Welcome to From Pixels to Polygons, where we examine classic game franchises that have survived the long transition from the 8- or 16-bit era to the current console generation. We’ll be discussing the past and present of each series, while also giving our take on what we consider to be the franchise’s peak. To celebrate the recent release of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate, we thought it would be best to start with a true classic: Castlevania.
And so, a mere four months after the system’s launch, a new major retail-release title has finally been delivered for the Wii U (no thanks to Ubisoft). Is Lego City: Undercover worth the interminable wait? Fortunately, yes. READ MORE
So much news! So many games! The crew talks about PAX East and GDC developments, CEO resignations and other acronyms. Andrew tells us about BioShock Infinite, Chris goes undercover in Lego City, Graham programs robots and fights with rhythm and Lucas makes his podcast debut to discuss Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon.
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Hosts: Chris Ingersoll, Andrew Passafiume, Graham Russell, Henry Skey, Lucas White.
Music: Podcast theme by Tom Casper.
The first Eador game was has somewhat of a cult following. The game brought together many interesting elements from other titles, but a late, somewhat strange English translation and a simple lack of development resources left it a bit rough around the edges. Masters of the Broken World aims to change that, and from what we’ve seen, it’s on target. READ MORE
There are some games that have come along this console generation that will stand the test of time. They will be fondly remembered and analyzed for years to come, even with some flaws. The number of titles that meet this criteria are not large in number, but they come around just often enough and help people realize why they love games in the first place. The original BioShock is the perfect example of this, setting the groundwork for a potential franchise and becoming one of the most revered games in the past several years.
Irrational Games’ follow-up, BioShock Infinite, doesn’t just live up to that legend. It surpasses it.
