BOOM! "Metal Drift" First Impressions
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He shoots, he scores! (Oh, and someone just died.)
Well, as part of the #GamesMatter initiative, I am launching my first videogame review. You may all cheer later, but for now, you get to see all the fun of my first impression.
The game is Metal Drift by indie developers BlackJacket Studios. Long and short of it, the game’s what you would have if you took Atari 2600 Combat (wow, did I just date myself there), soccer, and Wipeout. Basically, your job is to carry a ball-like thing to the goal without getting all ‘splody. Unfortunately, there are twelve other players hell-bent on making sure you do. Fortunately, you have eleven other players on your side to make sure they don’t. There’s a lot of ammunition thrown around, players juking and trying to grab the ball so they make it to the goal, and occasional powerups that let you survive or do more damage.
Basically, it’s like Congress, only with a high-tech veneer.
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For those of you who haven't had enough nightmares yet, videogame designer Tetsuya Nomura has decided to show his entry for the uncanny valley using everyone's favorite virtual muse, Hatsune Miku.
Easily the creepiest thing I’ve seen all day.
Add a commentEngaging the RIGHT Way
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Discussion is more than being sepia toned.(img: starmanseries)
People who follow me know that I’m sympathetic to issues involving GamerGate, but I’m not happy with the tactics of many. As a military vet, I realize that sometimes you fight back for all you’re worth, but sometimes fighting blindly doesn’t help, and too often I see that happening with the pro-GG crowd (not faulting them; many in the anti-GG crowd are just as bad, if not worse.) But during a discussion for Indie Gamer Chick’s Halloween Games Trick or Treat, I had a nice approach described by @CeleciaKat. And you know what? She’s right.
@Shinzakura One of the best way to inform people is to see a nice family support #GamerGate on their doorstep, handing out candy.
— Celecia (@CeleciaKat) November 1, 2014
It’s a brilliant way. Why? Well, yeah, there’s the fact that candy’s involved, but it’s more than just that.
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No, not THAT kind of rating…though I was a YN…. (img: US Navy)
I was talking with colleague and friend Jason Sacks of Comics Bulletin about reviews, and he mentioned that people like to see stars, they like the neat little blurbs that encapsulate everything in tiny, bite-size pieces. Now, while I’d obviously like the readership to dive into the nitty-gritty, I can certainly understand his point (especially since he’s one of my syndicates).
So, here’s what Ah’m gunna du:
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