Home
MICHAEL J GILDEA
LOCATION
Anchorage, Alaska
When I'm not wrestling bears, drilling for oil, mushing huskies or crab fishing, I like to play the occasional video game.
MICHAEL J GILDEA'S SPONSOR
FEATURED POST
An unconventional review for Infinity Blade, for iOS devices
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 |
Comments (0)
POST BY THIS AUTHOR (1)
COMMENTS BY THIS AUTHOR (9)
"DecoderOtter - http://raptr.com/DecoderOtter"
Monday, May 30, 2011
"I know people in my life who are Vietnam vets and have seen the consequences that serving in the war has had on them. Also, I myself have been to Vietnam (as a tourist) and have seen the long term effects of the conflict on the nation, first hand.
Yet, being a fan of BF:BC2 I downloaded the expansion without even giving it a thought. After reading your article it's definitely given me a chance to revisit those feelings.
Now I believe, games in Vietnam can and should be done. But in away that thoughtfully examines the war and lets you experience the war in all its horror, from both perspective"
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
"efully in Assassins Creed III you will climb in to the Animus and play out the life of an Ancient Geek. I'm Not sure how it will bring down Abstergo, but it should render the annoying British guy redundant and therefore, expen"
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
"t also must be considered in this level is you don't have to shoot any unarmed civilians at all. In a game where straying off path often results in a fail state IW allows some "choice" here. Is it a cop-out due to the controversial nature of the level? I'm not sure if I lessened the impact of the scene by not taking an innocent life. I'm curious what others think. Do you need to pull the trigger to understand truly what Infinity Ward is trying to say? Or is it just enough to be present f"
Saturday, November 14, 2009
"Russian" is an important step in advancing gaming as a culturally relevant media. However, it's a painful step. The interactivity of gaming is what makes a scene like this controversial. You can watch films with despicable acts but it's entirely different to carry them out.
Where this scene succeeds is in its subversive nature. While on the surface the game is a balls to the walls action game; IW slips in moments that make you step back and think about the actions that are being carried out.
The key for moving beyond painful baby steps to meaningful strides is interactivity. You see, while this scene is a bold step forward in the context of its medium the same can't really be said about the narrative in a broader sense.
When we as the players have a chance to take the reins of a scene like this is when we really start to move forward. Example: Has the gravity of the situation become so overwhelming that I turn my gun on Marakov? Myself? Or go along with the mission as I believe my ultimate cause is righteous?
Sure, the story maybe sacrificed to allow these decisions but I think these are sacrifices that need to be"
Saturday, November 14, 2009
"if only the curtains matched the"
Thursday, October 22, 2009
", I feel like I'm diving head first in to the lion's den here.
I'll admit it, I bought one. Only justifiable (to myself) because I have some traveling to do and some disposable income. I have a 2000 and I just never play it due to it's size. I know I have some issues to work through but I was basically embarrassed to pull it out in any kind of public setting. Also, let's just say I have some "firmware" incompatibilities.
I'm a big proponent of digital distribution so my biggest gripe with the system is Sony's pricing of it's content. I picked up the two NIS games that went on sale at launch. Going forward I'll try my best to only purchase games that are priced below the MSRP of the UMD. I know Sony is coddling retail with this pricing structure but it is at the expense of it's consumers.
Hopefully this will change down the road but as of right now I don't think the system is too overpriced, it's the softw"
Friday, October 02, 2009
"isappointing read for me (not the writing but the game). Play Magazine did a full feature on this game and it genuinely sounded intriguing. Thanks for bumming me"
Friday, October 02, 2009
"end to lean towards the Lennon camp also. So when the game kept doing so many close-ups of McCartney while [b][i]I[/i][/b] am playing guitar, was disconcerting, to say the l"
Thursday, September 24, 2009
