tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:30:27 +0000PersonalDungeons and DragonsSquare EnixVagrant StoryMagazinesRift: Planes of TelaraCrysis 2Gear of War Triple PackDynasty WarriorsWorld of TanksResident EvilCastlevaniaThe TesterE3Starcraft IIDante's InfernoGears of War 3HomefrontInfamous 2Mass EffectGI Joe: The Rise of CobraMortal KombatActual CommentaryCall of Duty 4: Modern WarfareNo More Heroes 2: Desperate StruggleLast StoryBulletstormDragon Quest IXCrypticFable: The JourneyPeter MoleyneuxPCNintendo DSKuribo's ShoesVanquishDreamcast CollectionResistance 3Metal Gear Solid: Peace WalkerFist of the North StarEnjoy your massageHokuto MusouThe Elder Scrolls: MorrowindThe Witcher 2: Assassins of KingsMoon DiverParadox InteractiveThe Four Warriors of LightShin Megami TenseiPlayStation NetworkVigil GamesFinal Fantasy VIIHalo 4WinterPAXHorrorKoeiDaikatanaThe Smurf's Dance PartyBeyond Good and EvilSuper Mario Bros. Super ShowBlog MattersLionhead StudiosJunglePanasaonicHard Corps: UprisingThe Elder Scrolls: OblivionF.E.A.R.Uwe BollXenogearsArtificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital EntertainmentRed Dead RedemptionDisgaea 4MMOsStar Wars Holiday SpecialEternal Darkness: Sanity's RequiemCaptain America and the AvengersProject NatalEl Shaddai: Ascension of the MetatronCities in MotionJuribo's ShoesRobot GeekMoviesCD ProjektFinal FantasyStar TrekUltimate Marvel vs. CapcomMemorabiliaSuper Street Fighter IVGamblingTomb RaiderEidosKiller InstinctElectronic ArtsCliff BleszinskiPress StartDuke NukemWorld of WarcraftPodcastAtlusFar Cry 3Final Fantasy VIMistwalkerXbox 360House of the DeadGreat BritainPlayStation MoveYar's RevengeMafia IIStar Wars III: The Clone WarsFableCrystal DynamicsStar Fox 64 3DPhantom Brave: Heroes of the Hermuda TriangleKillzone 3Duke Nukem ForeverRed Faction: ArmageddonCrysisBloodRaynePersona 5Red Faction: GuerrillaNetherRealm StudiosRockstar GamesBlizzardPersona 4Penny ArcadeMega ManXenosagaNintendoHalf-LifeShadow HeartsMagicka:VietnamPlaystation 3Sony PSPShankCaptain Lou AlbanoCapcomXenobladeFar CryGrand Theft AutoX-MenArmy of TwoPersona 3EVE OnlineSam RaimiHyperdimension NeptuniaDisgaeaKinectGrand Theft Auto: San AndreasMusicSummoner3DSRadiant HistoriaThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimCrytekVictoriaJust Cause 2Playstation 2Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsTurbografx-16Alpha ProtocolGermanyAce Combat: Assault HorizonColossal OrderStarcraftHarvest MoonAce CombatBattlefield: Bad CompanyEarthbound000: Dark Millennium OnlineCivilization IVFairytale FightsL.A. NoireStar WarsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertyNintendo WiiTelevisionMarioWarhammer 40F.E.A.R. 3Ben KingsleyDarksporehttp://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (John Markley)Blogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-1554033669581615169Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:51:00 +00002012-01-15T17:51:41.969-06:00Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. CapcomGreetings, and welcome to the second chapter of our look at the fighters of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3! Joining me once again is my esteemed colleague, screenwriter of the popular-by-indie-video-game-parody-standards films Press Start and Press Start 2, man behind the monthly internet series Press Start Adventures, and guy I know because I went to elementary school with his cousin, Kevin http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2012/01/episode-2-of-definitive-absolutely-100.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8DVju3fcrjKfjoZUfZEg6nns9Pw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8DVju3fcrjKfjoZUfZEg6nns9Pw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8DVju3fcrjKfjoZUfZEg6nns9Pw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8DVju3fcrjKfjoZUfZEg6nns9Pw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-5208059853098972317Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:49:00 +00002012-01-12T01:48:35.943-06:00Blog MattersPersonal Happy New Year, everybody! All in all, I'm quite pleased with how things have turned out for Pointless Side Quest in 2011 and hope to increase my output in 2012. I hope you've enjoyed reading it, and will continue coming back here. I wanted to start this year off on a positive note by thanking some people who have helped this blog in one way or another. Some names have been truncated to http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-new-year-everybody.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iBlAVCI84lKmfWQ1ARyejTio0QE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iBlAVCI84lKmfWQ1ARyejTio0QE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iBlAVCI84lKmfWQ1ARyejTio0QE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iBlAVCI84lKmfWQ1ARyejTio0QE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-9079679106442706982Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:23:00 +00002011-12-23T17:23:26.271-06:00Star Wars Holiday SpecialStar Wars In accordance with ancient Pointless Side Quest Christmas tradition, I'm once again posting a revised and expanded version of my post on The Star Wars Holiday Special. Please to enjoy, for a certain value of "enjoy." It's the Christmas season once again. To celebrate, this is the time of year when this blog make a foray beyond the world of video games into the larger world of holiday http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/12/star-wars-holiday-special-teaches-us-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NyFxK3WGOnDyEOPaH1IIpnKLfbY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NyFxK3WGOnDyEOPaH1IIpnKLfbY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NyFxK3WGOnDyEOPaH1IIpnKLfbY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NyFxK3WGOnDyEOPaH1IIpnKLfbY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-9192535784070137500Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:57:00 +00002011-12-10T18:57:31.880-06:00Resident EvilMega ManMarvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom With the recent release of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, the Marvel vs. Capcom roster is now bigger than ever before. (Provided one defines “ever” to exclude Marvel Vs Capcom 2.) With 48 characters to choose from and no ability to select multiple iterations of the same character so that you can just pick three Sentinels and crush everybody like in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, selecting your team of http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/12/definitive-absolutely-100-petty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vAiZlP_RgNA97k-ZL236FrRM59E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vAiZlP_RgNA97k-ZL236FrRM59E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vAiZlP_RgNA97k-ZL236FrRM59E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vAiZlP_RgNA97k-ZL236FrRM59E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-5387404871714814568Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:44:00 +00002011-11-28T18:35:31.296-06:00Mortal Kombat3DSEarthboundNetherRealm StudiosNintendoJuribo's Shoes (Note: The original version of this article appeared at Kuribo's Shoes, so if you like it be sure to check them out. Like everything at Kuribo's Shoes, this article is completely fictional. Which is too bad, because if somebody actually made Kirby’s Feast of Souls I'd probably watch it. )  Faced with devastating financial losses approaching $1 billion over the past six months, Nintendo is now http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/11/reggies-shiny-chin-japanese-monetary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yEl8JbGg8ihn14CE23gOE57r1E8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yEl8JbGg8ihn14CE23gOE57r1E8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yEl8JbGg8ihn14CE23gOE57r1E8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yEl8JbGg8ihn14CE23gOE57r1E8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-1056938153681075117Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:53:00 +00002011-11-10T00:53:23.954-06:00 Power Rangers Samurai (Nintendo Wii) I hadn't realized Power Rangers was still an ongoing thing, but I suppose that as long as there is special effects footage from Japanese action shows that can be grafted together with completely unrelated new American footage so that episodes of the resulting hybrid can be churned out like so many hot dogs there will always be Power Rangers. Mhis is thehttp://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/11/one-day-i-would-know-what-my-special.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yKsIlCK9eyv7VIuRhS6iUj514yU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yKsIlCK9eyv7VIuRhS6iUj514yU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yKsIlCK9eyv7VIuRhS6iUj514yU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yKsIlCK9eyv7VIuRhS6iUj514yU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-3335489638721193282Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:20:00 +00002011-11-05T15:20:50.872-05:00Mega ManMarvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsCapcom (Note: The original version of this article appeared at Kuribo's Shoes, the wordl's greatest gaming-related fake news site, so if you like it be sure to check them out. )  In the aftermath of Capcom’s cancellation of  the long-awaited third game in the Mega Man Legends series, the reclusive star of the long-running franchise has finally emerged to give his side of the story. “I knew theyhttp://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/11/mega-man-finally-speaks-out-about-his.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/10W-Zz-cSmfGqs1vCFWAQJbBP6k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/10W-Zz-cSmfGqs1vCFWAQJbBP6k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/10W-Zz-cSmfGqs1vCFWAQJbBP6k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/10W-Zz-cSmfGqs1vCFWAQJbBP6k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-3034994752981067567Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:58:00 +00002011-11-10T14:10:32.783-06:00Ace Combat: Assault HorizonAce CombatActual Commentary I've been looking forward to Ace Combat: Assault Horizon for a while now. My anticipation has only been heightened by the fact that Ace Combat 6, cruelly, was an Xbox 360 exclusive that I've yet to play. (You broke my heart, Namco. You broke my heart.) This is one of those rare times in which I attempt actual commentary on a game, so you've been warned. Some longtime fans of the series of http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/10/ace-combat-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IFDOIjl4uOo3a9QPAsqT51T2ckc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IFDOIjl4uOo3a9QPAsqT51T2ckc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IFDOIjl4uOo3a9QPAsqT51T2ckc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IFDOIjl4uOo3a9QPAsqT51T2ckc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-6643051837412004172Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:15:00 +00002011-10-05T23:15:27.838-05:00Duke Nukem ForeverDuke NukemIn news that seems almost aggressive in how utterly unsurprising it is, plans for a fan-made but officially authorized remake of Duke Nukem 3-D are now on indefinite hold. This comes as sort of a relief. Not, I hasten to add, because of any antipathy towards the guys behind the Duke Nukem 3-D: Reloaded, or towards fans of the game that were hoping to play the remake, or- I should hope it goes http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/10/dukes-in-his-development-hell-alls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gkXeHdY_sDO_kVogQcbSIHVbWRw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gkXeHdY_sDO_kVogQcbSIHVbWRw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gkXeHdY_sDO_kVogQcbSIHVbWRw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gkXeHdY_sDO_kVogQcbSIHVbWRw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-1399311816087688297Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:59:00 +00002011-10-01T18:59:31.801-05:00Cliff BleszinskiKuribo's ShoesGears of War 3 (Note: The original version of this article- which is fictitious, just in case that somehow isn't obvious by the point where Cliffy B demands a formal apology from the Queen and the delivery of a severed human head to Epic headquarters- appeared at Kuribo's Shoes, so if you liked it be sure to check them out.)  Epic Games designer Cliff Bleszinski has recently become the target of a storm http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/10/cliff-bleszinski-responds-to-gears-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vQwRS--CLodxAK2zvGW4eFHqN6o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vQwRS--CLodxAK2zvGW4eFHqN6o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vQwRS--CLodxAK2zvGW4eFHqN6o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vQwRS--CLodxAK2zvGW4eFHqN6o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-4252936097312622151Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:08:00 +00002011-09-24T21:08:54.853-05:00Blog MattersKuribo's ShoesJust a quick announcement: In addition to stuff written specifically for this site, I'll soon start cross-posting some of my articles from Kuribo's Shoes here at Pointless Side Quest as well. They're somewhat different from what I write here, since at Pointless Side Quest I at least try to discuss actual video game news and mostly limit the parts where I I just make shit up outright to throwaway http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/09/kuribos-shoes-and-pointless-side-quest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YBUChf6OIh2bqBW9FXH5-k9gnHE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YBUChf6OIh2bqBW9FXH5-k9gnHE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YBUChf6OIh2bqBW9FXH5-k9gnHE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YBUChf6OIh2bqBW9FXH5-k9gnHE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-2667198895175073764Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:16:00 +00002011-09-11T04:16:53.594-05:003DSStar Fox 64 3DResistance 3Disgaea 4Playstation 3Disgaea 4 (PlayStation 3) It's a testament to how busy I've been lately that I'd actually forgotten that this was coming out this month. Disgaea is one of my favorite series and one of the reasons I bought a PlayStation 3 rather than an Xbox 360 in the first place, so for me this is like forgetting your anniversary, your wife's birthday, and your child's birth by planned cesarean section http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/09/decline-and-fall-of-fox-mccloud-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x6i5-ra06SwEs1Zo7YClvjVa6Ps/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x6i5-ra06SwEs1Zo7YClvjVa6Ps/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x6i5-ra06SwEs1Zo7YClvjVa6Ps/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x6i5-ra06SwEs1Zo7YClvjVa6Ps/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-8387219867862838002Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:22:00 +00002011-08-20T18:22:53.850-05:00El Shaddai: Ascension of the MetatronEl Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron  (XBox 360, PS3) Third-person action game from Konami based on the story of the biblical figure Enoch as  described in the Book of Enoch, a Jewish religious text dating to the 4th or 3rd century BC that influenced the development of Judaism and early Christianity but is no longer considered canonical by most sects of those religions. You know, if I had to http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/08/god-is-my-co-op-player-new-releases-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/we2uTInJ5NomRkTaa6QhuWeP3v0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/we2uTInJ5NomRkTaa6QhuWeP3v0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/we2uTInJ5NomRkTaa6QhuWeP3v0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/we2uTInJ5NomRkTaa6QhuWeP3v0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-1390827358828271493Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:31:00 +00002011-12-09T13:26:56.021-06:00Crysis 2Far Cry 3CrytekE3 New first-person shooter. At first I was underwhelmed; it was gorgeous, to be sure, but I'd been playing quite a bit of Crysis 2 around the time I first saw this. After I'd  just finished several weeks worth of Crytek's game where you're a nanotech-augmented superhuman in the ruins of an alien-ravaged New York who can jog down the street while carrying a belt-fed machine gun, leap from http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/08/rueful-look-back-at-e3-part-5-far-cry-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bP7bA7Si-1dLPvw-Jq7_e-AwO6k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bP7bA7Si-1dLPvw-Jq7_e-AwO6k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bP7bA7Si-1dLPvw-Jq7_e-AwO6k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bP7bA7Si-1dLPvw-Jq7_e-AwO6k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-5640719114519361572Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:53:00 +00002011-07-26T22:53:44.989-05:00Nintendo WiiThe Smurf's Dance PartyThe Smurfs Dance Party (Nintendo Wii)  I usually try not to be the guy who goes around grousing about the fact that things that were plainly never meant to appeal to him do not, in fact, appeal to him. There are few things that seem more pointless to me then hearing someone who's appointed himself arbiter  of gaming purity bitch about how Wii Fit and Nintendogs aren't hardcore enough, or how http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/07/in-which-my-forbearance-is-put-to-test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fLD_MyUE8QmBy0QZHq3_daW-100/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fLD_MyUE8QmBy0QZHq3_daW-100/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fLD_MyUE8QmBy0QZHq3_daW-100/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fLD_MyUE8QmBy0QZHq3_daW-100/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-724037695301100111Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:59:00 +00002011-07-21T18:59:41.717-05:00Duke Nukem ForeverXenobladeL.A. NoireKuribo's ShoesVanquishRobot GeekCrysisHere's some of the stuff I've written at other sites over the past few weeks that may be of interest. Over at Robot Geek: Where's Your God Now, Mario?: Religious Censorship in Games- A look back at the golden age of Nintendo of America's Standards and Practices, when naming a spell “Holy” or showing a cross on a coffin was forbidden due to fears that any religious imagery or references could http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/07/other-things-ive-been-up-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/klQRQectdjdiHRHkOGIkAjtCehQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/klQRQectdjdiHRHkOGIkAjtCehQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/klQRQectdjdiHRHkOGIkAjtCehQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/klQRQectdjdiHRHkOGIkAjtCehQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-3818289993816748369Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:52:00 +00002011-07-18T19:52:58.682-05:00The Elder Scrolls: MorrowindThe Elder Scrolls: OblivionThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimE3 Initial reaction – Holy crap but that landscape is gorgeous. I'm accustomed to the graphics in Elder Scrolls games being sort of like having corn flakes for breakfast. It's there, it's adequate for its purpose, and it provides a substrate for more interesting breakfast foods things that can be placed on top of it, like sugar or strawberries or cheap bourbon so vile that even I won't drink it http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/07/rueful-look-back-at-e3-part-4-elder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCx2x9rOzcGvVHrHeOxiaryFwI0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCx2x9rOzcGvVHrHeOxiaryFwI0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCx2x9rOzcGvVHrHeOxiaryFwI0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCx2x9rOzcGvVHrHeOxiaryFwI0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-9117547617503391706Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:15:00 +00002011-07-15T09:15:02.012-05:00Crystal DynamicsTomb RaiderE3 Crystal Dynamics gave us their first trailer for their upcoming reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise, which sets up the story by showing us how a young Lara Croft leaves her home to travel the world in search of adventure. Sort of like college-age kids who go backpacking across Europe, I guess, but with a greater focus on killing people and plundering antiquities. That's the British aristocracy http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/07/rueful-look-back-at-e3-part-3-tomb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJUL8wRIMSjgeAm2LgtSUQjCxtM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJUL8wRIMSjgeAm2LgtSUQjCxtM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJUL8wRIMSjgeAm2LgtSUQjCxtM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJUL8wRIMSjgeAm2LgtSUQjCxtM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-2422598979705106031Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:00:00 +00002011-07-13T09:00:15.625-05:00Halo 4E3 The Halo 4 trailer is quite brief, showing a frantic-sounding Cortana awakening Master Chief from the hibernation  he went into at the end of Halo three while their ship appears to be blowing apart around them from causes unknown. The Chief makes his escape from the dying ship's interior, and finally we see some sort of ominous-looking structure out in space that they're heading straight for. http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/07/rueful-look-back-at-e3-part-2-halo-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5U13N6zYzmYhHJa3g9UioAQSq5Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5U13N6zYzmYhHJa3g9UioAQSq5Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5U13N6zYzmYhHJa3g9UioAQSq5Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5U13N6zYzmYhHJa3g9UioAQSq5Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-7365309154146556101Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:59:00 +00002011-07-11T16:59:15.932-05:00Lionhead StudiosFable: The JourneyE3Pointless Side Quest is back in action, and to commemorate this momentous occasion in the world of obscure video game humor blogs we'll be taking a look back at the second most momentous yearly occasion in the world of video games, the E3 show. So sit back, turn the date on your computer and any other nearby electronic devices back a month, and start gulping down the dissociative substance of http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/07/rueful-look-back-at-e3-part-1-fable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1YuKx3Jrwr1j7z5VfCEN4s2HkK0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1YuKx3Jrwr1j7z5VfCEN4s2HkK0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1YuKx3Jrwr1j7z5VfCEN4s2HkK0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1YuKx3Jrwr1j7z5VfCEN4s2HkK0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-6847622289728764481Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:33:00 +00002011-06-27T19:36:15.305-05:00Kuribo's ShoesNew posts for this site are coming soon- gotta have the latest breaking E3 news before the competition, after all- but first an announcement. As part of my ongoing quest to write at as many sites that aren't this one as possible, I'm happy to announce that I'm one of the writers for the newly launched humor site Kuribo's Shoes. Updated every weekday with the most important, cutting-edge, not http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/06/announcing-kuribos-shoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uf8qDyAfDu67TkbjjbndyW2E400/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uf8qDyAfDu67TkbjjbndyW2E400/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uf8qDyAfDu67TkbjjbndyW2E400/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Uf8qDyAfDu67TkbjjbndyW2E400/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-35215411530311303Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:25:00 +00002011-06-09T21:29:10.853-05:00Infamous 2I had intended to write something about the demo for Sucker Punch Productions' Infamous 2 over the weekend, but was thwarted when my entire neighborhood lost electrical power (because of a thunderstorm, ironically) on Saturday and subsequently became caught up in other business. Some would argue that writing about the demo is sort of pointless when the actual game is now out, but at Pointless http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/06/infamous-2-this-one-of-those-rare-times.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rLKOw9_zU5Abk0Z-px0OATwFFc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rLKOw9_zU5Abk0Z-px0OATwFFc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rLKOw9_zU5Abk0Z-px0OATwFFc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rLKOw9_zU5Abk0Z-px0OATwFFc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-3737385642252338648Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:23:00 +00002011-06-01T18:23:11.031-05:00Duke Nukem ForeverGame retailer GameSpot has announced that they will still be honoring preorders for Duke Nukem Forever from any time in the game's aeons-long long development history, all the way back to the beginning. So if you were one of the poor souls who said, “I need to make sure I'm able to get a copy of Duke Nukem Forever the moment it comes out! And while I'm at it, I'll upgrade my PC's RAM to http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/06/relics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GoqAToMcYxwqQ5Ia8m8Z-gf8tfI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GoqAToMcYxwqQ5Ia8m8Z-gf8tfI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GoqAToMcYxwqQ5Ia8m8Z-gf8tfI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GoqAToMcYxwqQ5Ia8m8Z-gf8tfI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-6430291045491872012Sat, 28 May 2011 01:12:00 +00002011-05-27T20:12:09.640-05:00Red Faction: GuerrillaDaikatanaSquare EnixRobot Geek I've got some new articles up over at Robot Geek. Sadly, my work there is hamstrung by proprietor Dan O'Connor's expectation that I provide actual commentary about games instead of just making things up, but nevertheless, please to enjoy: Chilling tales of gaming horror presents: Daikatana Red Faction Guerrilla: Sometimes a ridiculously unfair enemy is exactly what a game needs Square: The http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-at-robot-geek.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtBcs7H-e4CZ6XMK5FL71x5AKW0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtBcs7H-e4CZ6XMK5FL71x5AKW0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtBcs7H-e4CZ6XMK5FL71x5AKW0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dtBcs7H-e4CZ6XMK5FL71x5AKW0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373132829696576155.post-979674413155694418Wed, 11 May 2011 21:31:00 +00002011-05-13T15:26:22.100-05:00TetrisJapan has traditionally enjoyed a dominant position in the lucrative Discomfort-Inducing Store Display market, but now Italy is apparently throwing its hat into the ring. Sure as hell hope it's a hat, anyway. More specifically, there are now  Tetris-themed Tampax displays advertising feminine hygiene products in Italian stores, and... OK, this is sort of awkward, because 1. My attitude towards http://pointlesssidequest.blogspot.com/2011/05/one-only-tetris.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Markley)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B-lNynEIjwUY8zh7JvkQNX-DOKA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B-lNynEIjwUY8zh7JvkQNX-DOKA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B-lNynEIjwUY8zh7JvkQNX-DOKA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B-lNynEIjwUY8zh7JvkQNX-DOKA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>