C Blogs of 06/18/13 + Wrenchisms
I've made a huge mistake. I've gotten into . After hearing Brad Shoemaker of the Bombcast go on and on about, and seeing the recent hype surround the International and how , I got a little ... more
I've made a huge mistake. I've gotten into . After hearing Brad Shoemaker of the Bombcast go on and on about, and seeing the recent hype surround the International and how , I got a little ... more
Hey it's a me! Das Phil! As some of you may have guessed, I had a horrible fucking Father's Day, but that's in the past now. FUUUUCK IT! You might be wondering where Smurfee is, but most likely... more
I've mentioned it before, but I seem to have the worst luck when it comes to video game romances. I dumped Anomen the wimp in Baldur's Gate 2. In Dragon Age: Origins, dumped me after beco... more
Now this point really pissed me off, I’m not kidding. I really don’t get it, surely the Damsel isn’t being passed between them as the concept is she’s chosen to b... more
Didn't spend a lot of time gaming this last week because all the news and drama from E3 was so engrossing. But... still a few things worth mentioning. I checked out Saturday, a new game by Sp... more
Well happy Father's Day to my fellow dads out there. This has been a bittersweet day for me the past couple years, due to the loss of my own father, but I wasn't in a funk about it this year a... more
I rarely get excited for games anymore, but this is a hell of an exciting year for me. Apart from the OODLES of fantastic 3DS releases on the way, the Wii U finally getting some good titles comin... more
So, E3 came and is now over. After finally watching the conferences of the Big Three, I decided to cast some thoughts on the matter. Of course, they all wanted to be the best, with the biggest... more
So E3 happened, and I am now officially excited for the next generation of consoles. Now, I'll be honest here and say that this was the first time I actually watched E3 live (I usually just rea... more
A lot of what I was going to say here I’ve already covered in from last Wednesday, so go read that for bonus Shadeisms. Because I actually blog sometimes! Once the planets align and the blood ... more
I created the , and more. So now I put the question to you, fair Dtoiders: (Keep it safe for work, please!) more
Next week is my last grad night. Of course these Striderisms are coming after another load of pissy teenagers. What's different about the lateness is that I also went to Culver City Best Buy ... more
So the hype machine is hard at work building up excitement for a new line of Wii U games, people are taking down their pants and bending over Microsoft for a quick tea bagging, and Sony is being ... more
As with many console launches in the past, this year I've come away with more questions than answers. I'm usually a Sony fangirl, but for the next generation of game consoles, I'm still undeci... more
Welp. . I wrote a blog three days ago where I outlined some of my hopes and expectations for Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo coming into this E3. Sure it was a sort of dream-list, but I expec... more
Running waayyyy tired today. But y'all know what happened. It was E3 day one! of good games (lots so many omghnnng) were shown, some were announced, and Sony checked all the boxes. What are yo... more
I don't want to spend forever addressing this topic, but after checking out reviews for The Last of Us, I found a pretty interesting discussion going on at Polygon based around the 7.5 review for... more
Yes, the worst has come to pass. Jinx is a Cblog Recapper. You may know me from my assinine , or my incongruously mature . What can I say, there is something about comment sections that turns m... more
Someone needs to clean those damn toilets. Jesus. How y'all doing? Excited for E3? Not to be a dick, but I'm not. Not for any negative reasons, but I'm very content with I have gaming wise now.... more
My theory with the "iQuits" of Destructoid and other online blogs is that everybody gets one. After a time, it's expected for people to become a bit disenchanted with their stomping ground of cho... more
Flip, you guys! I really need to go to bed soon so I'm going to try to keep these -isms short... I picked up Nier this week! After hearing constant praise about its soundtrack, even though t... more
With Greenlight really beginning to fill up with prospective titles there are many things coming up. There are the good highlighted by shows like and . There are the bad normally ports of some... more
Ha, and here I was thinking those high school German classes would never pay off. If you’ve been following the Cblogs this past week, you’ll know that our resident weeaboo Strider posted a on... more
What is it about Animal Crossing that has kept its hooks in me so long and dormant after so many years? Is it constant carrot sticking of goals in front of me? To constantly repay my loan on... more
Can we still use the #DarkSiders2 hashtag? I know we're all sad about THQ and what went down with Vigil, but it's still the best way to describe how I feel about Scorpion in . That mix of sha... more
Meet Jane. She owns a smartphone or tablet. The install base on Android and iOS devices alone is larger than all the current gen consoles combined. According to Flurry (an app analytics comp... more
I'm covering for Smurf as he does stuff. Interesting stuff perhaps. And luckily there were interesting cblogs to recap. No, I mean it. Very interesting. . Look, I really don't want to bring b... more
I'm going to speak my mind on something and it may hurt some of y'alls feels. Sorry. I am disappointed though. For the past couple months it seems the c-blogs are going down the shitter. Sure ... more
I’m entirely open to seeing every concern I have destroyed by part three because I am now looking at an incomplete series and aware that to direct criticism before the finish m... more