Que sara sara… So this has been a bit of a testing year for me, but otherwise, a much better year than the shitheap I call 2012. It’s been a meh year, 2013. But in comparison to the 12 months before it, I’ll happily take a meh year compared to an incredibly shit, hair-pulling, craptastic […]
Monthly Archives: December 2013
movies in 2013
By the hyman of Olivia Newton-John! I’ve seen a lot of movies this year. A lot more than I ever have in my life. Whereas before I see something like three or four movies – maybe five in a good year – this year, I’ve seen 22, including doing something I don’t think I’ve done […]
game of the year. game of the generation. favorite game ever – the last of us
It was never for nothing, Naughty Dog. Never. (SPOILER ALERT: SPOILERS FROM EIGHTH PARAGRAPH ONWARDS) Placing in GOTY list: first, 2013|Watch a Cullen Plays LIVE live stream of The Last of Us right now here Ten minutes. It takes just ten minutes for The Last of Us to give you that first emotional punch in […]
games of the generation #2 – journey
A pilgrimage like no other. Placing in GOTY list: first, 2012|Watch a Cullen Plays LIVE live stream of Journey right now here I have a confession to make. Last year, I made a huge mistake. 12 months ago, I gave The Walking Dead the nod over Journey as my 2012 Game of the Year. In […]
games of the generation #3 – uncharted 2: among thieves
Definitely no fish out of water. Placing in GOTY list: first, 2009|Watch a Cullen Plays LIVE live stream of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves right now here Shambhala. God damn Shambhala. Uncharted 2 up to that point was still an incredible game to look at with stunning views and vistas that, to this day, still match […]
games of the generation #4 – grand theft auto v
Pursuing the almighty dollar. Placing in GOTY list: second, 2013|Watch a Cullen Plays LIVE live stream of Grand Theft Auto V (and Grand Theft Auto Online) right now here There’s a sense that Grand Theft Auto IV was perhaps the turning point of the series after the somewhat OTT antics of GTA III, Vice City […]
games of the generation #5 – bioshock infinite
The circle, unbroken. (SPOILER ALERT: PERSONAL HIGHLIGHT AT THE BOTTOM CONTAINS MASSIVE END SPOILER) Placing in GOTY list: third, 2013|Watch a Cullen Plays LIVE live stream of BioShock Infinite right now here I’m gonna mention a point I brought up when I gave BioShock Infinite my third spot in my GOTY list, so forgive me […]
games of the generation #6 – metal gear solid 4: guns of the patriots
One becomes zero. (SPOILER ALERT: SPOILERS FROM FOURTH PARAGRAPH ONWARDS) Placing in GOTY list: first, 2008|Watch a Cullen Plays LIVE live stream of Metal Gear Solid 4 right now here 2008 was a quiet year. It was a year (and a month) before I’d get to realise the dream of writing about videogames for a […]
games of the generation #7 – mass effect 2
The Alliance Strikes Back. Placing in GOTY list: first, 2010|Watch a Cullen Plays LIVE live stream of Mass Effect 2 right now here So how do you describe one of the most engrossing trilogies to have ever been seen in gaming, let alone the finest to be seen on this cycle of consoles? Mass Effect […]
games of the generation #8 – heavy rain
Press X to Jason. Placing in GOTY list: second, 2010|Watch a Cullen Plays LIVE live stream of Heavy Rain right now here Lets be blunt here. Beyond: Two Souls…was not a very good game. A lot better was expected on the next opus from Quantic Dream, but unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. For what they […]
