My big issue with the game is the gameplay itself. For those of you not familiar with the various genres, W&G: FoB falls under the heading of an “adventure” game. It’s a point and click interface where you explore the world to discover clues, find out new pieces of the story and generally mosey your [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Techno-girly
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
So, as a parent, and particularly a parent involved with the creation, care and feeding of media/videogames, I get a lot of opportunity to study how children grow and evolve and I pay particular attention when it comes to the learning process of play. Now, I am by no means an expert, and my observances [...]
Fuzzies on my feet?
Saturday, June 6, 2009
So I’ve been wearing more “girly” shoes lately. Since the kids are all now at an age where I don’t have to be chasing them to be sure noone runs into traffic, I can exand my foorwear out of sneakers. Not that I’m any great fashionista, my mom still dresses me, and even a decade [...]
Legs, legs, legs
Friday, June 5, 2009
Now, I will be the first to admit, I was pretty psyched about getting something other than the love and innocence that has been peddled on the Wii since its emergence. Don’t get me wrong, I had an absolute blast working through Mario Galaxy, and My Sims Party had its moments, but in my heart [...]
Six legs or eight?
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
As a game-player you are used to looking at a form of hyper-realism, actual photo-realism is rare. Bright colors and bobble heads, zombies, weapons that defy the laws of physics, these are the things the mind is used to suspending disbelief for. Not dirt, rocks and lots and lots of legs. The music is almost [...]
