Over the past few months, Persona 4 Arena has been building a lot of buzz in the hardcore fighting game community. Created by the same team that brought us Guilty Gear and BlazBlue, the early word-on-the-street has been very positive. I have no prior experience with the Persona franchise, but I’m always interested in trying out a good fighting game.
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Check Out My “Cure for the Summertime Blues” Now on Splitkick
It has been a slow summer for new releases. Instead of twiddling my thumbs, waiting for Borderlands 2 to ruin my life, I’ve been playing a bunch of backlog titles. Though some of these have been duds, I’ve played some awesome titles that I would have missed if I was jumping from one hot new release to the next.
In my latest Splitkick article, I highlight a few of these bright spots I’ve come across, such as Bullestorm, Trine 2, and Asura’s Wrath. If you’re interested in learning more about these titles, how I’m working through these slow summer months, or want to discuss how you’re spending your summer gaming time, head over to Splitkick!
Check Out My Viewer’s Guide to EVO 2012 Now on Splitkick.com
Get hype!
The Evolution Championship Series is just a few weeks away. To get you ready for all of the action, I’ve put together a viewer’s guide to EVO, which you can now check out at Splitkick. This covers where to watch it, what games will be played, as well as some of the big story lines and players to look out for. If you have any interest in watching the event, definitely check out the guide for some additional context.
My Review for Indie Game: The Movie is Now Featured on the Movie’s Official Website
When I went and saw Indie Game: The Movie awhile back, I did not envision this as the outcome. The review I did for Splitkick is currently featured in the Press section of the Indie Game: The Movie official website alongside a nice pull-quote. Is it too much to ask to also get featured on the DVD/Blu Ray box? Just kidding. This is awesome! Thank you to the team at Indie Game: The Movie for the recognition!
Check Out My Editorial Piece “May The Lesser Man Win” Now on Splitkick.com
Up now on Splitkick is my first editorial piece for them entitled “May the Lesser Man Win: Parallels Between Boxing’s Latest Debacle and Modern-Day Fighting Game Design“. The idea for the piece has been floating around in my head for awhile, but the recent bout between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley ultimately was the catalyst for me pulling those ideas into a fully-formed piece. If an op-ed piece about the role of field-leveling mechanics in fighting games is something of interest to you, definitely head over to Splitkick to check it out!
This is also my first piece as a Staff Writer, which Splitkick announced officially in their one-year anniversary celebration post. Thanks to everyone on the Splitkick team for embracing me as one of their own. It’s been a pleasure working with Splitkick and I’m looking forward our future endeavours!
Check Out My Review for Joy Ride Turbo on Splitkick.com
Hot off the heels of Kinect Joy Ride is Joy Ride Turbo; the sequel to a motion-controlled game that ditches motion controls completely. On one hand, it’s a curious move to eschew the original’s key selling point. On the other hand, the key selling point in practice wasn’t very good.
If you’re curious about how well it turned out, head over to Splitkick.com to check out my review!
Fall Damage Podcast Level 127 Featuring Jett
Truth be told, you should be listening to Splitkick.com‘s Fall Damage podcast every week. Scratch that. You should be listening to both of Splitkick’s podcasts – Fall Damage and Rocket Jump – every week. And no, I’m not saying this because they’re my video game writing BFFs.
Granted, there may be one or two of you that will say, “But Jett, we haven’t listened to the Fall Damage podcast because you’re not on it.” In that case, I’ve got good news for you! The Fall Damage team was nice enough to invite me on as a guest on Level 127 of their podcast.
Click here to listen to Level 127!
Check Out My Review of Indie Game: The Movie on Splitkick.com
Not too long ago, I got a chance to see an advanced screening of Indie Game: The Movie as part of the Hot Docs film festival. It was a very cool event that included a special Q&A with the creators of the film and Phil Fish. If you have any interest in checking out this movie, head over to Splitkick.com to check out my review!
Splitkick’s XBOX Community Playdate
I just wrapped up taking part in a Splitkick.com Community Playdate, which was sponsored by Microsoft. Thank you to everyone from the community that came out to play with us and thanks to my new Splitkick friends for the warm welcome! I had a great time playing and chatting with everyone. In the future, I’ll promote any Splitkick events here so that you can join us for any future game nights!
Jett is Teaming Up With Splitkick.com!
Hey everyone,
I’m pleased to announce that I will be joining the good folks at Splitkick as a contributing writer. If you’re unfamiliar with the site, it’s a very cool gaming website with a focus on opinion-based articles and reviews. We’re both working towards the same vision, which factored into my decision to join the team. It also doesn’t hurt that they’re a group of genuinely good people who are all working together to make each other better as writers and gaming enthusiasts. As someone who has always worked as a one-man show, I’m really thankful for the opportunity to positively contribute to the Splitkick team of gaming journalists.
Going forward, you’ll see some of my articles and reviews appear on Splitkick. The first of my contributions is a review for Bloodforge on XBOX Live Arcade, which you can check out right now. You may also hear me on a Splitkick podcast or two at some point in the future.
Will this impact my duties on In Third Person? Nope. Rest assured that this site will continue to operate as it always has, if not better.
Before I go, just wanted to say thank you for your support and I hope you enjoy all of the future working coming out of Splitkick and In Third Person!
– Jett
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