Archive for the ‘Pile of Shame’ Category
Batman Beyond – Pile of Shame
My game of comic book catch-up continues this week with Batman Beyond, a continuation of one of my favorite animated TV shows that takes a look at the Dark Knight of the future.
Half-Life 2 – Pile of Shame
For years, people had been talking about how phenomenal Valve’s Half-Life 2 was. I just didn’t understand the appeal of yet another first-person shooter where you fought off an alien invasion. It didn’t help that I didn’t have a PC of my own, and that until the release of The Orange Box, the Half-Life experience was extremely limited on consoles. Fortunately, a few years ago I received The Orange Box, which contained the whole Half-Life 2 story to this point, for Christmas. Then I finally played it the other day. Now I completely get it. Read the rest of this entry »
Crossed – Pile of Shame
I loved the post-apocalyptic Crossed when it first began, but somewhere during the second story arc I started to lose interest. This week, I got caught up on “Family Values” and “Psychopath” to see if the nightmare-inducing series was still consistently interesting with a different writer/artist team.
Ico – Pile of Shame
When Ico came out more than a decade ago, it wasn’t the type of game I could see myself playing. It was heavy on atmosphere, but light on the sports, guns, and action. It just wasn’t the kind of game that a guy sharing a television, gaming system, and house with three other guys would play. After ten years of people telling me how fantastic Ico was, I was finally ready to give the game a go. Read the rest of this entry »
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Nine – Pile of Shame
After the gut-wrenching events of the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, I was happy to see the team scaling back and getting back to basics with Season Nine. I couldn’t wait for it to start. And then the first five issues wound up in my backlog.
