Is Gaming Too Easy Today?

Posted on 27 January, 2013 by Deus Exer

ARTICLE_difficulty

Is Gaming Too Easy Today?

Are games less challenging?

by Daniel Geikowski

©2013 Daniel Geikowski

I’m always after new experiences.

Therefore, I recently purchased a PS3 for Christmas, and one of the first games I bought was the highly-touted Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

I played through the original, and while I had an enjoyable experience, it was over rather quickly.

So therefore I decided that I better purchase Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. I flew through that also, which led me to getting my hands on Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.

I soon realised, that even though I’ve had my PS3 for just under a month, I’ve blasted through the Uncharted Series, as well as Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and DOOM 3: BFG Edition.

It got me thinking: have my skills as a gamer increased over time, or are games not as challenging as they once were?

Aging man’s rant, or legitimate concern?

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OXCGN’s Game Of The Year Awards 2011

Posted on 13 December, 2011 by dkpatriarch

OXCGN’s Game Of The Year Awards 2011

Did the VGAs get it wrong?

by: dkpatriarch

©2011 David Hilton

For many of us the VGAs were a bit underwhelming.

Which games stood head-n-shoulders above the others?

We had new announcements in the form of new ‘post-apocaliptic’ zombie survival type games (sigh), and new footage of some upcoming games that look either very promising (Bioshock Infinite, Hitman Absolution) or incredibly silly (Metal Gear Rising: Revengance, or as I call it: Devil May Rise: Cryvengance).

Then we had the idiocy that made our gaming industry look even more puerile with ‘tea bagging’ those whose speech went a little long and bad jokes. Are we still all supposed to be childish teens? Or am I just getting way too old for such ‘humour’?

Anyway, for the last week or so we at OXCGN have been nominating and tallying our own Game Of The Year Awards for 2011.

If last year was the year of the sequel, this year was the year of the three-quel (Uncharted 3, Gears of War 3, Battlefield 3, Modern Warfare 3, Resistance 3, Dungeon Siege 3, Serious Sam 3…I’m sure there are others…).

These are just our individual opinions scored together using a complex mathematical formula involving each of us picking a Top 3 and scoring them with a 5, 3 or 1. I’m sure the VGAs had a much more sophisticated methodology…

Without any more rambling, here are OXCGN’s Game Of The Year Awards for 2011.

Feel free to discuss your opinions of the VGAs and our picks in the comments section below.

Do you agree with our GOTY picks? here

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OXCGN’s Uncharted 3 Review: Not Generational, But Still Commendable

Posted on 11 November, 2011 by exterminat

OXCGN’s Uncharted 3 Review

Not Generational, But Still Commendable

by exterminat

©2011 Nicholas Laborde

If I was asked to name one of the PlayStation 3‘s flagship franchises that would come to define both the platform and this generation as a whole, the obvious answer would be the Uncharted series.

Boasting a bold, adventurous gameplay style, a breathtaking visual display that increases exponentially with each iteration, a story that everyone can enjoy, and over the top action, Uncharted is one of many series that have come to represent this generation console gaming.

Uncharted 2 as far as I’m concerned is a masterpiece.

Uncharted 3 isn’t a generational leap like from the first title to the second, but it’s still a highly commendable title that fans – and even newcomers – will still enjoy.

Adventure on this way…

Filed under: Console gaming, PS3 News, PS3 Reviews | Tagged: Drake, Francis Drake, Iram of the Pillars, Nathan Drake, naughty dog, Playstation 3, Uncharted, uncharted-3-drakes-deception, Victor Sullivan | Leave a Comment »

The Top Trailers of E3 2011: OXCGN Picks The Best

Posted on 20 June, 2011 by exterminat

The Top Trailers of E3 2011

OXCGN Picks The Best

by exterminat

Another E3 has come and gone, and we are all left with tremendous anticipation for the games heading our way this holiday season, and many more to come in the following 12 months that often slip through the cracks with such a huge event.

For some of you, you may be experiencing withdrawals at this point.

Or, you may have missed parts (of the whole) of the show entirely, needing that post-event fix to keep you in the loop.

But fear not fellow gamers, for OXCGN is bringing you our top trailers from E3 2011 [in no particular order of course]. We’ll look at some of the major AAA titles, as well as some of the ones that slipped through the door-cracks.

Some games that are always in the lime-light get all the attention of course, but there are also some great games that always seem to show up later on in the year, and many gamers often wonder where they came from.

We recommend that you sit back, relax, grab yourself some refreshments, and prepare for pulse-pounding action. We’ll supply some basic information on the games as well for you to digest.

Let the videos feast begin . . . .

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