http://wayofthegeek.org/blogs/cmorrison Where Old News Goes to Die Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:08:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was just perusing Gamerankings.com and noticed that Lair was averaging a 60% rating after nearly thirty reviews. Guess that pretty much kills any potential it might've had as a PS3 system-seller, and as looks to me like a major setback to Sony's bottom line this year. Lair is one ... http://wayofthegeek.org/blogs/cmorrison/2007/09/01/lair-falls-flat/ The old Nintendo, I mean...I can't put my finger on it, but the Nintendo that brought us the Wii seems to be quite a different Nintendo than the one that brought us Super Mario World. Don't get me wrong, I think the Wii is a great system, but despite what ... http://wayofthegeek.org/blogs/cmorrison/2007/08/28/i-miss-nintendo/ It seems that the rumored PS3 version Of Bioshock may in fact be nothing more than that; the 360 version of the game now has a slipcover that says 'Only on Xbox 360 and Windows PC'. I thought for sure that this would be a shoo-in for a PS3 port, ... http://wayofthegeek.org/blogs/cmorrison/2007/08/20/7/ So I downloaded the Eternal Sonata demo on LIVE earlier today, and I have to say that after spending a good hour or so with it that it trumps the Blue Dragon demo in pretty much every damned way conceivable. Let me give you a little backstory about my relationship ... http://wayofthegeek.org/blogs/cmorrison/2007/08/10/eternal-sonata-and-the-return-of-jrpgs-that-dont-suck/ Looks so, as these are some of the comments piling up as reviews start creeping in: --- "A Perfect Score: That's what BioShock deserves as it is one of the most original, haunting and memorable shooters to come along since Half Life." -Alternative Press "This is the really bewildering thing about it: it succeeds ... http://wayofthegeek.org/blogs/cmorrison/2007/08/02/bioshock-the-next-aaa-game/ Hard to believe I know, but damn if the franchise hasn't been around for a decade now, and if the sales of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl are any indication, it's a good deal away from losing steam. No doubt the franchise's popularity is in no small way attached to the ... http://wayofthegeek.org/blogs/cmorrison/2007/07/25/pokemonstrosity-ten-years-of-toon-trauma/ For reasons that aren't entirely clear (though I suspect that large amounts of alcohol and/or illegal substances may have been involved) I was recently invited to join WotG due to my somewhat religious dedication to all things animated. Though the fact that I haven't changed my TV tuner from Cartoon ... http://wayofthegeek.org/blogs/cmorrison/2007/07/20/i-wrote-this/