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Blog Herding: Community Edition 07/11/13
Summer is in full swing and even though we often see a decline in video game activity as gamers spend more time outside or off vacationing, you sure wouldn't know it by the community's output this week. The number of blogs featured this week marks a 4-month high and includes a multitude of diverse topics.
Blog Herding Stats:
Period Reviewed:
July 01 – July 07, 2013
Number of User
Blogs: 91
Number of User
Bloggers: 45
Number of User
Blogs Herded: 16
Community Events:
Extra
Life 2013 – Team GIO Update #1
Zachary Pligge provides an update on the preparations for
the Extra Life charity event coming up in November. See how many people signed
up already and how many donations have been made.
Community Blogs:
Date
Night With Co-Op Gaming
The traditional arcades might
not be as prominent as they were in the '80s, but they still exist. LetMeGetToACheckpoint chats about his experience hanging out at an arcade with his
girlfriend.
Ten
Of The Best Video Game Voices Of This Generation
Mike Presler's blog about the
best video game voices of this generation reminds us of the real people who
often go unmentioned despite breathing life into our favorite
characters.
Do
Games Need A Woman's Touch?
The discussion regarding the
needed presence of more female protagonists is certainly not a new
one, but Tim Gruver's perspective on the subject is relevant and worth reading.
Five
Ways To Play Games On A Budget
Game Informer intern Matt
Akers provides a handful of creative methods for gaming on a budget that you might
be able to use to play all the newest games without spending a small fortune to
do so.
The
Day Call Of Duty Fails
Whether you love Call of Duty
or not, there is no denying it's grown into a colossal series. With each
successor breaking record after record, Cameron Koch wonders what happens when
it fails.
If
I Were In Charge Of Nintendo's Games
It's common for us to imagine
what we would do if we were the boss, which is exactly what Saturday Morning
Replay does with this blog about his business plan for Nintendo.
Why
I Will Never Tire Of The Post-Apocalyptic Genre
Desert Rat's first blog at Game
Informer is a good one, exploring our fascination with the "end of the world"
setting littering the landscape of video games and why he is okay with that
scenario.
Top
10 Living Suits Of Armor In Gaming
Even xl9 would agree this is
one of his most unusual top ten lists, as he catalogs his favorite animated
suits of armor in a blog that's sure to leave you surprised there are even that many
titles to choose from.
Shorter,
Cheaper Games Are Often Better Games
Neon Pixels discusses how some
independent titles are cheaper in price and shorter in length but still provide
an entertaining experience rivaling games produced by larger studios.
Laura
Vs. Nilin, The Showdown
Pitting two leading heroines
against one another in a competition comparing everything from outfits to
athletic ability, ADAMMWOOLLEY compares and contrasts Lara Croft with Nilin.
Can
A Game Change Your Life?
Marco Polo hammers out a
thought-provoking narrative exploring the impact video games can have on a
person while asking if they can actually change your whole outlook on life
itself.
Some
Long Shot RPGs I'd Like To See Announced
AshaMan3000 mentions a few
Role-Playing Game (RPG) titles he'd like to see sequels to, even
though he knows the likelihood of it happening is improbable.
What
I Want In A Wrestling Game
It's interesting how
every few months or so we see a member write about what they'd like to see in a
wrestling game, just like Michael has done here. Who knew there were so many
fans of the genre?
Four
Awful Game Features (Done In The Name Of Realism)
With a bit of a wit and
sarcasm, thegodofwine7 vents his frustration over a few techniques developers use to inject a degree of realism into their games, and why
he's not a fan.
My
Top Ten Rebel Leaders
Inspired by Independence Day
celebrations, Eric Watson lists his favorite groups of rebels and those who
have taken on the responsibility of leading these insurgents in various
uprisings.
The
Problem With Loving Story The Most
Most would agree that story is
an important element for most video games. The Destroyer takes it a little
bit further with his thoughts on how loving the story most can be both good and
bad.
Community Reviews:
Light
On The Content, Heavy On The Substance
The follow-up
to last year's surprise hit from Telltale Games, The Walking Dead: 400 Days
doesn't quite live up to the praise of its predecessor. Check out Orochisama
LEVON, Spectre's review to see why.
Remember
Me Review
Buddy Acker
posts an impressive review for a not so impressive game as he evaluates
Remember Me, an action-adventure title developed by Dontnod
Entertainment and published by Capcom.
Dying
In A Game Never Felt So Good
Hard to
believe Playdead's debut game Limbo is nearly three years old. Mansour's
brief review of the game is a great reminder how special this dark and gloomy
puzzle-platformer truly is.
The
'80s Strikes Back With A Vengeance: First Blood Part II
A review as colorful as the game
itself, jconner800 provides one of the best critiques you'll find for Far Cry 3:
Blood Dragon, a standalone expansion to last year's big First Person
Shooter (FPS).
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 (07/01/13
– 07/07/13):
ADAMMWOOLLEY (2);
Ali Rapp; Angry Adam; AshaMan3000; badmonkey59; blaxar; brainraider1; Cameron
Koch; codforlife (6); Cru Hunter; darkangelvxvx; Desert Rat; Eric Watson (2);
Estonia; firedude3663; GunslingerD7; Jellosnake; Joe Fathead (2); John Wrek
(2); Josh Straub; Kinsey; LetMeGetToACheckpoint; Light Gamebeast23456;
lovemeorshootme; Marco Polo; Matt Akers; Michael; Mike Presler; Neon Pixels
(2); NO MAN (2); Paradigmthefallen; Rabid Chipmunk; Radioactive Deathbat;
RFXRage; Saturday Morning Replay (7); stealth____ (3); TeddyAssassin33; The
Destroyer (7); The enemy gate is down (3); thegodofwine7; Tim Gruver (8);
Vogon5; xl9 (7); Zachary Pligge; and yours truly...Saint.
Video Game Archives – Quote of the Week:
"A game
is an opportunity to focus our energy, with relentless optimism, at something
we're good at and enjoy." – Jane
McGonigal
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