Kristofer Hammer
Video game corner: FTL: Faster Than Light
FTL: Faster Than Light is one of those rare, independently developed games that provides a truly unique experience while harkening back to nostalgic childhood fantasies. It was developed by Sunset Games and released on Sept. 14, 2012. For every Star Wars and Star Trek fan, there …→
Video game corner: SimCity
SimCity invokes curiosity for experimentation. It still creates an engaging experience that is both playfully fun and cognitively challenging for all ages. The latest release is a reboot of the franchise developed by Maxis Games. The cooperative multiplayer focus has …→
Video game corner: Hotline Miami
You wake up, you get a call, you kill people. You wake up, you get a call, you kill people. This epitomizes the tediousness characteristic of Hotline Miami, but underneath this apparent rut lurks an ostentatious, interesting display of style …→
Video game corner: Hitman: Absolution
The Hitman franchise often strikes a balance between overly homicidal tendencies and sadistic humor. Absolution is no different, as it paints a more than cynical view of contemporary America. What keeps people coming back for more isn’t necessarily the game’s backdrop, …→
Video game corner: Mark of the Ninja
You are the silent shadow on the prowl. Kill the lights, distract the guards: kill one and terrorize the other. This is a common, simple approach found in most other stealth genre games; however, this method is far from the …→
Video game corner: Assassins Creed III
Dec. 21 will come and go, but the legacy of Assassins Creed III will last forever. Although this is the third installment, Assassins Creed III is the fifth game in the series, and with that comes the knowledge of past mistakes …→
‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown’
For the first time in a long time a game that has promised so much has actually made good in its delivery. Hoping to stay as true to the original XCOM as possible, Firaxis Games has done an amazing job …→
Game Review: ‘Dear Esther’
Dear Esther is like a walkman tour at a museum. There is no touching, and you get to stop, stare and listen to what is around you. Given that you are unable to run, jump or open doors, and your …→
Documentary Review: ‘Indie Game: The Movie’
It is hard to sum up this documentary into something that can be quantifiably explained because like most documentaries, Indie Game: The Movie, the 2012 winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Documentary Editing Award, delves into a mostly …→
Fez: A multi-dimensional mind game
Look up any optical illusion on the internet and picture it within an interactive 3D space. This is a quintessential example of how Fez, the recent Xbox Live Arcade release, operates. You play a character named Gomez who, within the …→