Zeb's Den

I've got big news folks. A friend of mine is going to be covering Blizzcon for me from the show floor. She knows WOW inside and out and will be able to provide an interesting perspective. She's going to be going to be using a pen name.

So look forward to reading some insightful articles from, Nonerzz.

Well I just posted my first review of the new and improved Zeb's Den and as promised it's the new Xbox Live arcade game LIMBO (I'd like to credit IGN for the screenshot). LIMBO just so happens to be the first game of Xbox Live's Summer of Arcade promotion which features five consecutive weeks of big name arcade titles. Now I'm not going to promise that I'll be able to review them all (I do pay for most of the stuff I review myself and a trip to PAX isn't going to come cheap) but I will try. We'll see how things develop but don't worry, I'm not going to let you good people go hungry for too long.

I've also added a new feature that will make it very easy to let your friends see what I'm doing here. You'll notice a small letter icon at the bottom of every post now. Well that let's you e-mail that post directly to anyone you like.

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As soon as you load PlayDead Studios new game LIMBO you are bound to come to one realization, this is one beautiful and unique artistic experience. It's unavoidable in the opening sequence alone. The scene opens and you are introduced to a haunting world coloured with nothing but black, white, and shades of grey.

You are given several minutes to take in what lies before you when suddenly two small white dots appear on the bottom of the screen. Soon after, a small boy entirely shaded in black, sits up and you realize your protagonist has been lying unconscious on the floor from the start. The scene ends as the boy rises to his feet and you are left to discover the next step for yourself.

This is just the first of many mysteries you'll encounter in LIMBO. The puzzles are challenging but fun so you become determined to solve them. Every last one is unique but manages to fit the motif perfectly. Even the achievements are purposefully vague leaving you to figure them out for yourself.

Throughout the course of the game you really come to care about your character, simply referred to as "The Boy", and his quest to discover the fate of his sister. This is very impressive seeing how The Boy makes no expressions or sounds of any kind and yet somehow he manages to coax genuine concern and affection from the player. Whenever your failure causes his death, you're likely to feel it.

Overall, LIMBO is an amazing game with a couple awesome avatar awards as a nice bonus. The only problem with LIMBO is that there isn't enough of it, when you reach the end, you'll still want more. Despite this, it's completely worth the 1200 Microsoft Points and since it is the first game of Xbox Live's Summer of Arcade promotion (www.xbox.com/summerofarcade) you can receive a rebate with the purchase of other select titles. With a free trial up on Xbox Live right now, there's no reason not to set foot in LIMBO.

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Guess what loyal readers?! Thanks to a surprising combination of monetary and creative circumstances I am starting the blog back up!
There will be a couple of changes though. There will be an ad at the bottom of new posts in the form of a square block of text. It's a link, so if your interested in the advertised material just click the link. Also, from now on I'll be posting more than just reviews. From time to time I'll post feature articles, previews, editorials, and content of that nature.
Finally, I have one last big treat for you good people. In 39 days I will be off to PAX Prime 2010. How does this benefit you? I will be reporting everything I experience on the show floor and in any and all panels I get into. You can expect daily updates all weekend and a detailed summary of the entire show the following week.
Thanks for sticking with me through all this, I'll do my best to make it worth it. My first new article is a review of the recent XBLA game LIMBO and it will be posted by Tuesday at the latest. Following that I'm going to be featuring some cool stuff right up to PAX, at which point it's going to go nuts. Stay tuned.