Forever Games
I am a big fan of comfort media. The playlists you constantly return to when you’re alone on the train. The movies you watch when you’re sick or it’s a rainy day. The books you reread again and again … Continue reading Forever Games
Author: Robert Gibbons
A Retrospective on Gaming in 2021 The Games Team reflect on the games we played in 2021
Originally Published in Print, April 2022. Art by Meghan Flood TN2 GAMES OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2021 Best Multiplayer: It Takes Two Hazelight Studios’ It Takes Two is perhaps the most surprising hit found in the catalogue of … Continue reading A Retrospective on Gaming in 2021 The Games Team reflect on the games we played in 2021
A Young Man in Old Man’s Clothing
Originally Published in Print, December 2021 As far back as I remember, I’ve dressed for comfort. Indeed, as a teenager, I would routinely wear my faux-leather school shoes and track pants together. When my family protested, I would reply … Continue reading A Young Man in Old Man’s Clothing
A Guide to Gaming on a College Laptop How to game without breaking the bank
Originally published in print, September 2021. Spoilers For Good Will Hunting The cost of PC gaming is prohibitively high. Most comprehensive gaming PCs range from €1,500 to more than €2,000. But those PCs are only necessary if … Continue reading A Guide to Gaming on a College Laptop How to game without breaking the bank
Why Waluigi Was Never Going to be Fit to Smash The truth about everyone's favourite pervert that no one wants to acknowledge
Since February 1st, with the release of Piranha Plant, the first post-launch character added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, players have been obsessing over the Big Question™ : When is Waluigi going to be in Smash? Waluigi has been a … Continue reading Why Waluigi Was Never Going to be Fit to Smash The truth about everyone’s favourite pervert that no one wants to acknowledge
Mario 128: The Unfinished Game You’ve Probably Played
Originally published in print March 2021. The year is 1996. Nintendo is hot off the launch of the Nintendo 64 and the groundbreaking, genre-defining game: Super Mario 64. It was the darling of every critic and consumer. Wanting to strike … Continue reading Mario 128: The Unfinished Game You’ve Probably Played
In Search of a Christmas Game
Originally published in print December 2020. Folks, it is that time of year again. Radio stations have dusted off ‘Last Christmas’ (1985). Your least favourite friends are reigniting arguments about whether or not Die Hard (1988) is a Christmas movie. … Continue reading In Search of a Christmas Game
TN2’s Game Awards 2020
Originally published in print December 2020. Let’s face it, this year could have been better in almost every conceivable way, with one exception: video games! Casting aside the additional free time many consumers have had as a result of the … Continue reading TN2’s Game Awards 2020
Netflix Na Gaeilge: An Seinnteoir TG4
Foilsithe san iris i Samhain 2020. Ag deireadh lá éigin i rith an chéad dianghlasála agus mé tuirseach traochta, réidh chun m’intinn a chasadh as agus gach aon smaoineamh a chuir as mo cheann, chuaigh mé chuig Netflix chun breathnú … Continue reading Netflix Na Gaeilge: An Seinnteoir TG4
Video Game Music: An Artform
Originally published in print November 2020 When writing to Nintendo for permission to use their music in the film Scott Pilgrim Versus the World (2010), director Edgar Wright described the music as “the nursery rhymes of a generation”. For many … Continue reading Video Game Music: An Artform
An Mí-Úsáid Gnéis atá Íomhábhunaithe agus an Dlí in Éirinn agus Thar Lear
Rabhadh Ábhair: is faoi an gnéas agus an mí-úsáid gnéasach an alt seo. Ar an 17ú lá de mhí na Samhna, chuir The Victims Alliance – grúpa den Cumann tacaíochta íospartaí agus cearta daonna Éireannacha – tvuít amach ag … Continue reading An Mí-Úsáid Gnéis atá Íomhábhunaithe agus an Dlí in Éirinn agus Thar Lear
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla // Review
●●●○○ Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an Assassin’s Creed game. If you know what I mean by that, you probably don’t need to read the rest of this review. If not, I’ll explain. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the 11th main game … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed Valhalla // Review