June 22, 2010 Eric Swain Recent Posts, Thoughts What I got from E3 I know it's kind of pointless to write anything on E3, especially after this pretty much summarizes the whole thing, but it's my blog and I want to. inception on youtube full movie Going into E3 I wanted to see only a few things: Beyond Good and Evil 2, The Last Guardian, Dragon Age 2, Mirror's Edge 2 and anything that hadn't already been announced. That last one is a little innocuous, because with the exception of The Last Guardian, none of the others on my list have been announced. | more
September 14, 2009 Eric Swain Game Issues, Recent Posts Gaming Made Me Gaming Made Me started with the crew over at RocksPaperShotgun and the various designers they asked, and then others in the middle circle has taken up the question of which video games have made them who they are. Michael McBride talked about how discussing such information will have your audience better understand who you are and where you're coming from when they read your analysis. I'm willing to one step further and say it's an excellent method of self-examination so you can understand yourself better, see any bias' you might have and writer better critique in the long run. I figured it was my turn after last post self-searching nature plus it felt like a good exercise So here we go. | more
July 18, 2009 Eric Swain Critical Responses, Recent Posts On the Wii and Controls The following is a comment I posted over on the latest GameCritic's podcast. It may seem a little rantish, but that's why I'm going to expand on it at the end. | more
February 13, 2009 Eric Swain Game Issues, Recent Posts The Generations, Ages and Eras of Video Games A few weeks ago I talked about games in their console generational context and received the internet equivalent of blank stares. After a little clarification I mentioned I had a post idea to define the generations and explain my own unique ways of dividing the history of video games. Someone said they liked the idea and so here we are. For anyone to really understand the evolving state of an art form or medium must understand where it came from. | more
