REVIEW: Folklore

The Playstation 3 hasn’t exactly enjoyed the world’s greatest library since its launch. A number of titles that fans were counting on to give them some much-needed value faltered, seemingly because of motion controls, time pressure, or both. Lair and Heavenly Sword arrived to much fanfare but little welcome, as they both were [...]

Platform Agnostic

There’s a particularly interesting term thrown around by people in the industry. The definition given is someone who owns all the consoles, or is otherwise not biased in any one direction.
From a linguistic perspective, though, it sounds as though it is someone who is uncertain as to the existence of consoles. Less literally, and likely [...]

REVIEW: Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

As this is the first full review on The Chaos Fold, I’m going to take the time to explain my methodology.
I review games based on their play value. If I buy a game that is graphically amazing, but with lackluster controls, a piss-weak storyline, or flawed design principles, I’ll say “Skip it” or something [...]

Lots of updates tomorrow.

I’m planning on throwing up at least five game reviews tomorrow. I’m likely to expand the site to better organize the editorial stuff. A look at what’s on deck:

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. (PS3)
Folklore (PS3)
The Orange Box (PC)
PSP Slim & The Daxter Bundle
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)

The WoW [...]

Assassin’s Crap.

One of the earliest PlayStation 3 games to jump out at me was, well, one of the earliest PlayStation 3 games to jump out at anyone.
Assassin’s Creed, from UbiSoft, appeared to be if not unique, at least polished to a mirror shine. The trailers showed an intensely stylish evolution of the recent Prince of [...]

International Politics + Gaming Forum = Hilarity

So I’m posting on boards.1up.com today, when I come across a thread that asks if it is right or wrong to play a game based on the Iraq war/GWoT.
Short answer, No.
Long answer, No, but that doesn’t mean developers will actually make them. As I intimated in the thread, those are dark and dangerous waters [...]

An Open Letter to Roger Ebert

(Ed. Note: This letter was sent to Roger Ebert and the Chicago Sun-Times editorial staff on 20 October, 2007. It is reprinted here for posterity.  Spoilers abound for BioShock and Half-Life 2: Episode 2)
In recent days, much has been made of Mr. Ebert’s comments on the concept of video games being referred to [...]

Pessimism

I’m beginning to think that my generation has gotten the shaft.
The boomers were often maligned for being self-centered and arrogant, which in many cases I can agree with. However, the boomers also gave birth to Rock & Roll, drove the civil rights movement, and ended the Vietnam war. With such a vital [...]

Thinking With Portals.

There’s a nice discussion on The Escapist in regards to everyone’s favorite First-Person-Puzzler, Portal.
It got me thinking, as it were, about just how much Valve (and the inevitable copycats) will be able to do with this concept. The game, if you haven’t played it yet, is perhaps the best technically-executed idea in gaming right [...]

Productive Week

At least in terms of game acquisitions.
Picked up a brand-spanking-new PSP Slim, the Daxter bundle. I’m hoping to pick up Final Fantasy Tactics soon, I am filled with animal lust over the prospect of playing that game again.
Picked up The Orange Box.
Picked up Folklore for PS3. So far, I’m really digging it. [...]