Why I don’t have a “favorite” game.

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by Omar (@siegarettes)

In which I both tell you why I find it difficult to pick my favorite games and what a few of them are.

“What kind of music do you listen to?” It’s a moment I keep remembering, a girl I had just been introduced trying to get an idea of my tastes. “What’s on of the bands you listen to?” I wanted to reply with Disasterpeace, but I knew that with him not being a commonly known artist she’d have no idea what it meant.  "Radiohead, I guess.“ 

With that she gave me an "ok” and the conversation was over. I should have said Disasterpeace.

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The best things about Wolfenstein have nothing to do with shooting Nazis.

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by Omar (@siegarettes)

Spoilers for the early chapters of Wolfenstein follow. No seriously, I’ve warned you:

There’s a moment in Wolfenstein where BJ Blazkowicz struggles to get to grips with a modern coffee machine. It’s a short, humorous vignette that is interrupted by a Nazi officer questioning you. Afterward there is an abrupt and brief sex scene, which then match cuts the image of Anya’s exposed back to a scene where they plot to infiltrate a prison from a nearby hotel room. BJ narrates the scene leading up to the prison in gravelly tone that makes it feel like a movie trailer. A half hour later and you’re blowing off Nazi heads and limbs with dual-wielding shotguns.

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Week ONE: We go next-gen with the Xbox One™ (the All-In-One Entertainment System by Microsoft)

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by Omar (@siegarettes)

We here at Clickbliss have been a bit late jumping on the next-gen train. Speaking for myself, I’ve often found that new generations of hardware rarely hit their stride until at least a year into their life. Even now I don’t feel that developers have really made something that feels entirely impossible on the previous generation of hardware. With that said, due to a generous donation by Microsoft* the upcoming holidays I’ve decided to take the plunge regardless. We’ll be updating the site with some impressions of the games themselves, but for now here’s a run down of the hardware.

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Let’s chase the horizons of FOTONICA

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by Omar (@siegarettes)

  • FOTONICA
  • Developer - Santa Ragione
  • Publisher - Santa Ragione
  • PC (Steam, DRM-Free), iOS, Android, Ouya
  • Rating - N/A

Let’s be real here. When Canabalt released in 2009 it redefined a genre, creating a new one in its wake. The monochrome style, pulsing music, and endless obstacles created something immediately compulsive. Every game in the genre has been chasing it ever since. 

Enter FOTONICA. Originally conceived as Tales of an Unspoken World for a TIGSource game jam, it evolved and iterated upon until it reached its current state. FOTONICA mixes washed out low poly landscapes somewhere between Rez and Vib-Ribbon, a driving soundtrack, and Santa Ragione’s sharp design sense to create something distinct. 

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Earth Defense Force 4 is awful, but I love it

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By: RJ (@rga_02)

  • Earth Defense Force 4 (Earth Defense Force 2025)
  • Developer - Sandlot
  • Publisher - D3 Publisher
  • PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360
  • Rating - T

I’m on a Musou break right now. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing like ravaging through battlefields as Lu Bu or Wang Yi that screams out fun, but I just got fatigued from the genre. But during this hiatus, I need something to fill in that void of senseless fun. I was about to purchase Call of Duty: Advance Warfare to fill in that void but then I saw that Earth Defense Force 4 (known out in the west as EDF 2025) was free on the Japanese PS+ selection, so why not? 

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Parasite Eve is better than your favorite horror game.

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By: RJ (@rga_02)

  • Parasite Eve
  • Developer - SquareSoft
  • Publisher - SquareSoft
  • PS1 (Also available on the PSN Store)
  • Rating - M

Yes I said it. Parasite Eve is better than your favorite horror game. Better than Fatal Frame II, Resident Evil 4, and REmake. No other horror game matches the masterpiece that is Parasite Eve.

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