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Wonderland turning even bloodier and twisted: Review of “Alice: Madness Returns” (Xbox 360)
Alice: Madness Returns (USA 2011, developer: Spicy Horse, publisher: Electronic Arts, platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC) Long time no sick Who would have thought there’d be another Alice-game after so many years and not even bearing the name of American … Continue reading
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Wonderland turning blood(y)red: Review of “American McGee’s Alice” (PC/Xbox 360)
American McGee’s Alice (USA 2000, developer: Rogue Entertainment, publisher: Electronic Arts) Who the f… is b… Alice? Once upon a time, before Tim Burton turned Lewis Carrol’s books into a rather convoluted mess of a story (not knowing if it … Continue reading
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Not your standard JRPG, with fairies to mix and characters you can NOT choose from: “Folklore” (PS3)
Folklore (Japan 2007, developer: Game Republic, publisher: SCEI) The same old JRPG dying every day Once upon a time I stumbled over an Eastern RPG with the title “Grandia 2″ on PC. I didn’t know there were others from the … Continue reading
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Pro Gaming thoughts and interview with CiJi Thornton aka StarSlay3r
I always liked gaming, especially with some friends at school a long time ago. I liked playing on the NES, SNES, Amiga, C64 even though I didn’t have any of those consoles back then. But it was cool to gather … Continue reading
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Retrospective: Gamescom Day 5
Day 5 Sunday, August 22 2010 The day didn’t start how it should have: Trying to be on an early train I forgot my cellphone on the way, and of course as I wanted to meet Mark (of Adventure Gamers), … Continue reading
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Retrospective: Gamescom Day 4
It’s been quite a while since I last posted something, due to the lack of time and other more pressing matters I had to attend to. So let’s just imagine the gap never happened and move on to the next … Continue reading
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Retrospective: Gamescom 2010 Day 3
Day 3 Friday, August 20 2010 Another day of press coverage, which means more running, sometimes unorganized, but always crowded in the public areas. Still it wasn’t that bad than on Thursday, which is weird for a Friday. What was … Continue reading
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Retrospective: Gamescom 2010 Day 2
Day 2 Thursday, August 19 2010 The second day of the Gamescom, but the first day when the general public was allowed to enter the areas. And it WAS crowded. Even more crowded than I remembered it was last year … Continue reading
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Retrospective: Gamescom 2010 Day 1
No updates for the past few days since checking in at the hotel in Cologne. Not much time and sleep during my stay. Finally back… and preparing for the Fantasy Film Fest (also in Cologne) tomorrow for another week… So … Continue reading
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Censorship, age-restrictions and freedom-less speech
It’s nothing new that movies and especially games are given an age-restriction rating. I have nothing against the concept of protecting the youth against pornographic or extremely violent and disturbing images. What I do have something against at is the … Continue reading
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