Tag Archives: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Ep. 13: Up-Up-Down-Down-Down-Down-Down

  • A very special Konami episode
  • Profit margins versus creative change
  • Time is a cycle, my man
  • Are we still the target demographic for video games?
  • What are Konami’s new business priorities, exactly?
  • When was the last time Castlevania was good?
  • Why Metal Gear matters
  • Dissecting the oft-reanimated corpse of Silent Hill
  • The murdered promise of Silent Hills
  • Game preservation issues and Konami’s deletion of P.T.
  • Augmented reality gaming for some reason

Ep. 9: I Have a Sword

  • PlatinumGames and The Wonderful 101
  • Hardcore shape drawing action
  • Player grading systems and mastery
  • So, how’s Evolve?
  • Progression systems and balance in competitive FPS games
  • Getting something from your loss
  • DLC, pre-order bonuses, and season passes
  • “Journalists” and their incessant hype engines
  • Matt, change your goddamned smoke detector battery