Category Archives: What I’m Doing With My Joystick

I missed the 3rd Rising, but the 4th one was a charm

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Daniel

It kills me that Dead Rising 3 never made it over to PS4, because there was no way I was buying an Xbox One just for that game. However, Dead Rising 4 found its way to PS4. While I’ve heard … Continue reading →

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Martian Gothic – the survival horror game that should have been sent to the moon

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Daniel

Released for the PC just at the turn of the millennium and ported to the Playstation 1 a year later (and a year after the Playstation 2 was released), Martian Gothic is one of the worst Resident Evil rip-off games … Continue reading →

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When a video game character keeps you up Until Dawn

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Daniel

Finally got around to playing Until Dawn, and it truly is like “playing” a traditional horror movie in which teens do the typical stupid thing—they return to the house in the woods where they played an awful prank a year … Continue reading →

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Resident Evil 4 – back to the beginning of the end of Resident Evil as we knew it

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Daniel

When the new millennium hit, Resident Evil stepped into it strong with Code Veronica. Introduced on the Dreamcast in 2000 before being released on Playstation 2, it was the first game in the series to get a major bump in … Continue reading →

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The Evil Within – a game so evil I quit once before picking it back up and trying again

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Daniel

I’m the type of horror gamer that only likes to get into terrifying situations if I know I stand a fighting chance—with guns, axes, knives, whatever. Games made up of endless hiding, sneaking around, stealth killing of monsters armed to … Continue reading →

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Deadly Premonition – talking to the video game voices in my head

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Daniel

While I was between Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Fatal Frame games in the days of PS3/360/Wii, I delved into the budget title Deadly Premonition. Originally an Xbox 360 exclusive, it was eventually released in a slightly expanded “Director’s Cut” … Continue reading →

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Origins makes you hope the Resident Evil 2 remake will stick to its roots

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Daniel

After playing so many bastardizations of the Resident Evil franchise in the past decade, it’s always good to go back and remember how it used to feel—even more so now that a long hoped for remake of Resident Evil 2 … Continue reading →

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer video game double feature

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Daniel

After the hubby and I revisited both the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel series, watching them all the way through for the first time in over a decade, I couldn’t get enough, so I dug out my old game … Continue reading →

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Resident Evil Revelations 2 – game sequel is a new revelation….

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Daniel

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is quite a different experience than the first game, especially if you play co-op local with a friend. But the truth is, the “friend” is going to have to settle for being a helpless victim for … Continue reading →

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I did it! I escaped Dead Island!

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Daniel

Dead Island is one of the first games that finally got me to break my “I hate FPS” rule. It was made even more fun thanks to co-op online play with a friend. Well, don’t expect FPS or co-op play … Continue reading →

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