Archive for Apr, 2013

4 Apr

Infinite Musings

Posted by vagrantesque in Games, PC, PS3, Xbox 360. Tagged: , , , .

There you have it, a hat-trick of Bioshock Infinite posts!

So I just finished Bioshock Infinite last night. This is a game that people are likely to want to talk about for a long while yet, and for good reason. I’m no exception, so here I’m just going to post some of my freshly spun thoughts on the game. I see no point giving it a serious review, if for no other reason than to avoid confusion on the site later on. It’s wall o’ text time.

I’ve separated my helter-skelter thoughts into positive, neutral and negative categories for, well, just for the sake of categorising them really. I will keep all mentions of the game’s ending in their own section at the end for people who don’t want it spoiled.

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2 Apr

Don’t Panic

Posted by vagrantesque in Misc.

Yes, that was an April Fool’s post yesterday. I don’t really hate Bioshock Infinite. In fact I’m about eight hours into the game and it’s really, really good. Not 5/5 good, as it has some padding issues and I found a few bugs on the PS3 version, but it’s a fantastically well-made game that is a blast to play.

Especially when fighting these guys.

With the foolish stuff out of the way, I’m excited to announce that I”ll be featuring a handful of guest writers this month on Vagrant Rant for the first time ever, just to change things up a bit. A week of guest posts will start mid-month and range from instructive to critical to bitter and beyond! Aside from that April is traditionally a pretty quiet month when it comes to entertainment media, the highlight of which for me is the (way late) release of Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS. Speaking of 3DS, I’ll also be posting a 3DS vs PS Vita comparison piece this month as well. Keep it here.

1 Apr

Game Review: Bioshock Infinite

Posted by vagrantesque in Games, Xbox 360. Tagged: , , , , , .

I picked up this much-hyped game a few days ago amidst a flurry of other titles. Suffice to say the other games fared a little better.

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Platform: PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Developer: Irrational Games
Rating: MA15+
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At least the case looks good.

At least the case looks good.

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Well this sucks.

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I have waited for Bioshock Infinite to arrive on store shelves for a very long time. It was announced years ago and as the third in an incredibly revered series of games, I wasn’t alone in expecting big things. But now that I’ve played it, I barely think it’s worth wasting words on. In fact, you can skip the review if you want; just please don’t buy this game.
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