No breaking news? No new releases? Henry to the rescue! In this episode, he gets Andrew and Graham talking about their ideal game projects.
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Hosts: Andrew Passafiume, Graham Russell, Henry Skey.
Music: Podcast theme by Tom Casper.
The Far Cry franchise has come a long way since the release of Crytek’s original back in 2004. The series has seen a shift in focus as well as developers since its debut, losing some of its luster. Far Cry 3 attempts to remedy that by maintaining the open-world element from the previous game and also bringing it back to a setting similar to the original, resulting in a lush tropical island with plenty to do and explore. It won’t be long before you realize that this is a game that does everything it can to make sure you’re having a good time. Luckily for us, it succeeds more often than not. READ MORE
The goal of the Serotonin column is to write about how games make us feel. I draw upon my relatively extensive experience playing games over the years and try to find good examples that will show that video games are more than just brainless, immature forms of entertainment. They have to be. Too many smart people play them, too many passionate people are involved making them and too many industrious, eager, educated, wild, thoughtful and persistent people talk about them with just as much enthusiasm as fans of books, movies, theater, sports, television, music and art. READ MORE
It’s 2013! We’re excited! What are we excited about? Games! Which games? Keep reading and find out!
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It was hard to name the best game of 2012, but we did it anyway. Here’s our #1 overall selection, as well as five finalists that are equally deserving. READ MORE
