Mashing Buttons

a couple of gamers blogging about games

Introducing the Mashing Buttons Podcast!

Posted by Lee On April - 3 - 2010 7 Comments

In an attempt to bring variety to the Mashing Buttons blog Greg and I have recorded the first podcast for the blog.  I think we felt it was a natural extension of the site because Mashing Buttons was born out of gaming conversations. It’s the first one so it is exceedingly long and after the  [ Read More ]

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No fear, no oxygen

Posted by Greg On March - 14 - 2010 2 Comments
Arcadia

It has been a little while since I picked up Bioshock again. I’ve felt pressure to get through it so I can get on to Bioshock 2. I’m unwilling to start that one until I can experience the ending of the first game first-hand. It seems the time away has done me some good. The  [ Read More ]

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Why am I doing this to myself?

Posted by Lee On February - 19 - 2010 9 Comments
Bioshock box art

Bioshock is an awesome looking game. The sound effects are amazing. The story is really interesting. The game play is engaging and very natural. These are all really great reasons to want to play Bioshock however there is one reason to avoid it, at least in my case: It scares the ever-lovin bejeebus out of  [ Read More ]

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Giving Rapture another go

Posted by Greg On February - 16 - 2010 0 Comment

Bioshock, so far, has been slightly terrifying. Still, there’s hope yet. But first, a preface. I downloaded Bioshock from Steam based on a recommendation from a friend. I loved it but I found it clumsy at times in terms of the controls for shooting; the aiming felt vague and inprecise. I made it as far  [ Read More ]

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