Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be reading about the text-heavy Wizardry franchise. This article would not be … Continue reading Franchise Festival #38: Wizardry
Welcome to Thursday, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? And a bonus prompt in the spirit of the US East Coast’s uncharacteristically early snowfall today: what is your favorite winter/snow/ice area in a game? … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is a Winter Wonderland
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be climbing the ladder of knowledge on Donkey Kong, the series … Continue reading Franchise Festival #37: Donkey Kong (Classic)
Welcome to Thursday, Avocadoans. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite indie title? Don’t forget to visit Franchise Festival tomorrow, where we’ll explore the history of the classic Donkey … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 is In-De-Pen-Dant
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. Today we’ll be coordinating our tactical approach to X-COM. Yes, I put a dash in … Continue reading Franchise Festival #36: X-COM
Welcome to Thursday, everybody. What games are you playing and what do you think of them. As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite implementation of 2.5D visual design? Be sure to join us tomorrow at 9:00 AM EST in Franchise … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is a Half-Dimension Short
Welcome to Friday, folks! Some minor bad news – there will be no Franchise Festival today. @Lovely_Bones’ history of Silent Hill will instead be appearing on a very special day, next Wednesday. Why Wednesday, you ask? Because it’s… HALLOWEEN! We will … Continue reading Franchise Festival… Coming Soon!
Welcome to the Weekly Games Thread #2, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite scary monster or enemy in a horror game? Be sure to join … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Hiding
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This entry marks the third week in 2018’s month of horror game coverage. We … Continue reading Franchise Festival #34: Fatal Frame
Welcome to the Weekly Games Thread, Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite example of a successful adaptation from film or television to the games medium? … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Adapting
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This entry marks the second week in 2018’s month of horror game coverage. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #33: Resident Evil
Welcome to the Weekday Games Thrrad #2, folks. Sorry for the late publication! What games are you playing and what do y’all think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite vehicle in a game? Don’t forgot to join … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is a Low Rider
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be kicking off a month of horror game coverage with the … Continue reading Franchise Festival #32: Alone in the Dark
Welcome back to the Weekly Games Thread #2, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what seemingly finished series would you like to see return? Please also join us tomorrow at … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 is Reborn
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be talon-trotting to the beat of Banjo-Kazooie‘s drum. The internet is mercifully … Continue reading Franchise Festival #31: Banjo-Kazooie
Welcome to the Weekly Games Thread #2, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite implementation of a physics engine in games? Don’t forget to check in … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Improbably Bouncy
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be burning rubber as we race through the history of Ridge … Continue reading Franchise Festival #30: Ridge Racer
Welcome to Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what are some of your favorite dialogue sequences in games? Don’t forget to join us tomorrow in Franchise Festival as … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 is Engaging in a Productive Dialogue
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be gobbling up all there is to know about Kirby. Major sources include Nintendo … Continue reading Franchise Festival #29: Kirby
Welcome to the Weekly Games Thread #2! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what games are you most looking forward to between now and the end of 2018? Please also join … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 Anticipates Autumn
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be digging through the war plans of Wolfenstein. This article involved quite a … Continue reading Franchise Festival #28: Wolfenstein
