This week, Pixelosophy goes on their mental cycle. Alex demands to know what the new console cycle is going to be all about while Aaron jumps into the gaming mentality and tries to detach himself from it. Watch, and sync your cycle with ours.
Posts Tagged ‘heavy rain’
Where is Your Mind?
June 17th, 2011
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Whenever we get ready to experience some form of media, we build an expectation in our minds about that experience. More specifically, we create an expectation of how we would like to react to whatever the stimulus is, and we prepare ourselves accordingly. Even more specifically, we are able to create a variety of expectations [...]
One Story Pony
March 23rd, 2011
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The idea of the written word goes back thousand of years. Once used for simple communication, writing evolved into a way to record events and create stories. Through the ages, writing has led to amazing literature, great theater, and some amazing screenplays. So, with all of the great writing mechanics that have been established throughout [...]
[GDC 2011] Heavy Rain Has 72% Completion Rate
March 3rd, 2011
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In a conference at GDC given by Quantic Dream’s David Cage, the man behind Heavy Rain, Cage revealed that 72% of gamers who started Heavy Rain actually finished it. To put this into context, the industry average completion rate is between 20% to 25%. That’s triple the average. When compared to another popular game of [...]
Five More Titles Added To PS3 Greatest Hits
February 25th, 2011
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Sony has added five more titles to it’s Greatest Hits lineup, which gives gamers great games for the jaw-droppingly low price of $29.99. The newest members include Heavy Rain, ModNation Racers, God of War III, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves-Game of the Year Edition, and UFC Undisputed 2010. While I can’t speak to the quality of [...]
Bullshot! 087 – The Ballad of Kitty Dragon
December 31st, 2010
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Our most anticipated games of 2011 includes a touching tale of a boy and his dead pet. Also, our apologies to Michael Jones. We credited someone else with his shout-out. Consider the mistake corrected.
Bullshot! 085 – The Cheeseburger Standard
December 17th, 2010
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Trust us, it’s a simple scale.
Bullshot! 84 – Show of the Year
December 11th, 2010
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You read the title correctly; it (probably) doesn’t get much better than this in oh-ten.
Pixelosophy Episode 68: On the Balcony
December 6th, 2010
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This week, Pixelosophy goes to the movies! Not really, but they at least talk about movies. Alex points the camera at why video game movies are stuck in the cinematic gutter while Aaron tells games to get their narrative acts together. Okay…action!