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Posts Tagged ‘Reviews’

Pixelosophy Episode 37: Born of the Pixel

This week, Alex gets a little bit older. In his birthday episode, Alex questions whether branching narratives need branching reviews while Aaron feels a little vulnerable. Hugs anyone? Related Links Gotham Central Book 1: In the Line of Duty (Hardcover) Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (Blu-ray)

Pixelosophy Episode 34: Incontinent Facial Hair

This week, the Pixelosophers wrap their discussions on reviews, for now. They both take a look at games you may have skipped due to deceptively low number scores and tell you why you should give them a try. On the flip side, the boys call shenanigans on some games that may be undeserving of their [...]

Top 5 Games the Number System Tricked You Into Not Playing

When we decided to compile a list of our favorite games that didn’t hit the 80% mark, I thought it would be a breeze. How many sub-80% games can there be that are any good or that I’d even played? Turns out the answer to that is: a shitload. As Alex pointed out in his [...]

Top 5 Games You May Have Passed On

There is something about lists that seems to get gamers’ blood going. Whether you whole-heartedly agree with it or want to strangle the writer, when a list is spotted, it is read. This week, we present you with a list from each of us. Wrapping up our discussion of reviews, for now, we thought it [...]

Pixelosophy Episode 33: Pins, Needles and Cake

This week, Pixelosophy officially enters “in-depth analysis” territory as the boys tackle video game review systems for the third straight week. Alex ponders the need for review malleability in a DLC-heavy world, and Aaron urges gamers to take a heaping spoonful of review responsibility themselves. Come and eat from the fruit of the review tree once again.

Just Skip to the End

Last time, we took a look at how the high risk factor of time and money can weigh heavily on a reviewer. This time, however, I’d like to shift perspective and lay an equal share of the responsibility at the foot of the gamer. I have but one simple message that will aid in the [...]

Reviewcast: Mass Effect 2

Reviewcast returns en masse (see what I did there?) with their review of Mass Effect 2. By now you have probably talked to someone who has played it and they probably raved about it. Do Fish and Plachy agree? Gosh, I wonder how you could find out…

Review Version 1.2

Video games are quite a unique medium. Not only in the way they function and the fact that they are interactive, but even in the way they are delivered to us. With consoles going online, video games have had a wave of downloadable content come to them along with patches for nearly ever game. It’s [...]

Pixelosophy Episode 32: Mercury Tasting Party

This week, the review train keeps on rolling. Pixelosophy’s second look at reviews in gaming has Aaron discussing the two things gamers stand to lose most to a bad game while Alex takes a strictly by-the-numbers approach. Let’s get a booth review.

Reviews By The Numbers

Here at Pixelosophy, as has been stated before, we don’t generally like numbers. They can be tweaked too easily to fit an argument and should be fully researched before believed. So, in this feature, we have undertaken our own research to bring you readers numbers that you can trust. Using Metacritic, I have compiled the [...]