Normally I only write reviews after movies or games have already been released and I have had a chance to see them or play them. I am going to break from tradition for a moment and provide some speculation. Earlier today while writing a review about a video game, I visited James Hannigan’s website to do…
Lord of the Rings Online is a massive and very complex computer game. Knowing my own preferences with video games, which tend to lean towards playing simple and easy games, why then do I like this one? Let me break down which parts I love and which parts I do not. Storyline: Lord of the Rings…
I am about to reveal something that might shock some ardent fans of Lord of the Rings: I don’t like Frodo. As a character, I think he’s annoying. Sure, Pippin makes mistakes more often than Frodo does, but the mistakes Pippin makes are small compared to Frodo’s, and Pippin is a much more likable character anyway. But,…
From start to finish: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 is a much more difficult game than I had previously anticipated, compared with the relative ease of the previous games to complete. Also by comparison, this is the only game in the franchise that is not set within Hogwarts. (The Goblet of Fire video game did…
From start to finish: Where Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix gave me what I really wanted out of a Harry Potter game–authentic free exploration of a realistic Hogwarts–Half-Blood Prince really improved on that concept. Even more previously inaccessible locations were added to Hogwarts (thanks to the Aurors for opening them), making the…
Yesterday, screen captures and a video were released for the upcoming video game “LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7”. It is set to hit store shelves on November 15th, 2011. Now, I am not an avid gamer. I never have been. That’s probably why I have a Wii and not an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation…
From start to finish: I understand that I’m writing these last few reviews of the Harry Potter video game franchise out-of-order. I vastly preferred this game to its predecessor, Deathly Hallows Part 1, in part because this game features Hogwarts, where the previous one did not. Of course, the story for the Deathly Hallows Part…
From start to finish: I do believe I have died and gone to heaven. Hands down, this has to be my favorite video game. However, before I give it too much praise, let me first share some critique that caused me more amusement than frustration. The makers of the game, prior to its release, bragged…
I’ve decided that it’s necessary as a Harry Potter website owner to go out and buy the Goblet of Fire computer video game and experience so that I could review it here. I really didn’t like this game. Here, I’m going to list the many changes made from the previous games, especially Prisoner of Azkaban,…
Has this game changed from the previous one? Of course it has! How do they compare? Well that’s why you’re reading this page. The Prisoner of Azkaban may have been much shorter than the previous game, but it has changed much, and so I have much to write here. I’m currently using the review of…