Heavy Rain is like eating your first tasty slice of watermelon for the year; it’s a new and refreshing experience.
Interview: Alexandra Raymond, The Border House
Editor’s note: This interview contains minor spoilers for Mass Effect 2. The gaming community is just a smaller version of the world you interact with when you go to class, work, supermarket, or bar. Have you ever been uncomfortable due to a linear combination of your surroundings and your identity? Do you go to a…
Alpha Protocol devs on female lead, sexual orientation
Here at PAX East 2010, we were able to take a minute and speak with Lead Systems Designer, Matthew MacLean, for Obsidian Entertainment after being shown Alpha Protocol. Thus far, it has been revealed that the protagonist in Alpha Protocol is a male spy named Michael Thorton. When asked about the early stages of development…
Editorial: On Relevance and the Real (E)state of the JRPG
As years pass and more consoles are released, it becomes more apparent that some genres either relocate or become obsolete. Where are our puzzle games, 2D platformers, and on-rail shooters today? For the most part, they’re restricted to hand-held consoles, DLC, and arcade cabinets.
We’re knee deep in this current generation of consoles, and I’m wondering if the Japanese RPG has a similar fate.
SideQuesting taking requests for PAX East 2010 coverage
With PAX East around the corner, we’re trying to stay on our toes. SideQuesting Alpha Team (Dali and Ryan) will be in Boston covering the event next month. Since there will be several panels and games to try out, we may be a little swamped. Therefore, we’re turning to the readers. If you can’t be…
Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3, 360, PC)
Back in the Summer of 2008, I bought an Xbox 360 because I wanted to play Halo 3. During my first year with the console, I never got around to playing the game that many people say “out-Halo’ed” Halo , Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. So while people were busy getting excited…
Review: Assassin’s Creed II (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
By: Ryan Gan, Reviews Editor To preface this review, I want to come out and say that I really disliked the first Assassin’s Creed. Some folks in the gaming community have called it a polarizing experience, and I found myself amongst the gamers that really disliked it. If you’ve heard any kind of complaint against…
Review: Darkest of Days (Xbox 360, PC)
As an aspiring physics teacher, playing through Darkest of Days reminded me of a philosophy of education lecture that I’ve recently sat in on. For two hours, the professor talked about John Dewey — an influential American philosopher — and planning. John Dewey is best known for his pieces about educational reform. Specifically, the professor…
Editorial: With a Great Review Comes Great Responsibility
By: Ryan Gan, Reviews Editor A problem has been brewing in the blogosphere regarding the usefulness of video game reviews. During the past year, I’ve come to realize that there’s a little uncertainty regarding how you should approach a video game review. For example, my roommate lives and dies by the reviews he sees on…
Review: Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
The Halo title that fans of the series have been waiting almost 2 years for has recently dropped in the form of Halo 3: ODST. One should note, however, that the key phrase in the previous sentence is “fans of the series.” The fact of the matter is that if you consider yourself a big…
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