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Connor Queen: Thoughts And Things

I write thoughts about gaming things

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  • We Need A New Rayman Game! 

    We Need A New Rayman Game! 

    A round bodied, super punching, classic we all know and love! Yes I am of course talking about Rayman. Rayman is one of gaming’s most classic heroes, with his first game releasing all the way back in 1995 on the humble PS1. In fact, Rayman was one of the first games that Ubisoft themselves developed…

  • Could A Superman Game Really Work?

    Could A Superman Game Really Work?

    Superman. One of the most classic Superheroes in history. But his games have been…well they’ve been less than stellar to say the least. Now I know it’s all too easy to just say “oh all Superman games are bad”, I mean just look at the ones we’ve had previously. To me however, what is more…

  • Shadow Of The Colossus: A Product Somehow Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts

    Shadow Of The Colossus: A Product Somehow Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts

    Shadow Of The Colossus was a game which was always going to have a hard time impressing me. After many years of being told that it was an utter masterpiece, with even the box art of the remake stating “the game of a generation”, its safe to say, I had some big expectations. I am…

  • Can The New Fable Revive The Franchise, Or Is It Beyond Saving?

    Can The New Fable Revive The Franchise, Or Is It Beyond Saving?

    Fable is a franchise which is near and dear to many people’s hearts, myself being one of them. However, with a new Fable game looming on the horizon, there is on big question on everybody’s lips. Will it live up to the quality that fans remember from the very first Fable game, or end up…

  • Bayonetta: A Game I should Have Played 10 Years Ago

    Bayonetta: A Game I should Have Played 10 Years Ago

    I am a fool, plain and simple. I don’t know where I was in 2009, but regardless, I really shouldn’t have missed out on this game. I mean seriously, it’s a game with a sassy and gorgeous leather clad protagonist, that also plays like Devil May Cry. How on earth did this one pass me…

  • Is “Games Auteur” Culture Having A Negative Effect Within The Industry?

    Is “Games Auteur” Culture Having A Negative Effect Within The Industry?

    Auteur’s. Love them or hate them, we all know one somewhere in the gaming world. For those not in the know, an auteur is essentially a director with such overall control, that projects they are involved in feel uniquely them. Regardless of how many people were involved in the project, in the end when looking…

  • God Of War: A Gorgeous Game That Laughed At My Expectations

    God Of War: A Gorgeous Game That Laughed At My Expectations

    What do you get when you take a classic, but dated franchise, remove some of the features that make it so dated, add in a few RPG elements to make the experience feel a bit more current, and chuck in an absolutely stellar story? Well you get 2018’s God of War. God of War features…

  • Can Franchises Ever Beat Nostalgia?

    Can Franchises Ever Beat Nostalgia?

    We all have our favorite game franchises. You know, the ones that make us feel giddy whenever we hear information about them. But can franchise’s continue to grow and adapt, without nostalgia for earlier games ruining their efforts? Well, in my opinion, the answer is usually no. The truth is, in my experience, most franchises…

  • Outlast: A Harrowing Journey Through A Horrific Land

    Outlast: A Harrowing Journey Through A Horrific Land

    Outlast is a classic game to many, but it wasn’t one I had actually played until recently. Now that I’ve finally had the chance to dive into this blood curdling world, lets talk about it. In the most simple of terms, Outlast is a sort of “stealth horror” game, in which you are a journalist…

  • A Pride For Gaming: Where Are We With Queer Representation In Gaming?

    A Pride For Gaming: Where Are We With Queer Representation In Gaming?

    In the last few years we have had somewhat of a build up in terms of queer representation within gaming. Something which is an utter joy! We have had games with a directly queer focused narrative, something unimaginable only 10 years ago, as well as games with queer characters where the narrative had nothing to…

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