Friday, March 14, 2014

An Alternative Look at Dark Souls

As you likely know, Dark Souls II just released this week and it has already garnered quite a bit of buzz.

I only recently got into Dark Souls at all. I had spent a chunk of time with Demon's Souls previously, so I already had a taste of the grim challenges that From Software is capable of. I originally became interested in playing these games because I had heard all the hype about how hard but rewarding these games are. So, I got a copy of Dark Souls, and I've loved it ever since.

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Framerate and Resolution on Consoles: Just How Much Does it Matter?

Not too long ago, I posted about my growing irritation with the gaming community as a whole in regards to the the so-called "Console War." If you'll recall, I expressed my ever increasing frustration with how divisive a new generation of consoles becomes within the gaming community.

Someone posted this article in a Facebook group I frequent. What ensued was another divisive, albeit mostly civil discussion that I found rather fascinating. It made me reflect on this subject of graphical fidelity in the new consoles pretty heavily. I decided that I wanted to share my thoughts on the subject here for all the Internet to see.