The band is back together!
Hey folks, it’s Julian. Man, it really sucks that Angelo has been out and we didn’t have Patrick on our last episode. We’re about to hit episode 100, but where is—OH DAMN, SON! ALL THE NERDS WITHOUT PANTS ARE HERE! That’s right! We’re finally all back together for a short and sweet Consumption Junction edition of NWP.
Game Over Man!
Unlike most reviewers, I feel like I had a unique perspective going into Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines. My fandom of the series only reaches back a few months, when friends recommended that I check out Alien and Aliens. While both movies were great, I didn’t really have the grasp on the series like most that grew up with the franchise. Also unlike most that went into this game, I didn’t have the chance to play it until after the backlash. Reports of the game being horrendous can be found everywhere, and while I agree to an extent, I feel that the majority of this game’s lackluster reception is due to the lofty expectations of diehard Aliens fans. However, nothing can stop Alien’s Colonial Marines from being a generic shooting experience that fell way below the standards of a great game.
I'm tripping out of my skull!
I’ve often said that simplicity is underrated, especially when it comes to video games. Growing up there wasn’t much you had to learn to play a video game. With only two buttons and a d-pad, there were only so many control schemes you could cram into an NES game. Some may think that’s limiting, but I think it’s more inviting. Anyone can pick up an NES game and be able to figure out the basic controls right away. Mastering these controls, well, that’s a different thing all together.
