The wisdom of The LEGO Movie Videogame
If you stop by the Later Levels site regularly, you’ll likely have read about Ethan at some point: a boy with a fondness for ice-cream, fluffy animals and anything related to Minecraft. I can’t believe how quickly the past few years have gone by and that my young stepson will reach the grand old age of ten this weekend. Double figures! The following post was … Continue reading The wisdom of The LEGO Movie Videogame
Kitacon 2017: cosplay update
Earlier this year I wrote about the UK’s largest residential, non-profit anime and geek culture convention: Kitacon. Tim from GeekOut South-West first introduced me to it back in March 2014 when he was in Birmingham for the event and I was in town for a different show. After a few rounds of Cards Against Humanity with his friends, he snuck me into the Hilton Metropole … Continue reading Kitacon 2017: cosplay update
Guilty pleasure: The Typing of the Dead: Overkill
Wikipedia defines a guilty pleasure as ‘something, such as a film, a television program or a piece of music, that one enjoys despite feeling that it is not generally held in high regard, or is seen as unusual or weird.’ That statement doesn’t mention video games but all gamers have one: the title you love to bits but are too scared to admit in public. … Continue reading Guilty pleasure: The Typing of the Dead: Overkill
The magic of the video game manual
As explained in my last editorial, family events have meant I haven’t recently been able to read as many blog posts as I normally would. But every now and again I’ve had the opportunity to scan through my WordPress reader, and during one such session a post on the PlayingWithThoughts entitled The Lost Art of Video Game Manuals site caught my eye and got me … Continue reading The magic of the video game manual
Aloy: because she’s worth it
Video games often require the player to go with logic which at first seems a little… well, flimsy. For example, Lara Croft may be the first person to enter an ancient tomb in years but will find a machine gun upgrade lying in the rubble. Sonic might be able to run at the speed of sound but can’t catch a lumbering Doctor Robotnik on foot. … Continue reading Aloy: because she’s worth it
