FPS Rantings

March 18th, 2008

Uncharted is too safe, says Yahtzee

I like watching video reviews made by Ben Croshaw because it teaches me to be unflinchingly cynical when it comes to games. See how the British-born author deconstructs Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

Yes, I do like Uncharted for its shooting. There are no massive guns here, though I do find the action satisfying. But to say that […]

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March 5th, 2008

Staunch PC shooter fan reluctantly gets better in using analog sticks

I finished Call of Duty 4 last weekend. I never thought I’d be able to since I utterly suck in using analog sticks, but I did. Did I find it easy? Heavens no. How then was a staunch PC gamer able to finish one of the best shooters of 2007 on a console?
At first, I […]

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February 7th, 2008

Uncharted first impressions

From what I’ve played so far, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is more satisfying than the PC version of Gears of War. They may seem like apples and oranges to you, but these two games are more similar than you think.
Of course, there are the obvious differences: Aside from not crashing every so often, Uncharted provides some […]

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February 1st, 2008

GameHopper is sending console games to doorsteps in the Philippines

My friendly neighborhood GameHopper delivery guy just left. I’ve just signed up for the service, and it’s been awesome so far. What is GameHopper anyways? Simply put, it’s a Philippine-based service that lets me try games out before I buy them.
The best part, I don’t have to leave home. The service delivers and picks-up the […]

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December 7th, 2007

Uncharted has it all: platforming, Hollywood explosions, and awesome shooting

I completely ignored Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune when it was being hyped since last year. After all, the game didn’t sound like a shooter and its title didn’t have any recall value for my brain cells. That is until I found out how awesome the shooting is. How awesome? Gears of War awesome.

Alas, the […]

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