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!
Posts Tagged ‘Mafia 2’
Pixelosophy Episode 62: Pixel Picks-Mafia II
October 11th, 2010
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This week, Pixelosophy sleeps with the fishes. It’s a Mafia II Pixel Picks, so show some respect. Check it out as Alex always feels like somebody’s watching him while Aaron realizes that mafia life is hard. Get your cement shoes on and watch!
Sometimes Virtual Crime Does Pay
October 8th, 2010
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On the Reviewcast for Mafia II, I said something about Mafia II either being a fairly average game that uses some dated open-world style mechanics, or it’s one of the greatest uses of the video game medium to convey a narrative we’ve ever seen. And truly, at the end of the day, I think both [...]
Pixelosophy Episode 61: Dog-O-Vision
October 4th, 2010
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This week, Pixelosophy’s fuzzy mascot takes over. It’s an episode packed with talk about using environment instead of mechanics to create immersion from Alex and more Mafia II talk from Aaron, all while Harley the Pixel Beagle tries to take over. Sit. Stay. Watch.
Too Big For Your Gaming Britches
October 1st, 2010
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We all outgrow things. We get older, our tastes evolve and suddenly things that used to get us really excited just don’t quite have that same magic. Sometimes it even works in reverse. Things you absolutely hated or were bored by as a kid are now your favorite things in the world. This happens with [...]
Pixelosophy Episode 60: Shower Invasions
September 27th, 2010
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This week, Pixelosophy makes a run for it. After announcing the Hidden Object winner, Alex dashes and jumps through his love letter to Canabalt’s hidden narrative while Aaron wishes Mafia 2 would have brought the sexy, and the not so sexy, back. Better rinse quickly, the robots are coming.
The Sexual Misadventures of Mafia 2
September 24th, 2010
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I think we’re all adults here, so I feel confident that I can safely make a statement regarding a certain aspect of Mafia 2’s content without getting any giggles from those that would be easily amused by words like nipple or foreskin. The statement I’d like to make is a simple one. Mafia 2 needed [...]
Innovate, Don’t Renovate
September 15th, 2010
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There is a saying that seems to be lost on gamers as well as the video game industry as a whole: Don’t reinvent the wheel. If you examine the phrase and how one can apply it to our beloved medium, it’s actually quite remarkable how fitting it actually is.
Bullshot! 069 – The One About Used Games
August 27th, 2010
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Sure, we talked about other things, but you didn’t come to hear about the other things, did you?
Bullshot! 068 – Plug in the Future
August 20th, 2010
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Contrary to popular belief, time is a loop, not a straight line. We know this because, here in the future, we have to engage in activities from the past in order to move forward. Prep those 1200baud modems and serial connections, ITS TIME FOR THE FUTURE!