The video is of me playing — recorded and uploaded to youtube directly from the PS3.

I love trying out new game concepts and I love it even more when it’s cheap. This $5 game is unlike anything else I’ve played. You control two ends of Noby Noby Boy — his head and rear — with each analog stick. You can eat things, you can shoot things out your rear, and you can sort of fly, too. On a per-player basis, there’s not necessarily a point to the gameplay — just mess around, which luckily is fun enough. But you can report your length to Girl and, as a global community, everyone contributes to the progress — I assume we’ll unlock new levels etc, once the total collaborative length exceeds required amounts. I think there’s actually a ton of potential in this communal progress concept, so I hope Noby Noby Boy realizes it.

edit: trying out Vimeo for video uploading

I’m renting Motorstorm 2 from gamefly. It’s got a screenshot feature, which I always appreciate in console games. The graphics can be a mixed bag, but the game has some beautiful moments. What’s really got me caught up with the game is how it reminds me of the old Rush series of racing games.

These games had a very fun gimmick — huge jumps and multiple paths. While Rush was based in cities and Motostrom has more natural environments, Motorstorm still embodies these two gameplay mechanics very well.

But Motorstorm also adds its own flare — not only are there multiple paths, but each different vehicle class has their own ideal paths. This all comes together to make a really engaging racing game.

I enjoyed Motorstorm 1 and Motorstorm 2 is an improvement in every way — you can’t go wrong with this very novel arcade racing game.
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Tribes 2, as a single game, has probably influenced my game passion and game design philosophy the most. To this day, I still think that in some ways, Tribes 2 is the pinnacle of both the FPS genre and the large scale multiplayer games. This is one of my all time favorite videos of Tribes 2 gameplay — the first half is mostly showing off skillful shots while the second half is more cinematic. One can question their choice of music, but the gameplay clips are terrific.