Scanline Talks

Our Game of the Generation discussion rages on, and eventually concludes. From our original sixty-six, we do, eventually, manage to make one winner, and nine runners up. Johnny swears, Jen sighs, Six snarls, and in the end, we are exhausted. You will be too. Enjoy the second half of our discussion.

The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii are all wrapped and done. Sure, a few triple A games will still release on those platforms in addition to their more capable PS4/Xone versions, but developers and players alike are moving on. What better way to put a bow on the generation than figuring out what the best game of the generation was? Jennifer, Johnny, and Six take a list of sixty-six games, and work towards a list of one winner, and nine runners up. Here is the first half of our Game of the Generation debate for the seventh generation of consoles.

Generally, reviews are handled by one person around here, and they get up a written review. For the cyberpunk adventure game Read Only Memories, that was to be Jen, and her review will go up soon... but on this particular game, the whole crew ended up playing and having things to say. Jennifer, Johnny, and Six sit down for an in-depth discussion about MidBoss's anime-styled adventure. Spoilers are kept to a minimum, though conversation is lively. We can't say when, but expect more reviewcasts in the future!

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When Johnny sat down to interview me about Destiny: The Taken King, I figured it would go about thirty minutes, and I’d simply explain some of the new features and content in the game. Instead, it was an hour long discussion about what makes Destiny itself, and why I can’t seem to quit it even when my frustration reaches its peak. The Taken King is the best the game has ever been. It’s as close to being what we were originally promised that it’s ever been. Is it good enough? Has it actually reached the place it should? Listen on, dear reader. Find out.

Text But In Words is our on-and-off debate podcast. For our third episode we're discussing the free-to-play PC fighting game Rising Thunder, and what it means for the fighting game genre. Jennifer, Six, and Johnny throw down for a verbal best of three. I should probably apologize for that metaphor.