Backlog Blitz: NES, Week 14, "M-Pathy for the Devil."

Yeah, yeah, it's "Sympathy for the Devil." Whatever. I care about getting it right about as much as I cared about Dead Island's story. So not at all. Anyway. I played games. Some were good. Some were not. 

Untimely Revue: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag

Look. I don't have a ton of free time. So that means I'm often playing games, watching movies and shows, or reading books YEARS after they come out. But I still want to talk about that media, often in a very in-depth manner. So guess what? I'm going to. If you have a problem with that, um...That's your opinion and I respect it. But I'm still going to post these. So without further ado, let's talk about Assassin's Creed: Black Flag.

I’m going to say something a bit premature, as I haven’t actually played every Assassin’s Creed game to date—Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag is the best game in the series. Black Flag isn’t flawless. Far from that. But it is the most fun, uses the least-annoying Abstergo meta-plot to date, has perhaps the best cast of characters, and features the most sensible utilization of the Templars versus Assassins feud since the original Assassin’s Creed. Those are bold statements, I know. And now I’m going to mostly ignore this whole paragraph and just talk about what I want to talk about.

Backlog Blitz: NES, Week 13, "There's an 'L'P pun in there somewhere..."

HEY EVERYONE! I had five cans of Mountain Dew this morning! Can you tell? Can you? Huh? HUH? Anyway, I played some Dead Island this weekend to get hype for Dying Light, which I am also going to play this weekend maybe we'll see fingers crossed. I'd like to review a modern game for once, and close to the time it comes out. (On that note, reviews of Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed: Black Flag coming soon. They're long, and in-depth, and I spent way too much time talking about games that have been out for actual years. Oh well.) I also played some REALLY old games too! So let's talk about those!

Backlog Blitz: NES, Week 12, "K-Street Shuffle"

Heyo! How's it going? I spent the week training new employees at work, which was fun. And I got in some time with more modern games. The highlight was Betrayer, which uses a color palette of white, black, and red. It's really fascinating, and pretty solid fun. An interesting story with multiple interpretations, stealth/action gameplay, and yeah, the color palette is cool. There's a free demo on Steam if you're interested. Anyway, I also played some old games, and that's what you're here for, right? So let's hit it! *record scratch* hit it!

Backlog Blitz: NES, Week 11, "Life, Uh, Finds a Way"

"Please, sir, I'm poor and sick and hungry..." The beggars and lunatics in Assassin's Creed have driven me to the point where I murder them if they even get close to me. At some point I may just see how if I can empty Acre without getting desynchronized. At least I played some halfway-decent NES games this week... Because that totally makes up for a voice actor whose voice and lines make my ears bleed. 

Backlog Blitz: NES, Week 10, "Indiana Jones and the Awful Games"

No, that isn't a clever title like last week. But I'm not a clever man. So it all balances out, right? RIGHT? Please validate my pathetic, mewling existence. I'm so lonely. It's cold here in Minnesota. Cold and barren, like my emotional life. One time I thought I saw a puppy, but it was just an illusion. Ice madness. And now I'm about to play Ice Climber. How fitting. It's as if I'm making these intros up! Naaah, can't be.

Backlog Blitz: NES, Week 9, "Ain't Nothin' But G-Thangs"

I know, I know, I'm the person least qualified to make any sort of rap reference. Whatever. Anyway, I'm finally back from Georgia, floating in the hiatus between Christmas break and resuming work. So I played video games. Read about them and their awfulness. They are awful. Terrible. Grotty. Gross. Gangrenous. Other words starting with "G" in order to force this theme even further. Because I always take jokes too far. I'm a jerk like that.