Metal Gear Rising Will Be Wonderful On Your Dark Days

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Eric Bastelak

Konami has released a wonderful new Metal Gear Rising trailer. It reminds me that regardless of financial difficulties I need to buy this game. Because no matter how dark the world seems there is something serene about hacking enemies to pieces. Call it morbid, call it whatever you want. Games are an interactive medium that help us gamers blow off steam. In my experience something like Rising will allow me to reduce stress, therefore causing less anger. What I love about this trailer is it shows just how much Konami gets this side of gaming culture. Right on Konami!

 

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Far Cry 3 | Review

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Eric Bastelak

Version tested: PlayStation 3

Now for a game that’s been called Skyrim with guns, what can I really say about Far Cry 3? How about this game is one of the best examples of character development in a game to date! Far Cry as a franchise has always been somewhat lacking, with great ideas and horrendous execution. Far Cry 3 clearly sought to change all of that. So follow me dear readers and embrace the path of the warrior.Read More

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown | Review

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

XCOM: Enemy Unkown is the resurrection of a once great series. The original XCOM titles were amazing tactical and unforgiving you could lose hours trying to save the world. I’d love to say that Enemy Unknown is the perfect return to form however that would just not be true. This series has been updated sometimes for the better and other times for the worse.Read More

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Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron | Review

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is the sequel to the surprise hit Transformers: War For Cybertron. I managed to miss the predecessor, but thanks to some friends here at Broken Joysticks I got my hands on the sequel. Man does it feel good to be playing a good transformers game. The Transformers franchise has not been treated so well in recent years. With those terrible movies and all, I’m glad to see developer High Moon Studios has such high respect for the source material.Read More

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Persona 4 Arena | Review

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

Wait a second an RPG is transcending it’s genre and making the leap to…a fighting game? I couldn’t believe the precedent being created when Persona 4 Arena was announced. I had an even harder time believing that such a drastic leap away from the norm could turn out so well. Yes dear readers P4 Arena is not only a competent fighter, it is also a great one. Can you believe it? This sets the stage so that other fighters could possibly become RPGs or something completely different. Man we live in one exciting time. Well here we go let’s talk about how one of the best JRPGs released in the last decade made the leap to a tournament level fighting game.Read More

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Rainbow Moon|Review

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

Welcome dear readers to the Rainbow Moon review; this is my review of the new tactical RPG exclusively released on the Playstation Network.  I have been reporting on this game for quite some time. It’s fair to say that I have been very excited for this title. Were my expectations too high for this one?Read More

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The Broken Joysticks Top 5: Nostalgic Pick Me Up RPGS

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

Greeting dear readers, you will have to excuse my infrequent posts as of late as I prepare for a big move I’m finding myself with less time. Chores, apartment viewings, work and, Rainbow Moon (Yes that review will be posted VERY soon). As life keeps throwing curve balls at me I tend to get depressed. When I get down I always seem to gravitate to immersive games from my childhood. I get wrapped up in these games. They provide an escape which can be a great break from reality. I always come back feeling refreshed ready to tackle whatever life has to throw at me.Read More

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New Release Date And Trailer for Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

Okay so as I’ve said before, I loved Transformers: War for Cybertron and in case you were wondering the sequel is still kicking and today we learned more about it. They’ve given us a release date and it’s just over a month away. August 21st baby. So in case the slow season of summer has been getting to you, now you’ll have a story worth playing. I personally can’t wait to smash up some decepticons. Oh also they managed to release a new trailer. I goatta say it sends chills down my spine.Read More

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Magic: A Gift Or A Curse?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

Now I’ve made it very clear in the past that I love Dragon Age: Origins. I have mixed feelings on its predecessor Dragon Age 2, but that is a topic for another article. Today my dear readers we are here to discuss something far greater. Recently I was replaying Origins and I have been following this up with a speedy play through of Dragon Age 2. During this retread of familiar ground I have found myself able to reexamine some philosophical questions raised by both of these titles particularly the use of magic and mages themselves.Read More

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Sorcery | Review

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

When Sony first showed us the Play Station Move at E3 2010 there was one demo that caught everyone’s attention: Sorcery. In this demo we saw just what the Move was capable of. It could detect a variety of motions and even angles, all of these could affect the events in the game. Needless to say I was blown away. Basically the Move seemed to offer what Nintendo’s Wii had promised me. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on Sorcery unfortunately all news went dark. The game released almost completely under my radar.

The time has come now; the game is in my hands. So what did I think? Sorcery is a game that gave me a very Legend of Zelda type feeling. Now this analogy can give the wrong impression at first; you are not traveling through an expansive world with lots of hidden secrets. Basically if you stapled all of the dungeons in a Legend of Zelda game together that would cover Sorcery’s campaign. The game is linear but not in a bad way, it progresses you steadily through linear levels on a set path but it never seems to get repetitive or boring.Read More

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Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron Coming to PC!

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

Looks like the folks at High Moon Studios have been listening to the glorious outrage from fans of Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron. With that we here at Broken Joysticks are proud to report a PC version of the game will launch August 28th 2012 along with it’s console counterparts. This is huge news for PC fans who loved the first game in the series. The game was very underated in my opinion so its great to see the sequel being given to everyone. Game on my dear readers. August is not that far off.Read More

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Of Orcs and Men Dislocates Jaws in New Video

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

So there is a new joint effort between Cyanide Studios and Spiders being published by Focus Home Interactive. Looks to be a new brutal fantasy RPG. Now despire recent reviews, I’m a huge fan of Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide Studios. I see passion in their games, som great potential yet to be fully realized. So here’s hoping Of Orcs and Men will relize that potential. Check out the trailer it looks pretty awesome. September 2012 release date you say? I’ll be keeping my eyes on this one. Read More

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Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 Reveal Trailer

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Eric Bastelak

So as we begin hyping ourselves up for E3 we here at Broken Joysticks were watching the pre E3 Konami press conference as I mentioned before. Probably one of the biggiest announcements out of that conference besides Metal Gear Solid Rising, was the Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2. It looks as though Gabriel Belmont is now one of the fiends he fought so hard against. Read More

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