Playing through Dragon Quest for the first time in 2015 was a weird experience. It’s a game that hasn’t exactly aged well, but somehow, that made it a fascinating and rewarding experience. It’s a snapshot of the early days of console RPGs, an insight into where many of the genres standards originated. Despite …
Despite what you’ve probably heard from a lot of folks on the Internet, and despite Sony apparently having all but given up on it, the PlayStation Vita is a really great handheld with an awesome library. With the likes of Danganronpa, Persona 4 Golden, Tearaway, OlliOlli, and Killzone: Mercenary (which …
Hi! Welcome to the first episode of Now Reading, something I plan to be a semi-regular feature on Shindig where I take a quick look at what I’ve been reading lately (comics, mostly). These aren’t full-on, serious reviews – just quick thoughts and first impressions about what I’ve been up to. So, …
There’s a new Beetlejuice film in the works. It’s been rumoured for a while, but now it’s real, true, confirmed by Winona Ryder on Late Night with Seth Meyers. “I think I can confirm it, because Tim Burton did this interview,” Ryder told Meyers. “It was very hush hush, top secret. And …
A couple of days ago, I did something unprecedented: I clicked on a promoted tweet to find out more. Normally, I just gloss over promoted tweets; sometimes I dismiss them. If they’re particularly offensive (weight loss ads, looking at you) I’ll tweet my disdain, and then dismiss. But not this …
[URIS id=507] Gallery: Toon Link Nendoroid Back in August last year, Good Smile Company released the Toon Link Nendoroid (or, more specifically, Link: The Wind Waker ver.). As typical of the Nendoroid line, these were made-to-order, with pre-sales being taken months in advance, and sadly, I missed out. But then, …
If you eat meat, you need to get yourself to McDonald’s and try the Serious Angus 1/4lb. Seriously. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of McDonald’s (and of burgers in general, really), but I often find their “limited edition” burgers wanting. Sometimes they’re awful (like that McRib abomination), usually …
[URIS id=495] Postcards from the beautiful world of Submerged This week sees the launch of Submerged, a wonderful little indie game from Canberra-based Uppercut Games. It’s a combat-free exploration game about the efforts of a young girl to aid her injured brother in a beautifully post-apocalyptic world that is, well, …
There’s a particular word that gets thrown around a lot in discussion about video games, especially when it comes to perceived value: “replayability”. On the surface, its meaning is straightforward – the extent to which a game is able to be played numerous times. And it’s this meaning that people …
Drop what you’re doing and go see Magic Mike XXL right now. There it is. That’s my review. Okay, that’s not the whole review, but it’s the most important part, because it’s kind of hard to do the film justice with words alone. Before seeing it I heard so many good …
