Michael Iantorno PhD Candidate, Game Designer, and Writer

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2011 in Review, Part 4: A Review of a Review

Radiostorm sure likes to type, doesn’t he? I thought I would like to take a moment to weigh in on my brother’s year end review. This isn’t because I found it particularly erroneous or ridiculous; quite the contrary actually! My picks would have been very similiar, or at least along the same vein as the games he selected. I’m not quite as wordy as RS is, so I’ll try...

2011 in Review, Part 3: Bastion

A special holiday feature, continued from part 1 and part 2. Bastion is exceptional. That’s all there really is to say about it. If I were to buckle down and try to pick a game of the year, each would come with a caveat. Portal 2 was too iterative of the original. Skyrim’s combat was a bit bland. Deus Ex had lousy boss fights. While none of these faults stop these titles from excelling, they...

Michael Iantorno PhD Candidate, Game Designer, and Writer