Comments on: Please release me: Brutal Legend, A Boy and his Blob, Machinarium, Gridrunner Revolution

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Machinarium is very cool. A must have for those who enjoy Myst and The Neverhood. I just got the game and Im stuck on a certain part lol. Its challenging but easy at the same time. The story line is cute and funny and the animations are breath-taking. It is well worth the money.

By: Hmpf

Hmpf — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

And in the realm of flash games, Mateusz Skutnik’s famous Submachine series got a new installment today:

http://www.pastelportal.com/stories/submachine-6/

(Creepy, Myst-like – in principle, not in terms of visuals – point-and-click adventure series about vaguely steampunky mysterious machines left over by an ancient civilisation. Possibly.)

By: Kyle Armbruster

Kyle Armbruster — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Whoah… Someone else knows the term “Hessian.” I stopped using it because I’d become convinced that I’d just dreamt it up. No one to whom I had not personally taught it to used it, and I couldn’t remember where I’d learned it. And here it is, 15 years later, on Boing Boing.

Anyone know where this term came from? I think a friend of mine from Nebraska was possibly the first person I knew to use it.

And why is a metal dork a German mercenary?

By: Tdawwg

Tdawwg — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Uncharted 2 is a stunning omission, to say the least: perhaps the best PS3 title yet, with certainly the best graphics, but instead we get . . . Jack Black? Too bad!

By: Agies

Agies — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Brutal Legend's pedigree alone trumps Uncharted 2. I'm not saying it's better than Uncharted 2, but it's certainly more quirky and unique. In general Brutal Legend fits in more with the Boing Boing/Offworld mission than Uncharted 2.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

If only Brutal Legend would come out for the PCs. Maybe if enough people ask nicely.

By: Ian70

Ian70 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I got to hang out and drink beers with Jeff many many moons ago.. dude is so much fun.. and he can eat some amazingly spicy curry.

By: Abdiel

Abdiel — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Failing to surpass Grim Fandango and Psychonauts seems like one of the mildest forms of failure known to man.

By: Egypt Urnash

Egypt Urnash — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Gridrunner: Revolution is the best twenty bucks I've spent in a long time. I suspect I'm gonna be pulling that one out every so often for years after I've beaten it. Admittedly I'm a total Minter fangirl since the c64 days, so I may be biased - but I find that GR:R creates the same kind of timelessly synaesthetic experience as Rez. (also you might want to change the headline to actually mention Gridrunner instead of Space Giraffeâ€¦)

By: aFluke

aFluke — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m halfway through Brutal Legend and I must say there’s lots to love about this game. I’m not put off the critical response at all. I find what a lot of critics see as a fault — the “uninspired gameplay” — as more of an all-you-can-game buffet. A little taste of gameplay styles, served in just the right amounts. Neither am I a “Heavy Metal” fan, but its such a unique theme and suits this kind of game so well. I wouldn’t call it his best, with both Grim Fandango and Pyschonauts preceding it, but its a worthy companion to both titles. Its a cluttered game to be sure, but one with heart and soul.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Just a suggestion, but how about putting price tags on the games along next to publisher and system?