Elex is a wonderful mess of a game. Two parts awesome, one part broken. Rather than do a typical review, I thought it would be more interesting to chronicle my adventures with the game, warts and all. If you have it, or interested in ...

Warning, what you are about to read is morally repugnant and should not be read by anyone. Reader discression advised. I remember the first time I felt overstuffed with games. It was fall, 2004 and it was far from pleasant. I sat alone...

As a privileged white male who has made one ten minute platformer with very basic graphics, I decided it was my duty to tell game developers everywhere how to do their job. This list is universally catered to all artists, but real art...

Some game series have seriously overstayed their entry. Some are on their fifth or sixth entry, and some were dead on arrival. Either way, here are some solid ways we could improve these series of old. Please note, not all of these gam...

Shmups – or shoot em ups for you uncultured swine – is a genre where you shoot things. You also avoid things. It's kind of like Undertale's pacifist battles, except for a full game. The genre has seen a resurgence, especial...

Firstly, some new tracks. https://soundcloud.com/blake-turner-29/what-the-fucks-a-cow This one is a battle rap. The guy it's named at is my friend, so it's out of love. He killed me on a track, need to respond: https://soundcloud.com/b...

So, I made two very dissimilar works back to back. One where I channelled my inner pop rapper ala chance the rapper/macklemore etc. and it's about me cumming out but mainly about promoting positive self image.  That one is here:&n...

"Listen closely: the only time it’s too late to change yourself is when you’re dead. Until then, you’re simply making excuses or lying to yourself." - Some cunt on tumblr.  Firstly, this blog was originally post...

 The Evil Within 2 is a sequel that improves on the original 100 fold. I don't say this lightly, but I'm about 12 hours into the game and I like it more than Resident Evil 4. That's my 3rd Favourite game of all time. So, let that...

Who isn't though? I have this conundrum a lot. I don't like reading self promotion blogs, and I hate writing them even more. I'd rather tell you about all the awesome things other people have made.  Like, are you aware the new Met...

So, I've been really productive lately. Isolation, new medication, weed, and enough nicotine to kill a water buffalo will do that. I've written 5 chapters of a story and a 7 song ep. Here's the first chapter of my story: Roughly 12 cl...

Hello internet. My name is Blake, and for a little while, I had a crippling addiction to the Souls series. This addiction often manifested itself in strange ways. I'd have dreams where my roommate was one of those skeleton wheeled fuc...

 Look, Metroidvania's might just be my favourite genre of all time. Games like Super Metroid, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Metroid Prime, and Dark Souls litter my top 20. I guess I'm a sucker for games that heavily encourage explo...

  Metroid Prime Meets Quake... Sort of. The Above pic is from the indie game "In the Kingdom." An artstyle like that but a bit less minimalist would ideally be what I'm aiming for. So I have this idea about a game. It essential...

 So, the Wii-U Nintendo Switch was announced yesterday, and I have to admit, it does look kind of neat.  From a tech standpoint, a device that can plug into any screen and with that kind of versatility is fascinating, and thi...

Well, uh, this was supposed to be a weekly blog huh. Guess that didn’t happen. And I guess I’m not going to promise regularity from now on either. Anyway, I have new games for you to try! Powerslave EX Try if you like: Ser...

Hey guys! I'm back with a brand new thing I did a week ago. I knew writing Volume 1 in the title would come in handy! Anyway, whereas last week I just listed some random games, this week I thought I'd try a specific genre. Let me know ...

Here's the deal. You like games. I like games. You don't know what to play. I have suggestions. Three of them, to be precise. They're games that were either undeservedly panned by critics, or just flew under the radar for most people. ...

In many modern societies, the words "gender" and "sex" have become unfortunately synonymous despite distinct definitions. Sex denotes the anatomical difference between a male and a female, whereas gender is defined as the ro...

Video games are a steadily growing medium, with titles like Call of Duty, Halo, Fallout 4 and Grand Theft Auto eclipsing their target demographics and becoming worldwide phenomenons. By August of 2015, Grand Theft Auto 5 alone had sol...

Recently, I made a blog about Dark Souls' difficulty. It was an empty rant, aimed specifically at outlets like Gamespot who seem to think difficulty is the only thing Dark Souls is about. So let's get one thing straight: Dark Souls is...

 Dark Souls is my favourite game of all time, but to most journalists, it's nothing more than a masochistic masculinity test. "Oh, it's so difficult, aren't my balls so much more testicular than yours? I'm so good at gaming, loo...

I have a challenge for you readers at home: think of your favourite games of all time. Think of the games that changed your life, be that through emotional resonance, immersive qualities, or just sheer fun. Think o...

Are you in your mid 20's to late 30's? Was at least a month of your childhood consumed by a Final Fantasygame? Do you still have nightmares about the first time you encountered a Licker in Resident Evil 2? Do you still have ...

Usually, I'm the first person to tell nostalgia hounds how wrong they are. You know the ones. Those folks who think that their two million 2-D brawlers are somehow more diverse than our two million military shooters. The kind of peo...

There is obviously far too much positivity on the internet, so to counterbalance it, I thought I'd bring some bile and vitriol to the table. Some games are just terrible, and it's up to us as gamers to collectively shame the ...

You know who I hate? Gay people. They're sexist and they hate women. We should burn them. Straight people too. Are you aware that just by preferring one gender over the over you are discriminating against almost half of the population...

Hey, I made a remix of the track Dream of the Shore Near Another World. If you could, please watch it, like it, and comment? I'd like this to get out there and get some views. I'm sorry if this seems like tacky self promotion, but I don't s...

Hello, people of the internet! I'm Blake Turner, and today I am going to play Dark Souls in ways it clearly wasn't intended to be played. We're talking alternative builds here guys, and the first is one I'm lovingly referring to as "Fist Pu...

Ok, so the first article I've written for a proper gaming site is up. I'm quite proud of it, it's a rewrite of part 1 of my top 20 games of the year. Please read it, like it and/or comment on it, but especially like it, partly because it l...