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The Winners Of The Cheerful Ghost 2014 GoTY Awards!

The results from the Cheerful Ghost 2014 GoTY awards have been counted. We decided to vote for two categories, Best Indie game as well as Best Triple A game. Since the voting was close for both categories I will list the winner and runner up.

The nominations were made by the Cheerful Ghost community out of games we actually played in 2014.

Cheerful Ghost 2014 Triple A Game

Winner - Diablo III: Reaper of Souls: "No One Can Stop Death. The Prime Evil rages within the Black Soulstone, its essence screaming for vengeance and release."

http://us.battle.net/d3/en

Runner up - Wolfenstein: The New Order: "World War II rages across Europe. Where once the Allies pressed advantage,... Read All

The Binding of Isaac Rebirth - Fix The Original With Style!

A zillion Binding of Isaac fans might want my head on a pike for putting "fix the original" as the title of my post. Pray, I meant no offense and to me the original game is very special. That said, we all know the original game was written in flash and as such is a bit odd. Since I enjoy the game, I pull out the original to play on occasion and found that with Mac OS Mavericks the game is nearly unplayable. Couple that with no Steam Linux port for the original, I decided to plunge in to the new Isaac demake "The Binding of Isaac Rebirth."

First off the Linux and Mac ports are superb. Gone are the frame skips and load issues of the past. One amazing feature Rebirth... Read All

Is Bible Adventures Guilty or Innocent of Being Terrible?

Cygnus Destroyer finishes his Wisdom Tree / Bible games reviews with Bible Adventures. This game is a classic I played the hell out of as a kid. Because of this, Cygnus Destroyer and I both have a huge fondness for this game. I have really enjoyed watching all his Wisdom Tree videos this month and found it a bit sad to watch his final one. He missed my absolute favoriate Wisdom Tree title Spiritual Warfare, so hopefully he comes back around and reviews it.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/28/2014 at 07:04am

This one is guilty. Quite guilty. It isn't as broken as some of theirs, but it's still pretty bad. I found this at a thrift store the week after I saw the AVGN video. It was kismet that I play it and... oof.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/28/2014 at 06:18pm

It's not so much that I don't agree but... oh wait, I don't agree

Maybe it's because I played it as a kid. Maybe it's because the play control and the rest of the game isn't that bad but... it's not that bad of a game. It's no Contra or Mario 3 but few NES games were that good and I think this one holds up pretty well.

That said, i'll play it just to be sure, over time I may have missed something important.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/29/2014 at 12:59am

I just played a level of Noah and it's as I remember. It's not as amazing as I remember it being. I _LOVED_ collecting the animals and I could do that for hours. So I think it's more of a kids game than an adult game.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 12/30/2014 at 05:50pm

I've not watched this video yet, and I haven't played this game in a couple decades, but from memory I would (like Jon) not necessarily classify it as a bad game, but more a simple game.

Hopefully I get to this video sometime today, as I like this guy's reviews of these Wisdom Tree games.

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Playstation Streaming Coming To Samsung TVs

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In a very interesting move, Sony will ship Playstation Streaming in Samsung TVs soon. Sony will be showing off the Samsung Playstation Streaming demos at CES next month, something I am interested in reading the reviews of. With the advent of Smart TVs, Googles newly minted Android TV, Playstation Streaming and possibly Steam what will TVs of the future not do?

Would you be interested in buying a TV that does everything by default? Is there any downside to a TV that does so much?

http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/24/playstation-now-samsung-smart-tvs/

Have a Cheerful Holiday!

I just wanted to wish everyone a very Cheerful Holiday! I hope 2015 is a great year and you find even more awesome games to play!

Everyone celebrates the Holiday differently and as such and curious how that is going for you? If you don't mind, drop what you are doing in the comments and if you are playing anything and what you think of it new this holiday?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/25/2014 at 05:49pm

This year I actually haven't picked up any new games because I am continuing the cool games I already bought. I am playing through Wolf: New Order with the Ferguson playthrough and just finished the sub level. I am also continuing to get better at Risk of Rain a bit at a time. Also tuning up my Starship Rubicon spaceship mastery. I have also been playing Super Mario World and finding it MUCH harder than I remember.

Right now we are cooking up some breakfast and prepping lunch. Going for a run later and we might check out a movie.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 12/25/2014 at 06:31pm

Merry Christmas!

We're waiting on our new Wii U to finish installing the updates (half hour left) then we shall be gaming all day (until we have to go to in laws this evening)

Looking forward to Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario World 3D!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/25/2014 at 06:40pm

Nice! Finally Nintendo joins the rest of the consoles for the long updates!

#welcometothenextgen

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/25/2014 at 07:02pm

This year is kind of weird because instead of new games, I'm impatiently waiting for Terraria to update to 1.3 for the PC and 1.2 for Amazon devices. However, I am playing the version currently available on my Kindle Fire HDX. I'm still playing Adventure Mode in Hyrule Warriors. I took a break from it some time ago and started playing it again after Thanksgiving. I'm also playing Starship Rubicon here and there.

My parents, son, and I woke up early and unwrapped gifts. I was glad to get a $25 gift card for Amazon. My son also gave me a cool stylus that has a LED light and a laser pointer, which my cat loves. I bought two of the Lego Minecraft sets for him. I also gave my parents some money.

Adam, I'm thrilled that I'm now not the only Cheerful Ghost that has a Wii U. I'm looking forward to seeing what you think of it. I really love mine.

Cheerful Holidays!

Travis Admin wrote on 12/26/2014 at 02:27am

Merry Christmas all!

Nothing gaming related today, just hanging out with parents. About to watch the Doctor Who Christmas special. One more Christmas on Saturday.

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Vote In The Cheerful Ghost 2015 Game of the Year Awards!

As the year marches slowly to close the Cheerful Ghost GoTY voting process is upon us. We are opening up two categories this year in Best Triple A Game and Best Indie Game. If you don't see a game on the list, it wasn't nominated. Check out the options below and drop in the comments if you voted.

Vote for the Best Triple A Game released in 2014.

http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=5498e8bee4b0cdaa8af2b80a

Vote for the Best Indie Game released in 2014.

http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=5498e9fae4b0cdaa8af2b80e

Voting will end January 1st.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/23/2014 at 05:24am

Awesome! I didn't vote on the Best Indie Game because I haven't played any of them.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/23/2014 at 04:41pm

Looks like a good race going on between Wolfenstein and Reaper of Souls, and MAMBC and Shovel Knight.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/23/2014 at 07:35pm

My Best Indie Game released in 2014 is Starship Rubicon. It's not the only indie game released in 2014 that I've played, but it is one among very few.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/23/2014 at 07:41pm

Because it was launched in mid December I want to include in next years voting.

vdogmr25 wrote on 12/23/2014 at 07:43pm

Voted. Excited for the final results.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/27/2014 at 04:28pm

Come on, Wolfie. You can do it!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/28/2014 at 05:20am

I think i'd prefer Wolfenstein win over Reaper but i'd be happy with either.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 12/29/2014 at 10:34pm

Here's another candidate for the best game of the year: http://aflatminerstudios.itch.io/ducks-hunt

(Not really, but I like anything that's against ducks)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/30/2014 at 06:46pm

Adam: Ha, I saw that linked from somewhere. Pretty fun.

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My Nexus Player Review: One Fantastic Set Top Box

Google recently released the Nexus Player, a high powered Android set-top box. Sporting a Quad-Core 1.8GHZ Intel Atom Chip, 1G of RAM, 8G of storage, a nice bluetooth remote and a hefty 3D chip the Nexus Player is a steal at $100. The Operating Syste running on the Nexus Player is Android TV, a living room UI built on top of it's latest Android Lollipop. After using Android TV for the last few weeks I can safely say that Google has done a great job bringing this to market. The interface is intuitive, quick and useful and as a first iteration device, Google has done a fantastic job.

The Nexus Player is first and foremost meant to stream media to your TV. Up front,... Read All

Interview with Starship Rubicon creator Wick & Jon Dodson

Space! It’s dangerous out there.

December 12th marked the release of Starship Rubicon, a game that hundreds of Kickstarter backers have been waiting two and a half years for, as well as a slew of fans since who have had to make due with the teaser trailers. But Starship Rubicon is noteworthy for another reason: it's the first title published by Cheerful Ghost, marking a new endeavour not only to write about great games, but also to publish them.

After I dove in and experienced the game, from the difficult but not unfairly punishing combat, to the satisfying soundtrack by indie game musician Beatscribe, to the funny quips by the tutorial computer -- I was tickled pink.... Read All

Cygnus Destroyer Resumes Wisdom Tree Series w Sunday Funday

Don't we all want to consume every video about the infamous Wisdom Tree NES games? Apparently I must and really enjoyed Cygnus Destroyers latest verdict on Sunday Funday. If you didn't know, Sunday Funday was a slightly less challenging reskin of Menace Beach. Since Cygnus Destroyer drop the details in his video I won't repeat much more here except to say, if you are interested in learning more about infamous NES classics, you should check the video.

I also just realized he uses the same pointing picture to title each of his YouTube videos. Not a huge complaint, just something I noticed.

A Humble Thank You - $50 million for charity

The Humble Bundle community has helped provide funding for more than 50 charitable organizations, including Child's Play Charity, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Red Cross, charity: water and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. These contributions have helped people with disabilities enjoy games, provided emergency medical aid, funded health care, brought books to schools in Africa, brought clean water to developing countries and much more.

"We never imagined after the first Humble Indie Bundle that we might one day reach this milestone," said John Graham, co-founder and COO of Humble Bundle. "It is hard to truly comprehend the magnitude... Read All