For those of us who love, play, and appreciate video games, the end of the year is especially exciting because everyone gets to give us their Game of the Year lists. But why do we do these lists? Why do we care? Why should anyone? For this edition of Punished Chat, I spoke with this very site’s David Silbert about how we approach making our own lists, what we value, and why they exist at all.
Mortal Kombat is known for its brutal, over-the-top violence. Despite my familiarity with the series, I’ve never stopped and thought, Wow, they staggered away from that? That looked costly. That is, until today. Armed with little more than a selection of YouTube videos, a really shady-looking Google Search history, and a passable knowledge of human anatomy, I hope to uncover the medical costs, or “Kosts,” of Mortal Kombat 11’s Fatal Blow mechanic, ranked by character from least to most damage dealt.
Welcome back to Punished Notes, where I (occasionally) release all of my blandest and most anodyne takes on the world of video games. This week, we’ll be looking at some of my favorite user-created stages in Super Mario Maker 2, why I can’t get into a recent game everyone adores, and how I got emotional over a movie trailer after three seconds.
Ahead of E3 2019, several Punished Backlog writers compiled lists of predictions for each press conference. Who will win? Who will lose? Here are our initial thoughts.
Super Smash Bros. Melee and Ultimate Can, and Should, Sustain Each Other Going Forward Genesis 6, the latest in the long-running Super Smash Bros. super-major series, came to a close at 3 a.m. Eastern on…
Five Favorites as 2018 Comes to a Close I think that 2018 was a pretty alright year for video games. I’ve never really subscribed to triple-A game industry hype trains. Mostly because I’ve never really…
The Punished Backlog Crew’s Creative Endeavor: Inktober 2018 Hopefully this year’s “Spooky Month” treated you well, unless you’re reading this in the future, in which case this doesn’t apply and also has Todd gotten to…
Big Predictions for the Biggest Night in Games Correction: Don’t expect to see The Last of Us Part II Thursday night, as Naughty Dog recently tweeted that they don’t be showing anything from the title at…
Everyone Is Here I’ve always believed the strength of a fighting game’s roster helps to define it’s longevity. It’s one of the reasons the Super Smash Bros. franchise is so infinitely replayable. For Super Smash…
Weekend at Dave’s – Episode 3: David talks Xbox’s new acquistions, Sony skipping E3, Hajime Tabata, Pixar, Detective Pikachu, The Game Awards, and Stan Lee.
