Animal Crossing, For The Hardcore Only
Here’s a thing: Animal Crossing is one of the most hardcore games you’ll ever play. No, really. Not because you have to learn patience and skill like in Dark Souls, or memorize endless lists of hero movesets and potential matchups like League of Legends. It ...
Xbox One, No Go For Military
Unsurprisingly, the Xbox One isn’t very popular amongst the armed forces of the world. With spotty internet access for most service members overseas, much less those on a naval vessel, plus security concerns surrounding the Kinect’s ‘always listening& ...
Slow Monday Is Slow
After all the E3 excitement of last week, it feels a bit post-coital around here doesn’t it? Not to worry, Mondays like these are for relaxing and catching up on the things you’ve fallen behind on! Me? I plan on playing Animal Crossing and Monster Hunter. A ...
Unfailable QTEs For Relaxation?
Why do you game? It’s a broad, open ended question, with as many valid answers as there are people in the world. But I bet you don’t game to not play the game. Crytek, the makers of Ryse, disagree. In Ryse killing someone gives you a quick time event, an on ...
Nostaljoy: Up All Night
This is another entry in our series of fond times gone by but still remembered: Nostaljoy. Friends, Schmamers, Countrymen, By the time you read this, I will have already purchased The Last Of Us. I will have also stayed up all night playing it, or at least until the w ...
Fez 2, Giddy With Happiness
I haven’t actually written about FEZ for the site yet, which is damn shame because that is the only game in recent history to have a sense of mystery around it that took the internet at least a week to dispel. Considering that there were hundreds of thousands of ...
Are Games Held to a Different Standard Than Other Media?
I like being the guy on Schmamers who tries to get you assholes to discuss things. Josh, Pat, Paul, and Adam are all more prolific and quality writers than I. They can type about subjects at great length. I, on the other hand, run out of shit to say fairly quickly. Lo ...
Corey Prints His First Retraction
To be fair, when I wrote this article I was really trying to warn people not to overreact until all the facts were released. Now that all the facts have been released, well, I think it’s fair to say that Microsoft shit all over my defense of them. Honestly, I cou ...
The Evil Within Looks Awfully Resident
I’m always excited for new horror games, but The Evil Within from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami doesn’t really look like anything more than a different version of Resident Evil. And let’s not kid ourselves here, Resident Evil wasn’t really ...
The Empty Vestiges of Spectacle
I often find myself coming away from the onslaught of trailers of E3 feeling like a kid who has gorged herself on nothing but candy for dinner. Lots of furious flashings, no real substance. A familiar refrain of “no game play” echoed across Schmamerdom the ...
The Political Status of the Mushroom Kingdom (as interpreted by Quora)
I’m just going to let its brilliance speak for itself. ...
Warhammer 40k MMO Is Clear E3 Winner
E3 is over because a Warhammer 40k MMO was announced. I don’t care if the developers behind the game aren’t exactly known for their quality work, I don’t care that it isn’t Relic working in the Warhammer universe again. La la la la la not listen ...