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Blog Herding: Community Edition 03/28/13
Despite a record low number of posts from the community this week there is still plenty to see here with nearly a dozen video game-inspired blogs you're sure to enjoy, including a couple of chapters from Noobtubin8er's Team GIO XCOM story, which continues to grow in popularity.
Blog Herding Stats:
Period Reviewed:
March 18 – March 24, 2013
Number of User
Blogs: 67
Number of User
Bloggers: 51
Number of User
Blogs Herded: 11
Community Blogs:
Lara
Croft v. Jason Brody: A Classic Battle Royale
An awesome comparison of Far
Cry 3 and Tomb Raider from LetMeGetToACheckpoint, pointing out a surprising
number of similarities between the two games you may not have realized.
Game
Protagonists: Heroes Or Psychopaths?
Cameron Koch muses about an intriguing topic that touches on the
emotional toll you would expect from all the bloodshed you commit in some
games, but how this element is seldom addressed.
The
Ballad Of The SimCity Apocalypse
Tim Gruver takes a candid look at the background details
leading up to the SimCity debacle and what damage control measures the
publisher can take to mitigate the fallout with its disgruntled customers.
Charting
Lara's Past, Present & Future
Kyle Wadsworth admits he's early on in his playthrough of
Tomb Raider but that doesn't stop him from boasting about the game's
accomplishments while including a collection of his signature images.
Reinventing
Lara Croft
Since the release of the new
Tomb Raider, everybody seems to be talking about Lara Croft. Former GI intern Mike Mahardy takes a turn with his perspective.
Army
Of 1.5: The Devil's Complications
Paradigmthefallen plays through
the demo for Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel on PlayStation 3 and highlights the highs and lows of the experience and what the retail game should
have to offer.
Gaming
Wallpapers For The iPhone
If you're looking for a video
game-inspired wallpaper for your smartphone then you might enjoy some of these
images created specifically for the iPhone 5 by footthumb.
The
Victories And Failures Of God Of War: Ascension
David Chandler shares his thoughts
on the latest installment in the God of War series with this abstract of
Ascension where he admits Kratos is beginning to show his age.
Memories:
Managing Your Memory Card
A brief trek down memory lane
as thegodofwine7 remembers the struggles of juggling saved game files on memory
cards with limited space and how advances in technology have spoiled
us.
Who
Turned EA To The Darkside?
Marco Polo reflects on his fond
memories of Electronic Arts from years ago while wondering what has caused them
to become a mega-corporation that's seemingly oblivious to the desires of its customers.
XCOM
Team GIO
If you're not reading
Noobtubin8er's XCOM-inspired fan fiction blogs featuring a number of GIO
personalities, you're missing out on what has quickly become a community
favorite.
Community Reviews:
Snake's
Epic, Last Farewell
In anticipation of the next Metal Gear, Tim Gruver reviews
Guns of the Patriots, a title Game Informer awarded 10 out of 10 and one that remains a crowning achievement in the series even five years after its release.
Review
– Dead Space
It took BLiNDFATES a couple years and a few failed attempts
to finally press on and finish Dead Space, but having finally completed the
game, he felt strongly enough about the game to post a review of his exploits.
Cutting
With Style...But Shallowly
Despite a
title some question and mediocre review scores from critics, longtime fan of the series The Destroyer
evaluates Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and is mostly satisfied with the
experience.
What
Are You Willing To Sacrifice?
Orochisama LEVON, Spectre takes a break from his beloved
Mass Effect series to weigh in on a different sort of science-fiction tale from
a different genre with his review of Crysis 3.
Don't forget to send your feedback, recommendations, and community events in to my personal Game Informer account located here to ensure this feature continues to provide the content you're eager to read.
Happy Blogging!
Your friendly neighborhood blogging community (03/18/13
– 03/24/13):
Alex; Amaihana;
AshaMan3000; BATTLESUIT; blaxarbush911 (2); BLiNDFATES (2); brainraider1 (3);
Cameron; Cameron Koch (2); Captain Super; Caudex; cerpintaxman (2); Daniel
Campbell (2); David Chandler; Di5a5terp13ce; Dima; Edward Roivas (2);
footthumb; FrankxthexBunny; General Mills44 (2); Jack Gardner; jackson stone;
Jellosnake; Jeremy.JustJeremy (3); JordanTheGamer; Kyle Wadsworth;
LetMeGetToACheckpoint; lotrgeek; Luis E. Morales Falcon; Marco Polo (2); Mike
(2); Mike Mahardy; Noobtubin8er (2); Odoyel; opposedcrow88; Orochisama LEVON,
Spectre; Paradigmthefallen; Proprietary-Windmill; Psykologic; RezidentHazard
(rides again); schmidtyfro; The Destroyer; thegodofwine7 (2); TheSniper; Tim
Gruver (2); TurdFurgy; Warrior; wayoverdue; White Angel Dragon; xTheCrowing;
and YepImAPersonWaving.
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