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Blog Herding: Community Edition 11/28/13
Many will be celebrating Thanksgiving today, but all of us have something to be thankful for; a community of fine bloggers bringing fresh content week in and week out. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday. Now go get your game on.
Blog Herding Stats:
Period Reviewed: November
18, 2013 – November 24, 2013
Number of User
Blogs: 45
Number of User
Bloggers: 30
Number of User
Blogs Herded: 9
Community Events:
GIO
2014 Fantasy Football League Scoreboard – Week 11
There are only a handful of
games left in the GIO Fantasy Football League and cerpintaxman brings us up to
speed with his latest update that also includes a nice little playoff graphic.
Community Blogs:
A
Quiz To The Past: What Link Are You?
Tim Gruver has constructed a
clever quiz with a series of multiple choice questions to gauge which of the
many faces of Link best represents you. Take the test and see how you do.
5
Pikmin That Need To Be Included In The Next Pikmin Game
This blog is kind of short and
a little rough around the edges, but gamers seem to love Pikmin and might
appreciate Ninja assasin 18's thoughts about other colors and types of Pikmin.
Some
Pointers For Assassin's Creed Multiplayer Noobs
Josh Straub praises the way
Assassin's Creed addresses accessibility for gamers concerned with these issues
and then provides a collection of tips to help improve your multiplayer game.
Looking
Back: The Amazing True Story Of How I Got My Xbox 360
With the ushering in of the
new generation of consoles, JonnyLikesGames reflects on the very special (and
clever) way he received his Xbox 360 in this heartfelt story.
Year
End Gaming Challenge
Arkayde has issued a
self-imposed challenge to finish a number of games before the year is over and
has some rather interesting games on the list. Perhaps this is a challenge you
may also be interested in.
Sorting
The Best From The Best: My Top 5 Zelda Games
The Legend of Zelda is an
iconic series and one of the crown jewels of Nintendo. With over a dozen games
in the series, airbornebovine narrows his list of favorites down to the top
five.
Organized
Gaming: Conquering The Backlog One Game At A Time
Eric Watson has a unique
approach to finishing games on his lengthy backlog list involving the use of
social media to further enhance the engagement opportunities.
Top
25 Games Of The Generation: Definitive Edition
You may not agree with every game on xl9's top 25 games of this generation list, but it's
still neat to be reminded of some of the great games released for the former
generation of consoles.
Appreciating
The Obvious In Game Design
David Chandler is the ultimate
video game word slinger who takes aim at the fine art of constructing an
intuitive game and how we should appreciate those that succeed with this task.
Community Reviews:
Remember
Me: Something Short Of Future Perfect
Tim Gruver awards Remember Me a
mediocre score, citing a lack of polish as the main detractor for what had the
potential of being an otherwise great game.
Spirit
Tracks: Riding On Awkward Rails
Thomas Stensland's review of
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is thorough, but the real treat is his
comments about using the spirit flute feature after hours while in bed.
Batman:
Arkham Origins Review: A Dark And Snowy Knight
If you're uncertain about the
new Batman game since it was developed by a different studio than its
predecessors, Jeremy Sturgill's review of the game is fair and might help you
decide.
Community Podcasts:
The
JIM Show – Ducks, Extra Life, And Television – Season 2 Episode 25
If you're looking for a video game podcast with engaging
hosts, look no further. Daniel, Jack, and Jeremy will entertain you with their
witty commentary and playful banter. Plus, they give away free stuff.
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 (11/18/13
– 11/24/13):
Afreindofurs;
airbornebovine; Alex Excelsior!; Arkayde; attackcobra; cerpintaxman; Chelsea
Pruitt; Cody LaCrone (2); David Chandler; DJH; Eric Watson (2); IzzyOtaku; Jack
Gardner; Jeremy Sturgill; John Wrek; Jon Gregory aka JMan240; Jonathan Harrison
(3); JonnyLikesGames; Josh Straub; LuckyKoopa11; Ninja assasin 18 (2); Ownzoir;
pwnmaster109 (5); robotprincessbubblegum; soulfly666 (2); StonedMagician (4);
Thomas Stensland (2); Tim Gruver (2); WolfPackOf2; and xl9.
Video Game Archives – Quote of the Week:
"Both (PS4 and Xbox One) have great things to
offer so what's the point in trying to call out fans of either system?" – Jessica Chobot
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