Category Archives: Game Breakdowns

Game Breakdown – God of War 3

I have thoroughly enjoyed every installment of the God of War series and the third finishes the story off very well. The following are some random thoughts and opinions on this game which will obviously contain spoilers. Playtime My recorded … Continue reading

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Game Breakdown: Trine

I was really surprised by this great game. I have NEVER had as many people walk by my desk and comment on what I am playing. “What game is that?” “Wow, that looks gorgeous”. Explaining the mechanics to them is … Continue reading

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Game Breakdown: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

In my game breakdowns I typically try and focus on the overall product and what makes it tick as a game. Having just finished Modern Warfare 2 (MW2) I am struggling to break down the experience because…it is a highly … Continue reading

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Game Breakdown: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves

Two weekends ago I had the great fortune of completing one of the best games I have played to date on PS3. The original Drake’s Fortune was one of my favorite PS3 games and this sequel has done the original … Continue reading

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Game Breakdown: Batman Arkham Asylum

——————————————————————————– Batman Arkham Asylum Breakdown ——————————————————————————– I just had the pleasure of finishing the story mode on Batman Arkham Asylum and it was a great game. I played the PS3 version and it performed beautifully. It is no surprise that … Continue reading

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Game Breakdown – Resistance: Retribution vs. Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow

I had high expectations for Resistance: Retribution (RR) given that it was Bend Studio’s follow up title to Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow (SF:LS). Syphon Filter blew my socks off in showing me what a shooter could be like on the … Continue reading

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Dapple – Indie development in streaming colour

Dapple 1 : any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different from their background My friend, Owen at Streaming Colour, has released his companies first game: Dapple. The game is now officially … Continue reading

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I, Game Maker: 2008 in Review

As 2008 is coming to a close I wanted to take a moment to summarize what I have done this year to become a better game maker. Start a blog about making games I started this blog back in September … Continue reading

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Gears of War 2

I finally finished the single player story campaign for Gears of War 2. I did enjoy the experience but it wasn’t the revelation that the first Gears of War provided me. With Gears one, I saw the simplification of a … Continue reading

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Finally finished Bioshock

There are two important things about finishing Bioshock My plan to finish games before moving onto the next is working I can do one of my first game breakdowns Bioshock is a fairly complicated game made out of simple pieces. … Continue reading

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