Daniel Ball

I have grown up always with a controller of some sort in my hands, glued to the monitor, happily addicted to each and every game I could get my hands on. Discovering my passion for writing, I decided to dedicate myself to sharing my love for gaming with anyone and everyone.
  • Essential Youtube Gamers Part 3

    Now that I’m up to part 3 of my Essential Youtube Gamers series, it’d be completely rude of me to forget the classics. Today, I’ll...

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    Now that I’m up to part 3 of my Essential Youtube Gamers series, it’d be completely rude of me to forget the classics. Today, I’ll be talking about someone very well-known, as well as someone who really ought to have been known, but sadly sunk into obscurity. Angry Video Game Nerd If you’re reading this...
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  • How To Piss Off Gamers Part 3: Saving Grace

    Not long ago, I stumbled upon and bought a copy of Bleach: The 3rd Phantom, a turn-based strategy game for the DS, at a local...

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    Not long ago, I stumbled upon and bought a copy of Bleach: The 3rd Phantom, a turn-based strategy game for the DS, at a local game store. It was relatively cheap, had been traded in and I had never seen it before. Being somewhat of a Bleach fanboy and an avid turn-based strategy player, I...
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  • How To Piss Off Gamers Part 2 – “Simply Fetching”

    There are some games out there that, in their core gameplay, are extremely fun, but are let down severely due to certain quirks, so to...

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    There are some games out there that, in their core gameplay, are extremely fun, but are let down severely due to certain quirks, so to speak, within the game. For me, there’s nothing that breaks the immersion and fun of a game more than a lull in gameplay where, instead of battling monsters (to use...
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  • Essential Youtube Gamers Part 2

    In my last Essential Youtube Gamers,  I discussed two great entertainers who have the ability to make me laugh as well as simultaneously proud to...

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    In my last Essential Youtube Gamers,  I discussed two great entertainers who have the ability to make me laugh as well as simultaneously proud to be a gamer. The two youtube gamers I’ll be sharing with you today have the exact same tendency, and it fills my heart with hope for the gaming community, be...
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  • Essential Youtube Gamers: Part 1

    If you’re anything like me, you, regrettably, spend most of your time on reddit or youtube, reading or watching game-related things as opposed to actually...

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    If you’re anything like me, you, regrettably, spend most of your time on reddit or youtube, reading or watching game-related things as opposed to actually playing the thousand games you already own. Come on, the Steam sale just finished. How many games are in your collection now? And how many of those have you played...
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  • How to Piss off Gamers Part 1

    There are a few things that really get under my skin when it comes to gaming. Mostly, these are things I cannot control. You might...

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    There are a few things that really get under my skin when it comes to gaming. Mostly, these are things I cannot control. You might even consider them as pet peeves, but I know a lot of you out there will empathise with the incredible frustration I’ve felt at these things. New and Improved! Sure,...
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  • Three Fan-made Zelda Creations

    The Legend of Zelda series has always been held dear in my heart, ever since Ocarina of Time completely redefined my perception of games and...

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    The Legend of Zelda series has always been held dear in my heart, ever since Ocarina of Time completely redefined my perception of games and immersion when it came out. I know, however, that I’m definitely not the most hardcore of fans, and am always truly impressed by the creative homages people come up with...
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  • Top 3 Awesomely Out of Place Video Game Cameos

    Sometimes game developers make, for lack of a better phrase, interesting design choices, when they want to make a statement in their game, infuse themselves...

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    Sometimes game developers make, for lack of a better phrase, interesting design choices, when they want to make a statement in their game, infuse themselves in history or just plain get bored. Sometimes they try to fill their games with quirkiness or something they can market as a selling point. If you ask me, I...
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  • Hybrid Heaven Retrospective: An Open Love Letter to Konami

    For the past thirteen years I have felt like, deep down, I was a little bit crazy. It started in my childhood years, upon acquiring...

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    For the past thirteen years I have felt like, deep down, I was a little bit crazy. It started in my childhood years, upon acquiring that fated cardboard box that held what I would later discover to be a rare gem. However, this gem was one I could never share with anyone else, primarily due...
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  • 3 Games Any Self-Respecting 3DS Owner Should Be Excited For

    Let’s face it; there’s just not a great range of 3DS titles out currently. How long ago was the release date of the console again?...

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    Let’s face it; there’s just not a great range of 3DS titles out currently. How long ago was the release date of the console again? At the moment it’s hard to 3DS owners to truly feel like their console was worth the relatively large sum of money they paid for it, having utterly destroyed Super...
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  • 3 Great Recent Game Releases You May Have Missed

    It’s easy, as a gamer, to get swept up in the hype of all the major releases, and let a lot of the fantastic releases...

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    It’s easy, as a gamer, to get swept up in the hype of all the major releases, and let a lot of the fantastic releases that would normally garner great praise but are overshadowed and dwarfed by the gargantuan AAA games gather dust. Having fallen victim to this myself, whilst still spending all my money...
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