News & Views
3/21/15-3/27/15
I’m back in
the Bay and ready to give you all some more great pieces from around the web.
Now that I am back, I have finally gotten the chance to dive into Bloodborne. Only a couple of hours in at
this point, but it is so good already. Expect a review here on TIF, but
probably not for quite a while—the game looks to be massive. Anyway, onto the
articles! This week had some huge news about Hideo Kojima leaving Konami, big
game releases, and more. I have pulled pieces together discussing body horror
in The Binding of Isaac, talking
about designing death in virtual reality, and how a huge mobile IP is in some
serious trouble. All that and more in this week’s News & Views!
Spotlight
Javy Gwaltney, Paste
Worth Reading
Gregory
Avery-Weir, Ludus Novus
Anna
Anthropy, Destructoid
Patrick
Lee, AV Club
Maddy
Myers, Metroidpolitan
Emanuel
Maiberg, Vice Motherboard
Clint
Hocking, Click Nothing
Ben
Kuchera, Polygon
And the rest!
Rich
Stanton, The Guardian
I have been playing MH4U for almost
a month now, and it is such a great game. Expect a review here on TIF in a
couple weeks (the game is massive,
so I want to get through more of the game first). Stanton provides a compelling
argument how this 3DS title is worth remembering in GOTY discussions in the
months to come.
Charlie
Hall, Polygon
Not super video games related, but
this little short is so damn cool. Looking forward to learning more about a
potential feature length film.
Adrian
Chmielarz, Medium
I certainly do not agree with
everything Chmielarz has to say, but his perspective is certainly one I had not
seen elucidated before. Worth considering in the discussion about women and
video games currently taking place.
Rob Price,
Business Insider
For the longest time, Angry Birds was THE game to beat on smartphones. Now, though, the franchise seems
to have completely fallen off the map. This means big trouble for the once
gargantuan IP.
James
Plafke, Geek
I had my fun with Destiny, playing it solidly for a little over a month and a half. The game has
a lot of flaws, and Bungie’s approach to handling the community is a big one of
them. Going to war with a dataminer is a clear representation of this.
Ben
Kuchera, Polygon
I have to agree with Kuchera, as Jurassic Park is one of my favorite films. Everything about it is so perfect.
Trailers for Jurassic World do
suggest a more Frankenstein’s monster approach to the story, which could be hit
or miss. Nothing is going to stop me from seeing the sequel on day one, though.
Justin
Kroll, Variety
Part two of movie stuff! ‘Ready
Player One’ is cited by many game journalists / personalities to be the best
novel about / containing video games. I read it, and though it is certainly a
compelling page-turner, its heavy pandering and overreliance on pop culture
allusions (especially as THE central plot mechanic) left a lot to be desired.
Here’s to hoping Spielberg can trim some of the fat and make a compelling
summer blockbuster out of it.
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