Reviews

Drifting Atoms: Interview with TheRetroRunner

Todays interview is with the legendary TheRetroRunner. He’s the current world record holder for Ninja Gaiden on the Nintendo NES, and an incredible musician. He’s a musician, speedrunner, and all around good friend. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know him over the past couple years and it was great to finally just sit […]

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Drifting Atoms: Interview with JoePulito

Todays interview is with the legend Joe Pulito. He’s a musician, speedrunner, and a family man who has more than 500 runs submitted on SRC. Enjoy the convo and show some love to our friend Joe. Recently a friend named JonnyKage brought up the idea to have interviews. I had done some when I first […]

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Lost Planet 2

Release date: May 11th 2010 Developer: Capcom Estimated time to beat: 10 & 1/2 hours My time: 9 hours Date beaten: March 30th 2019 Achievements: 12/50 (140/1000) Chosen by: Mezmoron (IG) Playthrough Part 1 Playthrough Part 2 Playthrough Part 3 The first thing you notice when you launch Lost Planet 2 is the familiar barren […]

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Dragons Dogma Dark Arisen

Release date: April 23rd 2013 Developer: Capcom Estimated time to beat: 37 hours My time: 19 hours 6 min. Date beaten: 4/26/2019 Achievements: 15/50 (185/1000) Dragons Dogma feels like Fable had a baby with An Elder Scrolls Game. Yes it’s open world, but it’s somewhere in between the two. You have the freedom to roam the […]

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Gears of War

Release date: November 7th 2006 Developer: Epic Games Estimated time to beat: 9 hours My time: 5 hours 25 min. Date beaten: 5/10/2019 Achievements: 10/57 (110/1250) Chosen by: Younggames916 (IG) Booting up Gears of War for the first time in a long time, and It’s still clear how It managed to, not only carve its own […]

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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Elements

Release date: February 12th 2008 Developer: Arkane Studios Estimated time to beat: 6 hours My time: currently playing Date beaten: currently playing Achievements: 17/49 (250/1000) Chosen by: Struglord (IG) Dimly lit caverns crawling with enemies on patrol. Inching closer to avoid detection I notice a beam that looks compromised. Focusing my gaze upon it I point […]

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Bioshock

Release date: August 21st 2007 Developer: Irrational Games Estimated time to beat: 12 hours My time: 17 hours 10 min. (I messed up and didn’t save) Date beaten: /12/6/2019 Achievements: 27/51 (560/1100) Chosen by: OneUpMushroom88 (IG) Waves crashing as the water surrounding you is set ablaze by the fallen plane you were a passenger in. […]

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Dead Rising: Zombie Paparazzi

Release date: August 8th 2006 Developer: Capcom Estimated time to beat: 11 1/5 hours My time: 12 hours Date beaten: 1/26/2020 Achievements: 5/50 (100/1000) Chosen by: OneUpMushroom88 (IG) Flying into Willamette, Colorado with camera in hand the city appears to be devastated. People are ransacking the stores and fighting each other. Frank West, a freelance […]

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Alice Madness Returns

Release date: June 14th 2011 Developer: Spicy Horse Estimated time to beat: 14 hours My time: 10 and 1/2 hours Date beaten: March 29th 2019 Achievements: 22/50 (305/1000) Playthrough Part 1 Playthrough Part 2 Playthrough Part 3 Playthrough Part 4 At its heart, Alice Madness Returns, is an action adventure platformer but it’s truly so […]

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Afro Samurai

Release date: January 27th 2009 Developer: Namco Bandai Estimate time to beat: 7 hours My time: 5 hours Date beaten: March 9th 2019 Achievements: 30/48 (510/1000) Full Playthrough From the moment the title screen hits its clear that the soundtrack is something special. Produced by RZA of Wu Tang, the beats perfectly intertwine within the […]

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