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The Zombie Genre Is Reinvigorated With Ray's The Dead [Preview]

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 07:19
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If there’s one thing that gamers have seen a lot of this generation it has to be zombies.  Sure, the hordes of undead have been a part of our culture ever since the 1960s when George Romero brought them to the mainstream in Night of the Living Dead, but video games in particular have taken zombies to unforeseen heights of popularity in the last few years.

Project Awakened Seeks To Evolve Superhero Video Games [Developer Interview]

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Thu, 02/14/2013 - 13:09
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Over the last few years we’ve seen the rise of games which put us in the shoes of superheroes or even those with a more villainous nature.  Aside from the expected arrival of games based on established licenses, with wavering quality, a few original superhero titles have risen to the surface that allowed us to further our desire to shoot bolts of electricity out of our hands or make a single leap that takes us airborne for five blocks.

Interview With Day 1 Studios Art Director Vincent Proce

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 10:49
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The video game industry has loads of talent out there ranging from animators, programmers, and Creative Directors but in a way the most integral aspect of games comes from a field that has been part of our culture for centuries: the talent found in artists. 

There’s no doubt that a video game can look good when it’s pushing out character models loaded with an insane number of polygons and half a dozen special rendering techniques being used concurrently, but the true foundation of a game rests in the art that’s devised by folks such as Vincent Proce.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD [Review]

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Mon, 07/23/2012 - 12:03
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Overall Feeling: 

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD finally is a game that is filled with obvious passion and more importantly has the same addicting skateboarding action we all loved nearly a decade ago. A few things may be different and there’ll definitely be an adjustment period for those who played the original Tony Hawk games for fifty or more hours, but the end product is still one that’s fun and hasn’t lost its edge or appeal in any way.  There may be a few lingering things here and there that will slightly annoy longtime Tony Hawk fans, but in the end Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD is a return to the glory days of the franchise.

The Pros: 

+ Visuals are perfect and so is how the stages have been refined and expanded upon from an artistic perspective.

+ Controls are responsive so busting out tricks isn’t a problem.

+ There may not be a huge amount of levels in the game, but what’s provided is fun and still presents that same addicting desire to do a perfect run or achieve a 140K score.

The Cons: 

- HUD feels a bit cluttered or at least too big during gameplay.

- Not having a direct tutorial mode for any newbies may present a steeper learning curve.

- Multiplayer options are a bit barebones.

ShogunGamer.com Rating : 
8

The passion gamers have for certain things can be so intense that it’s almost unhealthy and a bit unfair to an extent.  Liking something is fine, but obsessing about every minute detail can result in an unhealthy obsession and in turn make it hard for developers to give provide what some people deem as an “adequate” or “faithful” experience.  We should definitely hold developers to a high standard but in the case of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD it seemed like some gamers were expecting the second coming of a gaming masterpiece like the industry receives once every decade.

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