2015 is just a myth, so too is it hard for me to believe that the wealth of games and physical goods currently being offered is real.
The Amazing Music of Soul Blade
Fighting games tell stories that are the soap operas of video games.
Fantasy Life: The TAY Review
Across the grassy plains, the wind dances playfully among the treesI spend my days with a fish hook dangled aimlessly in a stream, it's the angler's life for me
That's how my life began and a terrible attempt at a rhyme aside, at some point it may very well be the life you choose to lead too.
Or not.
And that's totally okay.
Minecraft Party Requires 110% Imagination to Appreciate
There's nothing quite like butchering your favourite franchises into home-made party favors and cakes. It's fun as it is funny, and sometimes you just have to improvise when you're on a budget... and put on a brave face as you show the world that you cannot draw a pixelated gold nugget to save your life.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call: The TAY Review
A good pair of headphones and a strategic plan are suggested but not necessary to play the latest spin-off from the Final Fantasy franchise, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call.
The 16 Best Final Fantasy Songs. Ever.
A continuation of the compilation soundtrack to your life has released today, Final Fantasy fans. With 221 songs of field music to traverse, boss battles to fight and events to trigger, what better way to celebrate Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call and FF music than with a little Mixtape Challenge of our own?
Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: The TAY Review
Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright I've just one objection that is also the puzzle: Why?
Those Somewhat Silent Protagonists
Of the many stories and controversies that boarded and disembarked the 2014 E3 hype train, the one I found most interesting was the speculation on whether or not the Link in the trailers for the future Wii U title was actually female. Lines were drawn in the sands of the Internet and the division became clear: the fans who believed the reincarnated Link, by the very definition, could return as female to fill a blank slate role. Then there were the fans who firmly believed that Link would always be male - a fully fleshed out character, along with Zelda and Ganon, who developed distinct roles over the years with every new iteration in the long running series.
Tomodachi Life: The TAY Review
Pineapple shirts. A shark on the beach. Flared nostrils. Daily Markets. Escargot. Rent-A-Puppy coupons. Cloud. Ganondorf. Luke Triton. You. Mii.
Your Favourite Worst Nightmare: The Blue Shell Cometh...

Your temporary residences: No one quite knows where you live, but the Mushroom Kingdom is your [goomba?] stomping ground. Are these hills really your home? The ones blanketed in dancing trees hiding strange suits that give you strange abilities? What of the desert? Where spiky, dangerous beasts gingerly saunter to your location and follow your every move, all the while with devious, unassuming smiles on their faces. What about the snowy slopes? The kind you slip and slide on, fearing an icy, watery bath at any given misstep. Water worlds that have squid-like monstrosities swarming you at every stroke… It's a colourful place with portals leading everywhere, each destination even more beautiful and treacherous than the last.
Transistor's Soundtrack Reminds Me Why I Love Video Game Music
Sometimes, I need a game like Transistor to waltz into my life.
Flashback Friday: The Oxtails

Testing. Testing. 1 - 2 - 3. Nope, getting feedback from speaker 1. ...Testing. Yes, all clear. Give me a drum beat. Perfect. What is that ringing? Johnny, Mic 2 is offline. ...it’s offline. I SAID MIC TWO IS OFFLINE! HOW MANY TIMES I GOTTA SAY IT?! Man, roadies. It’s as if they don’t like to work on a Flashback Friday. Sheesh.
Flashback Friday: Broken Joysticks and Popcorn
Alright,
this time things are going so far back that my memory is completely a
fuzz ball of prehistoric goo. Dinosaurs are stomping around in here,
Party People. I'm talking Aztec temples in Montezuma's Revenge and B.C.'s Quest for Tires
ancient times, just to throw out some random moments in history to
dazzle and confuse you. I'm going to need serious help from you, TAY
and Kotaku to help me sort out my brain in this edition of Flashback
Friday Fun Times!
Like a Record Baby
North.
South. East. Or was it West? Where did that mutt go? What was it
the Jack-in-the-Box said about the Rocking Horse? Where's that happy
music being played? Was I supposed to take the path on the left through
the trees or the right near the recovery spring?
Playing Outside: A Tale of Two Boys
Sundays:
usually spent cursing your existence as you think about trudging to
work the next day. It's also the day you might catch up on all the
shows on your DVR or what have you. Basically, Sundays are the
equivalent of lazing about, in my mind. But lazing is not part of the
plan when you have rambunctious 6 year old nephews and a 4 year old
niece, who insist you take their 8 dart rapid fire action Nerf gun
outside for a game of "You're the Bad Guy and You Have to Chase Us".

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