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Last year I visited the National Videogame Museum. I quite enjoyed myself. But despite the fun I had, I kept wondering if a videogame museum is really necessary. Watch the video, and then let me know what you think.Posts By Caleb J. Ross
Caleb began writing his sophomore year of undergrad study when, tired of the formal art education then being taught, he abandoned the pursuit in the middle of a compositional drawing class. Major-less and fearful of losing his financial aid, he signed up to seek a degree in English Literature for no other reason than his lengthy history with the language. Coincidentally, this decision not only introduced him to writing but to reading as well. Prior this transition he had read three books. One of which he understood.
Walking Simulator is the one genre that resists being absorbed into a hyphenate. Its mechanics are defined by exclusion. You wouldn't have an infinite runner walking sim, for example, because the genre conventions are polar opposites. Endless runner = go fast, avoid objects. Walking Sim = go slow, explore objects. But even less absurd pairings aren't really possible. You couldn’t have an RPG walking sim or an action adventure walking sim, and this is the case primarily because a defining characteristic of a waking sim is the absence of a lose condition. The only option is completing the game.
I’ve been looking forward to Prey for a while, so when a demo comes along, I must play it. I don’t do very many Let’s Plays on this channel, but I’ve made the decision that should I do any more Let’s Plays on this channel, they will likely only be demos. Why? Implicit brevity.
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Hey future Caleb, so you found your copy of Yooka-Laylee buried in a box in your attic and you wonder what your past self thought of it. The magic of the internet (with a helpful dollup of camera technology) allows you to relive such opinions.Hey past, current, and future viewers. I take a few minutes to talk with my future self about the longevity and legacy of the Nintendo Switch. Give me your thoughts in the comments below. Does the Switch have lasting power?
I compare the intros to Blaster Master (on the NES) to Blaster Master Zero (on the Switch), two games with decades of technological advances between them. Also, I know that Blaster Master is a localized version of the Japanese Famicom game, Chô Wakusei Senki Metafight. This localization likely explains the problems with the NES story. Still, I’ve got to go with what’s given to me.
I’m simply too excited to Yooka-Laylee to sit idly by and not direct that excited energy into something. So, I bring you another episode of 6 Degrees of Pixelation. This time I connect Yooka-Laylee with Amanda Palmer (and I never once mention that Amanda Palmer plays the ukulele! I’m either an idiot or a king of self-control). Like many other episodes in this series, I’m basically taking things I like and trying to find a way to make them exist in the same universe. If you don’t like the things I like, that’s okay. I still love you. You know that social theory that everyone on earth can be connected to anyone else by no more than 5 intermediaries? They call that 6 Degrees of Separation. I do the same thing here, except I connect video game topics in strange ways using 6 Degrees of Pixelation. Click here to access…