SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

I love Borderlands.  It's on my list of "games that never get old no matter how much I play them".   I love the world of Pandora, I love the cel-shaded art style, I love the over the top characters, and for fuck's sake I love the loot.  OH GOD, SO MUCH LOOT.   I have long since considered a craft project of making my own CL4P-TP "Claptrap" robot, and for years the text message chime on my phone was Claptrap's "HaHAAA!!!"   Needless to say, Borderlands 2 is incredibly high on my Must Buy list of upcoming games for this year.

INDIE SPOTLIGHT: DEAR ESTHER

Have you ever seen an art film or independent film where you're pretty sure no one actually likes it, they just pretend to in order to sound smart?   Honestly that's the only reason I can think of to explain the host of glowing reviews that Dear Esther has received since being released on Steam back in February.   While I would not say that Dear Esther is bad, or that I regret my experience playing it, I definitely would not shower it with praise like many reviewers seem to have.

SOMEONE SAY...TECHS-MECHS?

So there have been several new videos and  Piranha Games' upcoming BattleTech universe reboot, MechWarrior Online, and I have to be honest...they make me happy in my pants.   Those that know me know that I'm normally not one for playing online games, but with the announcement of TES:Online and now this?  This heathen may become a convert. 

SCROLL OF RESURRECTION

I had kind of given up on this blog, because after two months I didn't have any followers.   But now that seems kind of silly, given how little I advertised or spread word.   I posted to my friends and on a couple of websites, but I never really got word out there!   So I'm kicking the dust off here, and will be blogging again.   Still can't afford to review the newest and hottest games, but I definitely want to do some more indie and retro reviews, talk about topics that have piqued my interest, share funny or cool screenshots or shit I've found across the internet, and give my own spin on current gaming news.

So, what's sparking this resurrection, you probably didn't ask?   Well, now I am a part of something a little bigger than just this blog; a new independent podcast called The North/South Geek Show.  I am the South half, as I live in Florida.   My long time friend Ryan is the North half, residing in Ohio.   The N/S Geek Show is really just about two geeky buddies talking about geeky stuff.  Video games, movies, comics, whatever strikes our fancy. 

WHOOPS.

Okay so.  I haven't posted in a month.   I promised myself I wouldn't do this, but shit's been going on in my life.  Not really an excuse, but at the same time, it is.

I also have gotten zero feedback on this blog.  I honestly don't know if there's a single person reading it or if I'm just posting random words off into the ether.  I got one comment on a very early post.  Since then, no one has agreed, disagreed, trolled....hell I haven't even gotten any spam bots posting.  So I've kind of gotten this "Why bother" sort of attitude.  I am going to get over it though...and I think I'm going to change formats just a tiny bit.   I don't need to write a long multi-paragraph dissertation on every topic.  Shorter, more concise articles, links to stuff I've found online, etc.

But seriously some feedback would be killer.

DUKE NUKEM - DEFENDING THE DEVIL

If you're a gamer, I don't need to tell you the story of Duke Nukem Forever.  You know the old running jokes, you know the 10+ years gamers waited for it to be released.  The elation when it was finally announced, and the giant tsunami of bile and bitter hatred when it actually got released.  I read the reviews.  The forums.  The comments.  It was unanimous:  Duke Nukem Forever was the worst video game ever made.

Yeah, not....really.

BACK TO THE MINES

It's like heroin.  I can't pull myself away no matter how hard I try.  I might go clean for a little while, and I think I'm free.  But sooner or later, I get sucked back in and I'm hooked.  My life is consumed.  It permeates my thoughts and dreams.

I speak of course, of Minecraft.