Author: Chezni

I used to be with it, until they changed what it was. Now what I am with isn't it and what is it seems weird and scary to me. (Doomsayer Voice) It will happen to you...
Nosgoth
by Chezni

Nosgoth? Noooooz-goth. Nos. Goth. NoSgOtH?

Apparently this was an online game. Apparently I have it in my steam game list. WELL GUESS WHAT? It doesn’t exist anymore. Nosgoth used to be a PvP vampire somethin’-or-another game run by Enix, but Enix shut it down. A long time ago. I can’t even give you a Steam link because it doesn’t exist. There’s not even a community board anymore. At any rate, this one’s going in to my personal technical difficulties category. The only reason I bother to even write a review of it, is that I find games that have essentially disappeared from all of existence fascinating, and this may serve as but a small bit of proof that at one point there was indeed a game called Nosgoth. Noooosgoth.

Dungeon Siege (Series)
by Chezni

 

Did you play Darkstone as a kid? Shutup–no. Of course you didn’t. Why? Because get off my lawn and somethin-somethin’ kids these days and Darkstone is an ancient old forgotten piece of art that never got enough appreciation and was probably the best game ever made and… and… oh dear word. It’s on Steam. For a buck. Well if that don’t beat all. Everything’s on Steam these days, including my childhood apparently. *Ahem* Anyway, as I was saying… shutup.

We’re reviewing the Dungeon Siege series today. Sheesh. Stay on topic, will you?

 

 

DUNGEON SIEGE

 

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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
by Chezni

 

Ye olde Guardians of Light? She better keep her robes on.

 

Lately it’s been hard to drag myself away from watching an infinite number of Netrunner games on Jinteki.net and play the next game on my list, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Partially this is because I’m developing an unhealthy obsession with Netrunner and partially because beyond the initial “legacy” Lara Croft games, I have trusted mainstream game developers with the Lara Croft franchise so little that I’ve never even bothered to play any of the new games. Plugging in LCGoL and giving it a play gave me a surprise… but not necessarily for the reason you might think. I give you…

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Crysis 2 Maximum Edition
by Chezni

CRYSIS 2: BENCHMARK EDITION. Or so I’m told. I dunno, I’m about 6 years late to the scene, so I guess it’s not really a benchmark anymore if I can run this with max settings.

 

I think Garterbelt said it best. “You know how there are times when you go see a movie and think, ‘I don’t care what that’s about. I just want to see something blow up for Christ’s sake and mind my own business. Is that so wrong?'” That pretty much sums up my experience with Crysis 2.

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Civilization (Series)
by Chezni

INTRODUCTION

Well, I had to do them eventually, right?

 

 

Civilization has been a sort of slow chugging but ever strong steam engine within the last 20+ years of gaming history. Always on the edge of popularity but never in quite the main limelight, the Civ series drew in a unique but loyal crowd of fans. Those who loved playing militaristic board games like Risk or Axis and Allies, historian buffs with a love for all the diverse cultures throughout time and those who just loved games about starting out with a few resources and ending with a massive collection of stuff to manage were all counted among these fans. Finally, a game existed where these people could gather together and begin answering previously un-answerable questions like, “What would happen if George Washington met Genghis Khan?”

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Deus Ex: The Fall
by Chezni

Woooo! Deus Ex is making the jokes for me! Can I really describe it any better than they already have? This truly is…

 

They say you need three units of data to establish a pattern and we have four. True to the up and down nature of Deus Ex, we’re in stor for another Tier 3 piece of garbage. Yes, it’s still better than Deus Ex: Invisible War (not very hard) but it’s still a waste of space, bleached of value to all, save for the most die-hard Deus Ex fans, the incredibly bored or both. Deus Ex: The Fall truly is “The Fall” again of the series, leading me to believe that those in charge of the franchise are completely capable of making good games–and equally capable of taking advantage of their good game by shotgun-releasing a rushed water down piece of trash immediately afterwards in order to rake in the easy cash.

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition (Completed)
by Chezni

Konami, please. Are Pachinko machines really your modern legacy? Are slot machines where your merit lies? How can you abandon your fans, after releasing masterpieces such as…

 

Castlevania: Lords of Shadows is not a perfect game, but contains so many perfect things. The voice-acting is triple A grade, featuring the talents of Robert Carlyle as Gabriel and Patrick Stuart as Zobek. The gameplay is solid; not always the best, but sort of a simpler version of Devil May Cry or Bayonetta. The lore and plot are pretty darn solid as well, featuring throw-backs to numerous familiar aspects of the previous titles. Technically this is a reboot of the franchise, but considering that it mostly takes place long before the events of all the other Castlevania games, it still feels like a strong continuation of the Dracula-hunting universe. Lastly, and without a doubt the most potent medal to pin to this game’s chest is it’s environments. Lords of Shadows quite possibly has the best environments I’ve ever seen in a video game in my life.

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution
by Chezni

When will this roller coaster ever end? Well, I should just be happy–welcome to another high point in the Deus Ex series, this time brought to us by Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

 

Similar to Hitman: Absolution, this is another title picked up by Square Enix and once again it shows heavily what money and experience can do to a game. Powerful cinematics, enormous detail and decent pacing, DE:HR really scores big on my first impression. What’s funny is, there’s actually a lot about it that I don’t like… some of it I even hate… but it’s completely offset because the thing just looks and feels so good.

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