[In “This Week in the Community Blogs”, we highlight notable happenings in theCblogssection of the site. Special thanks to the hardworking Dtoiders on theCblogRecapsteam, without whom a feature like this wouldn’t be possible!]
Apologies for my tardiness this week, but my house was built in 1939AND I EFFING HATE IT. Thankfully my fellow community managers are badass backer-uppers, and Beccy and Conor stepped in and wrote half of this for me! See if you can figure out who did what days!
Anyway, there’s a TON to cover this week, so let’s dive right in, shall we?
The Wankend(^Click these header links to be taken to the CblogRecaps for that day!)
Atheos kicked off the weekend in style withthis wonderfulGuild Wars 2write-up(so good we’ll forgive him for fapping his own blog). Then, looking back to weekends past, MeanderBot sharedhis PAX adventureswith us while bbainpreviewed of all the indie games he playedat the convention. That’s a lot of games!
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Conrad Zimmerman smart-phoned in aTGS travel journal, while Nihil (on the other side of theuniverse)dropped beat bombs on our faces. (Full disclosure: I accidentally wrote “feces” instead of “faces” the first time through. Almost left it.)
Monday was… oh hell there’s Holmes with an O-face
The week started out with knutafsharing memories of PAX, and kearns87discussing the testing of trust through kangaroo punching violence. Conrad Zimmerman just HAD to go andrub his TGS trip in our faceby detailing his flight, and probably wishing he was traveling at FTL speeds, which you could have experienced had you entered PhilK3nS3bb3n’sFTL: Faster Than Lightcontest. If you feel like slower speeds, Echidna tells us howEA is behind the Steam train.
There were a couple of good blogs about games I’ve never played: StriderHoang took the time toexplain thePokemonmetagame. Honestly, the whole “catch ’em all” thing is a big reason I never played aPokemongame. That, and when they first released I was already driving and having sex. Elect-Nigmashared his thoughts in a review ofPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, which I haven’t played because I am an awful person.
And after all that, BananaGobbler wasn’t scared away andshared a well-done intro blog.
Borderland 2sday.
Conrad Zimmermancontinued to share his TGS adventures, while the Secret Moon Base podcastshared adventures about Carol Burnett and dating events. At least I think that’s what happened.
There was some excitement about new and upcoming games, as Chris Cartertold us what he thinks aboutKirby’s Dream Collection, and pk fire shared why he’sgetting stoked forSecret of Grindea.
WiiUsday
Wednesday was a mammoth day for cblogs on the site and the Wii U came up more than once. EternalDeathSlayer wrote anexcellent anticipation piece, explaining why he’s both excited and apprehensive about the controversial console, while Stavros StevieGreek Dimouexplained how Nintendo’s pricing is putting the console just out of reach for those not living in the land of freedom, guns and apple pie. (OO RAH.)
The dibs frenzy continued, withHandy putting forward a convincing argument for his claim on Gaige, whereas ninjapresident decided to take the whole affair into adifferent (and highly amusing) direction.
Nathan Evard brought you your daily dose of education,writing a fascinating pieceabout the in-game economics ofGuild Wars 2. TheKodudiscussed the downsides to MLG, and SephirothXrevealed a somewhat uncommon stanceon the often reviled entity known as Electronic Arts.
Last but by no means least, videogames. LogicallyDashing shared hisimpressions of theResident Evil 6demoand TheManChildrevisitedIvy the Kiwi?, while Louis Garcia12delivered a touching pieceaboutPapa y Yomirroring aspects of his own childhood.
On the community front, Mr Andy Dixon went and wrote a piece detailinghow you can help him help you get your writing to the front page(for a small fee left on the bedside table) and it’s great to see that so many of you are already taking him up on his awesome advice. Keep it up!
Lastly, I will always endorsebitching about George Lucas. I salute you, TheManChild.
But for him, it was Thursday
Thursday saw Fame Designer attemptingsomething dark and differentwith his cblog fan fiction, while Sheppy reviewed an imported game with a title that’s far too long,Hatsune Miku Project Diva F. mrdarapark added to the ever-present second-hand game debate by explaining howtrading in games actually costs you as a consumer.
locketheleisz wrote asprawling epic of a love letter to the early days of Nintendoand evoked a nostalgia I thought had been bludgeoned to death by the announcement ofNew Super Mario Bros. U.Thank you.
LogicallyDashing made a second appearance in this week’s roundup with aninsightful and intelligent interviewwith Dtoid’s own El Jefe, Niero Gonzalez. The guy behind the helmet shares his thoughts on Jim Sterling, Destructoid’s role in the industry and where he hopes to take the site, and it’s definitely worth a read. (He’s also lovely.)
Happy “birthday”, bbain!
Friday
In addition to the normal slew of Friday Night Fights blogs (360/PS3/PC), Fame Designer followed up his cblog fan fic with an update onthe awesome cblog RPG he’s been working on. Seriously, go check that thing out! Elsewhere, Simon gave us another recap ofthe weekend’s gaming deals for UK residents. This man provides an excellent service, so please go give him some love!
The Wankend, Part Deux
(We’re covering two weekends this time around in order to ensure that nothing gets missed. Starting with next week’s recap, we’ll go the “Monday through Sunday” route!)
Capping off the week, GlowBear implored videogame developers togive disabled gamers more options and more representation, MisterDonutfinally took a stroll through Shadow Moses, jorgeill shared his thoughts onDouble Dragon‘s latest attempt at becoming relevant again, and The Gameslinger took asecond look atDark Eye. Thanks for keeping the weekend interesting, people!
This week’s promoted blogs
We gave four of your blogs the front-page treatment this week! First up was Swishiee’srecap of his life-changing weekend amongst his fellow man, to which Handy replied with…his hatred of all things human. Then two of you jumped on theBorderlands 2“dibs” bandwagon, with StriderHoangclaiming the Mechromancer Gaigeand SephirothXlaying claim to one of the most unique NPCs ever written into a game. Great work, guys!
This week’s community contests
PhilK3nS3bben’s blog header may be broken, but that doesn’t stop him from posting awesome contests every week! This week he gave out a copy ofFTL: Faster Than Lighton Steam! Thanks for the lovin’, dude!
This week’s community podcasts
Four teams of Dtoid podcasters posted new episodes this week! First out the gate was the Secret Moon Base withtheir 22nd episode, then Zero Cool droppedtheir bajillionth and bajillionth and oneth episodeson us because that’s how they roll. Not one to be outdone, TheFilterPodcast shared episodes78and79of their awesome show with the group. Thanks for the cool listenings, guys and dolls!
This week’s trend: PAX, man!
Man, you people really love your PAX! In keeping with Dtoid-PAX-avatar-adoption tradition, Corduroy Turtle sharedHandy’s PAX adventuresand knutaf sharedIsay Isay’s (and a whole lot more), then MeanderBot gave us the run-down onhis third PAX visitwhile bbain previewedmore indie games than you can shake a joystick at! Can’t wait ’til next year!
And that’s it for this week! See you next weekend… as long as my house doesn’t burn down!
