Tag: metal gear

  • On Tim Schafer, Apotheosis, and Video Game Rockstars: A BrĂ¼tal Legend Review [Game Overview]

    Apotheosis – 1. The fact or action of becoming a god; deification 2. Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone with extraordinary power or status. Do you know who Tim Schafer is? When I still lived at home, my dad used to ask me, “When are you gonna grow up and stop playing video games?” He tells my […]

  • Beatles, Konami Discrimination, Uncharted 2, and, Oh No Mai! [Game Overview]

    Insert another credit, because it’s time for your weekly video game news and you’ve just hit the Game Overview screen. Let’s start with a little NSFW. Remember that game Left 4 Dead? Remember how Zoey was a great example of a non-sexualized hero, something Valve specializes? Remember no more, because diligent modders have released the […]

  • Game Overview: ABDN Reviews MGS4

    Insert another credit, because it’s time for your weekly video game news and you’ve just hit the Game Overview screen. (SPOILER NOTE: Tim’s review, my review, and some of this post have MGS spoilers. Read at your own risk) I’ve taken a few excerpts from Tim Rogers’ brilliant review of Metal Gear Solid 4 and […]

  • Embedded Reporter: Metal Gear Retrospective

    Deep from the trenches, it’s time for your Monday video feature: Embedded Reporter. You may or may not realize that Metal Gear Solid 4 is a mere month away, but Gametrailers has and they’ve started one of their amazing Retrospective series last week about Metal Gear. Episodes one and two are up, so check them […]

  • Sony: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

    SPOILER ALERT: This review may cover plot points that will spoil MGS3. “Whoever wins, the battle does not end. The loser is set free from the battlefield, while the winner must remain there. And the survivor will live out his life as the warrior until the day he dies.” -Big Boss to Solid Snake The […]