Archive for April, 2010
The Sensationalist: Homeward Bound
This post is part of “The Sensationalist,” a continuing series here at Experience Points in which we examine games’ abilities to evoke emotions and sensations in video game players. Please have a look at the series’ introduction as well its previous entries.
WARNING: The tenth paragraph contains minor spoilers for Heavy Rain.
Just last Monday, I returned stateside from a three week excursion across the Atlantic. As you all know, the sense of comfort one feels upon returning home from a long journey is immensely satisfying - you almost want to sing about it. Home is more than a place of central operation. The idea of home is often associated with calm normality, refuge, contentment and peace of mind. It is our reward after a long days work and a venue for relaxation. The sensation of feeling at
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Results!
The question was: Does Modern Warfare 2 make you uncomfortable? And here are the results:
I know this isn’t really a post, but I am always on the look out for great commentary tracks on DVDs. I recently got through an excellent one on Hot Fuzz between Edgar Wright and Quentin Tarantino which was sort of like a podcast broke out, with the movie being incidental. I also liked the commentary track for Dude, Where’s My Car which saves that crappy movie. So are there any other epic (in terms of being entertaining) commentary tracks that you think I should be looking out for? Not too long ago Konami announced that Czech developer Vatra will develop the latest installment in the popular Silent Hill franchise for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Taking the ball and running with it, Vatra seems ready to dramatically change the direction of the series. According to a recent profile listing from Vatra’s video game talent agency, Digital Development Management, Vatra is currently working on two projects. One project is Rush’N Attack Ex-Patriot and the other project is listed as an untitled “major franchise” game. Now you don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to come to the conclusion that a certain “major franchise” game is indeed the next Silent Hill game.
Great Commentary Tracks?
Halo: Reach (beta)
New Silent Hill Game a First Person Shooter?
There is much speculation brewing that Konami may be making a change on how we experience the next Silent Hill Game.