79th game played so far Genre: RPG Platform: Gamecube/PS2 Year of Release: 2003 Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Where Square Enix has the incredibly successful Final Fantasy games as their foothold in the role-playing genre Namco have their own, albeit less successful, Tales franchise. With two parallel running franchises as well as forays into he world […]
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#569 Tales of Symphonia
Posted: 24th August 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2003, gamecube, namco, playstation 2, RPG
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#936 Infamous
Posted: 20th August 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2009, action, playstation 3, Sucker Punch Productions
78th game played so far Genre: Action Platform: Playstation 3 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Sucker Punch Productions Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Have I mentioned that I got a new PS3? Have I mentioned that I love it ever so dearly? Have I mentioned the guilt I originally felt for choosing Microsoft over Sony all […]
77th game played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: PC Year of Release: 1993 Developer: Trilobyte Publisher: Virgin Interactive The 7th Guest is a game that I’d always been curious about. Having seen flashes, I’d been reading up on it (and its sequel The 11th Hour) for some time before I had a chance to get […]
#452 Skies of Arcadia
Posted: 12th August 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2000, dreamcast, overworks, RPG
76th game played so far Genre: RPG Platform: Dreamcast Year of Release: 2000 Developer: Overworks Publisher: Sega It was a sad day in console gaming when Sega gave up the ghost and pulled out of making consoles due to the increased competition from the fresh-faced Xbox. I really regret trading in my Dreamcast… just like […]
#450 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
Posted: 8th August 2011 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2000, activision, Neversoft, sports, Various
75th game played so far Genre: Sports Platform: Various Year of Release: 2000 Developer: Neversoft Publisher: Activision Although I suppose it might have vaguely resembled my former social groups, neither of us have been into skating, really. At all. It just never appealed to me. I prefered doing things where I didn’t have to worry […]
#464 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
Posted: 4th August 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2001, driving, playstation 2, polyphony digital
74th game played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2001 Developer: Polyphony Digital Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Between the two of us there is probably no genre of video game that we can not cover with grace and enthusiasm… except for realistic racing games. Despite one of us having links to […]
#543 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Posted: 31st July 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2003, action, final fantasy, gamecube, RPG, the game designer's studio
73rd game played so far Genre: Action/RPG Platform: Gamecube Year of Release: 2003 Developer: The Game Designer’s Studio Publisher: Nintendo Before people wonder, no, this wasn’t the first or only Final Fantasy spin-off. Although I’m sure there’s others out there, two larger ones I remember preceeding this is the Gameboy Final Fantasy Adventure, which reflected […]
#676 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Posted: 27th July 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2005, stealth, ubisoft, Various
72nd game played so far Genre: Stealth Platform: Oh so many Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Ubisoft Publisher: Ubisoft Just as soon as we had taken off our infra-red specs it is time for another stealth game to have its credentials checked out by us at Pong and Beyond. When it comes to the Splinter […]
70th game played so far Genre: Action Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1981 Developer: Konami Publisher: Sega Why did the frog cross the road? Because he wanted to get home from work. There’s premise of Frogger for you. Cross the road, avoiding cars, trucks, racing drivers, snakes, crocodiles and sinking in a river. It’s an […]