The Sophist

NEW WEB SITE!!!!!!

2008-11-19T10:18:00.005-05:00

We got ourselves a shiny new and improved web site! We got forums, a staff page and a slick new look. Don't worry all the old articles have been moved over as well. Though there was one slight foul up...we could not move over the comments, sorry. So, this is the last entry on the old blogspot address. We already have at least two new articles to satiate your fix! But where do we go you ask?

Rob"NoOne" Wash: an Introduction

2008-11-10T10:28:00.004-05:00

I am proud to announce that we have a third voice to join The Sophist, Rob “NoOne” Wash. Rob is an unabashed hardcore PC player. So much so that he disdains us “lesser” gamers who partake in the pleasures of console games. While most of his anti-console comments are in jest, he does feel that the PC is the

Fallout: A Vertiginous Spin Around Oblivion

2008-10-13T22:21:00.003-04:00

“My life fades. The vision dims. All that remains are memories. I remember a time of chaos. Ruined dreams... This wasted land.” - The narrator of The Road Warrior I really had no idea what I was in for. But after

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

2008-10-09T19:22:00.010-04:00

Developer: LucasArts Platform: Xbox 360 As some readers may know, I live in Philadelphia. During the summer, sometimes my friends and I like to go to Rittenhouse square, have a few drinks, talk and try and figure out what to do with the rest of our evening. Occasionally during these visits, a group of

James DeRosa: An Introduction and an Invite

2008-10-08T19:09:00.003-04:00

As I sit at my computer desk, cursor bar blinking, I'm slowly realizing how hard it is to find the right words to make this introduction earnest and complete. James and I met through video games, in a small town, a lifetime ago. Our early encounters were filled with debates about who was who's bitch. Respect

Warhammer Online Part Two : A Difference of Design

2008-10-02T15:04:00.003-04:00

Now that you understand my perspective for Warhammer Online, by reading part one, I can delve into more complex issues involving this title. Though, let me preface this article with a few statements. I understand that people can get very touchy when games, or more accurately, MMORPG's get compared with World

Warhammer Online: Part One

2008-09-24T18:23:00.008-04:00

Before World of Warcraft, I had never played an MMORPG. To bemore truthful, I felt an unmerited disdain for the idea ofplaying an MMO. My logic was, why the hell would I ever play agame that was not only so open-ended, but more so,specifically, a game that you couldn't beat? The idea of paying fifteendollars a month for the right to never see an end to thenarrative... no, thank you. Oh, let's not

Death of the Brodeo

2008-09-22T15:42:00.005-04:00

I originally planed on filling my intro paragraph with as many games journalist and internet cliches as humanly possible while still allowing it to be intelligible. Then I realized only true fans of Shawn Elliot and the 1up podcast “The Brodeo” would really understand the joke.Upon hearing that Jeff Green was leaving(the 1up network) to work for Maxis, my heart did feel a tad heavy. Though not

Direct2Drive

2008-09-16T17:32:00.005-04:00

Direct2Drive is IGN’s downloading service, designed to allow customers to...well download games, So we anti-social, travel fearing types don’t have to venture into the great unknown in order to do more venturing into some of our favorite fantasy lands. Well, this service is apparently all very theoretical

Archibald J Pennypincher's pick of the month

2008-09-06T13:44:00.008-04:00

Archilbald Pennypincher is a man who understands the value of a dollar. He has decided to go to great lengths to scour the internet in search of the greatest free games available. So here is the first installment, enjoy.GemCraft - (Armor Games) Created by GameinabottleGemcraft is one of those examples of free flash entertainment that rival if not surpass some of what is available upon other

Top Five Most Anticipated Games

2008-08-27T10:14:00.003-04:00

The idea of this post is to show a more in depth look at your humble author. Considering the amount of exciting titles being shown at the various conventions, this list wasn’t an easy task to complete. The more I think about it, the more I want to add some form of an addendum, but I won’t. I didn't want to over think my decisions too much either. So I wrote down my list as quickly as possible

Spore Creature Creator

2008-06-20T11:51:00.005-04:00

Meet Jiveasuarus. He was created via the spore creature creator as you might have guessed from the title of this entry. I recommend anyone even remotely interested in Spore to download this free trial. My only problem with the creature creator is that (now I only used the free version so my options were very limited) all the creatures seem to look reptilian and or a reptile/insect

Memorial Day

2008-05-26T16:11:00.003-04:00

Memorial Day, for most Americans is just a reason to have a cook out. Not that I don’t advocate such activities, who doesn’t want to commemorate soldiers who died by sitting around drinking to the point that you are not embarrassed that your uncle is wearing that “fuck the chief” apron, Eating a week worth of calories in a single sitting? Well, I wanted to memorialize a different kind of solider

Portal: The Flash Version Map Pack Review

2008-05-23T17:41:00.003-04:00

Published by: WeCreateStuff.comMade By: Hen Mazolski What first got me interested in Hen Mazolski was his Flash Version of Portal which I found at www.kongregate.com. This semi-popular game never really snagged my attention past a momentary, “Oh, well that is neat.” The Controls were a little flimsy and while adding in some cool new elements, such as electric platforms and laser kill walls, I

Fixing online Idiocy: a second look at Douchebaggery

2008-04-23T15:30:00.004-04:00

I am going to save us all some time and assume that everyone that has ever played a game online has at some point come across some form of douchebaggery. Be it a guy who uses some form of a map or play mechanic exploit to just dealing with overall immaturity on voice chat. The only real difference between an online gamer and someone who dabbled and decided it’s not his cup of tea is the player’

Silent Hill: Origins Review

2008-04-09T17:01:00.005-04:00

It’s 1:15 on a Monday and I am busy thumb tacking blankets, thick towels, dark sheets and anything available over my windows to deprave myself of any sense that it happens to be the early afternoon at the beginning of the workweek. Why am I doing this? Why when most of the working world at this time are busy drowning in a sea of triple grande skinny latte’s? Why don’t I care that my neighbor