Thursday, November 21, 2013

New Arcade Fire Video

via CoS

PS4 so far

I have to give kudos to Sony for a great launch week.  So far I've played Killzone, Knack, Assassin's Creed IV, Contrast, Resogun, Super Motherload and the HD Flower.  It seems telling to me that the games I have enjoyed the most are the independent games.  Killzone and Knack deliver exactly what you'd expect and have been well reviewed elsewhere.  Contrast, Super Motherload and Resogun have occupied the lion's share of my time.  Super Motherload has the perfect balance of risk and reward and to my mind is the best thing I've played on the PS4 so far.  Resogun dominated the box Friday night, it is a great game for passing the controller around the room.  Contrast, despite the bugs, is charming and inventive.  The AAA releases haven't done much for me so far, it's a shame that Watch Dogs was delayed as I think that would have made for a stronger launch for both consoles.  Killzone and Knack are both visually stunning but haven't shown me anything new in terms of gameplay.  All that said, the offerings are relatively solid.  Back to Motherload.

Arcade Fire and the Costume Request

Is it really that difficult to dress up or put together a costume? Chill out and have fun. @Arcadefire I wish you hadn't skipped over New Orleans on this tour, we know how to do costumes.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

If you're in New Orleans

Tix for the Front Bottoms at One Eyed Jacks 1/25 just went on sale