Bombonera • Comments

• The Last of Us review

• Bombonera 05/06/2013

  I knew it was going to be good, but not this good. Woooooooow. Game of the Century. Reply 0

• Wii U Wii U Wii U: Is it time to call an ambulance for Nintendo's console?

• Bombonera 25/05/2013

  I miss the days when Nintendo made awesome home consoles. They should have just made a true successor to the awesome Gamecube. The N64 was brilliant too. Ahh. The sweet smell of nostalgia. Reply 0

• Suda51 blames publisher problems for low game sales

• Bombonera 03/05/2013

  Lollipop Chainsaw was one of the hidden gems of gaming in 2012. Its a shame so many people ignored it. Reply +1

• Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen review

• Bombonera 22/04/2013

  DD was one of my GOTYs of 2012. Looking forward to this expansion. Reply +6

• Wheelchair-bound gamer banned from Twitch.tv after accusations he faked disability

• Bombonera 15/04/2013

  the video left me in legless laughter :) Reply -2

• BioShock 2 retrospective

• Bombonera 08/04/2013

  I actually really liked Bioshock 2. It did quite a few things better than the first. Wider variety of plasmids and weapons. Better combat. The exploration was better too. Reply +2

• Grand Theft Auto 5 shown off in new screenshots

• Bombonera 28/03/2013

  Still a bit bummed that it's not being released on the PC at the same time as the consoles. Reply +1

• BioShock Infinite review

• Bombonera 25/03/2013

  I knew that was coming. :) Reply -1

• WipEout: The rise and fall of Sony Studio Liverpool

• Bombonera 22/03/2013

  Another outstanding piece of investigative journalism. Anyone who liked this should also check out the article about Rare from last summer. Reply +1

• Final Fantasy 10 and 10-2 HD re-makes shown in screens

• Bombonera 22/03/2013

  FFX was one of my favorite games of last gen. X-2 wasn't quite as good but still very enjoyable. I look forward to playing them again with Trophy support. Reply +2

• StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm review

• Bombonera 20/03/2013

  Amazing review and excellent comments too guys. I'm not sure I understand the hate for Dawn of War series from some commenters though. I thought DoW II in particular was the best strategy game of its year of release, 2009. Comparing it to Starcraft is a classic case of apples and oranges. Reply +3

• The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay retrospective

• Bombonera 17/03/2013

  Butcher Bay is one of the few games from the PS2-Xbox-GC era that I'll never banish from my collection. I rate it as probably the 2nd best title on the console after KOTOR. I don't think I've ever been as surprised by a game as I was when I first played BB back in August 2004. I expected a solid movie tie-in; it turned out to be one of the best games of its generation. I'd really like to see more Riddick games in the future. All has been quiet from Vin and Starbreeze in that regard though. Reply 0

• Saturday Soapbox: Christopher Nolan has ruined video games

• Bombonera 17/03/2013

  Must admit this article came straight out of leftfield for me. I'd say the influence Christopher Nolan has on video games is at best tenuous and at worst non-existent. Strange article. Reply 0

• Star Wars: The Old Republic re-review

• Bombonera 27/11/2012

  I bought it when it launched.
  
  One of my dumbest gaming purchases. I just could not believe an MMO made by Bioware would turn out to be such a disappointment. Reply +2

• GoldenEye Reloaded, 007 Legends dev Eurocom hit by job losses

• Bombonera 25/11/2012

  It doesn't give me any pleasure to hear that these employees have their lost jobs, but I feel like they deserve it for releasing so many poor games. Am actually surprised the Eurocom studio has managed to outlast studios who produced consistently excellent games, like Bizarre creations. Reply -2

• Hitman: Absolution review

• Bombonera 20/11/2012

  I've played and beaten the campaign on Professional and, honestly, I think it's a rental or bargain bin pickup. You can plough through it all in about 10 hours. I'm a series veteran so I didn't have much trouble with it, but there might be a learning curve to overcome if you're new to Hitman. There's just not enough content there to justify a £40 purchase in my opinion. Reply 0

• Be warned: you may have to play through Dark Souls again to access the Artorias of the Abyss DLC

• Bombonera 26/10/2012

  In case you guys didn't know, theres a glitch that lets you acquire infinite Souls using the Dragon's Head. It's a bit complicated but google it. It works :) Reply 0

• Microsoft swings banhammer at Halo 4 pirates

• Bombonera 15/10/2012

  I have the opportunity to play Halo 4 right now if I wanted to do so. Due to issues raised in the article, I won't be doing so ;) Reply -2

• Resident Evil 6 review

• Bombonera 02/10/2012

  @spunkythefunkymunkey Spot on Reply 0

• Bombonera 01/10/2012

  Simon isn't afraid to give honest scores to major titles. I applaud him hugely for that. Didn't he give Gears 3 and Uncharted 3 8 out of 10s when most sites were giving them 10? I remember richlemar and CliffyB (lead designer on UC3 and Gears 3 respectively) actually releasted statements criticising Simon's reviews for those games. That was amusing. Wonder if we'll see similar sentiments from a Capcom developer. Reply +28

• How do you get a job in the game industry? "Give yourself one," Valve tells us

• Bombonera 30/09/2012

  It's all well and good saying a novice programmer can code a game in their bedroom and get noticed. Thing is, making blockbuster games requires a team of hundreds of people, thousands of man hours and millions of dollars. Why would anyone want to play a basic game someone made in their bedroom when they could play Call of Duty or Halo instead? To define that as a David v Goliath task would be an understatement.
  
  Notch did it with Minecraft, but that's an exceedinly rare exception. Reply 0

• Bombonera 30/09/2012

  Is the guy with a cigar in the accompanying image intended as a parody of Gabe Newell? Reply -1

• Bombonera 29/09/2012

  Would anyone in this thread who claims to have 'created something' be willing to provide a link to an example of their work? Reply 0

• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Review

• Bombonera 12/09/2012

  Why do you need 2 controllers for this? Is it because you're likely to smash one out of frustration? Reply 0

• Retrospective: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

• Bombonera 27/08/2012

  It doesn't feel like 8 years since SA came out. I remember that I had the disc in my PS2 drive from the day it came out up until early October 2005, so just shy of a full year. I absolutely loved every second of it. Loved the bikes, cars, planes and helicopters. Awesome soundtrack too. Just edges out Vice City as the best in the series for me. Reply -4