Active Time Event

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Konami

  • MGS3 Theory: The Boss Threw The Match Against Snake, Who In Turn Needed A 4th Wall Break To Win; And Lord of The Rings Helps Prove This

    Sometimes, you gotta take an L to eventually score a big win. Spoilers: Foreshadowing While I am fond of both sustained contemplation and virtual interloping, I tend to pick up my ball and go home far sooner than most others would who enjoy either activity with the same level of deep commitment. Dwelling, at least… Read more

  • Astonishingly Far Beyond The Pale Of Reason

    Life is full of decisions: the true trouble is never in the deliberation process, but in living with the consequences thereafter. It always boils down to that essential question: Who are others? Hot on the heels of yesterday’s post, which discussed the grandeur of rapidity via speedrunning , as I dig my digits into the… Read more

  • The Timeless Art Of Choking Down Snake

    Curiosity should never cease, as it is reality itself that is comprised of questions. So many questions*** Even though I wrapped up Metal Gear Solid 3 (MGS3) yesterday, does not mean I am done with the title just yet. As I made mention in that article, too, there is something about the first runthrough that… Read more

  • Beating The Dead Horse Of Understanding

    The world seems best appreciated vicariously through the metaphysical virtues that care and reasoning may provide, though it is most often only enjoyed for the shallow offerings that vice and consumption may offer us. It do be like that sometimes My journey into the heart of the Cold War has been a surprisingly cynical experience,… Read more

  • Gamers: Wanting To Eat Crow About Having Their Cake

    There’s a fascinating phenomenon observed in Lacanian psychoanalysis which showcases that human beings do not want what they actually think they want, causing themselves massive grief in the process. Time makes wise fools of us all Before I further expound about the proposition I just opened with, I did want to say that the Words… Read more

  • Betwixt Deafening Silence And Dynamic Mortality

    Self-awareness is key in our ceaseless investigation of the everyday. Allowing us to discover essential truths about ourselves, that lead to a much greater sense of contentment Yesterday’s schedule really got away from me, which I feel was very apparent in my article, one of many that has continued to detail my current playthrough of… Read more

  • Virtual Ignorance: Beyond The Walls Of Plato’s Cave

    The most important things that influence what we know lie beyond the realm of our current comprehension, thus, it is what we don’t know that shapes our reality more than what we do. We are often our own biggest victims My playthrough of Metal Gear Solid: Delta, the remake of MGS3: Snake Eater, has been… Read more

  • When One Views The World As Transactional, Empathy Seems Like A Selfish Ripoff

    Let it not be said that having a healthy mindset based in awareness is vital in coping and understanding the everyday. Bear in mind, “understanding” doesn’t necessarily equate to a good or fun time, mind you. Feeling deeply cynical this day, which is a shame, not so much because I have a strong intuition to… Read more

  • The Turn Signal Paradox And The Bare Minimum Standard

    There is a thin line between love and hate. My approach here on Active Time Event, at least when my head is in the right place and everything is coming together in an appropriate way, attempts to replicate the reasonable machinations one would find within the realm of philosophy, as my mind is inclined in… Read more

  • The Only Thing Self-Entitlement Is Owed Is A Reality Check

    Personal discovery is integral in the learning process, and thusly, an essential and underrated part of gaming. Self-awareness shall set you free; it allows one to realize fear is the fuel for the gas can called courage My writing occasionally takes me to places I had not yet conceived of when sitting down to initially… Read more

  • The Hollow Rot That Haunts The Zeitgeist of our Virtual Wastelands

    One must always look at the output of a system to see its relative value, this sentiment does not exclude the notion of society at large, the ultimate system of transactional nature. From beyond the grave, the ghosts remain entertained at the livings collective failures There exists this perverse sense of obtuseness when I consider… Read more

  • Metal Gear Solid 3: The Overlap Between Smart Bears And Dumb Tourists

    When designing a video game, one must accommodate for the lowest common denominator, when creating a fool proof, accessible system. To that point, I’m reminded of a quote attributed to a park ranger who reportedly once said: “There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists”, and I think… Read more

  • Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater- When The Kojima Ratios Are Pretty Good

    Life can have quite the cruel sense of humor, in that sometimes, in order to get things just right, you must first experience things going very wrong. Progress is rarely linear… Yesterday, I more or less explicated about some personal history I had with the Metal Gear Solid (MGS) series, in attempting to frame both… Read more

  • Which Video Games Make The Cut To Be On Your Mount Rushmore Of Gaming?

    Time and tide wait for no man. Even the rare individuals who have mastered “time management”, as it were… My years as a freelance writer have taken me through many years of bizarre madness, and it’s quite an odd pretense to look back and consider everything behind me at this point. One of the demented… Read more

  • Silent Hill 2 Remake: Occult Opulence

    Let it not be said that life has a cruel sense of humor… Even the act of charity can act as a grim omen of the turning of tides in ones immediate future Yesterday was a rare moment in the style of mania, not a mode of experience I am necessarily alien to, but one… Read more

  • Silent Hill: Where Nightmares Bleed Into Reality

    We are constantly at odds with ourselves, only thinking we know what we really desire. We are often times betrayed by our own desires Not sure if my current predicament is just an extraordinary coincidence or not, but I seem to be in a rare moment of conceptual malaise. I don’t want to say writers… Read more

  • Like Squeezing Blood From A Rock

    Sometimes, the sweet treat we thought we had, reveals itself to contain horror beyond imagination. This is most certainly not what mamma told me life was going to be like *clap, clap, clap, clap* In my obsession to breakdown and analyze just about every aspect of reality, I resist airing on the side of coincidence.… Read more

  • Uniquely Familiar Feelings Knowing the Fear Of The Unknown

    The paradoxical nature of apathetically drenched fear is thusly: it is impossible to be scared shitless when one doesn’t have a single shit left to give. More like “rough month” for me, but same vibes I remain genuinely shocked at my output for Spooptober, not just due to the fact that I’ve been moving at… Read more

  • The Subtle Romance Of A Knife’s Edge

    Rolling with the punches is a lot more difficult when the boxing match never seemingly ends. Gotta utilize that big brain energy to make it through those more trying times of need This mood that haunts me will not abate, and as a result, I am in more ways paralyzed than I care to admit.… Read more

  • The Enriching Value Of Emotional Bankruptcy

    Sometimes, things don’t go according to plan. “Don’t Panic” becomes an essential turn of phrase in these moments A sneaking suspicion remained within me, that breaking up a playthrough of a survival horror game into an extraordinarily segmented episodic fashion may have the unfortunate side-effect of watering down what already is an experience that takes… Read more

  • Silent Hill: The Reflection Of The Darkness They Desired to Capture

    Having recently enjoyed exposure to the notion “embarrassment is an under explored emotion”, I pass the consideration along to you with the desire it may prompt some well needed self-reflection on the matter. Cringe in this instance represents the cruel and the cowardly My days of the week have grown to be characteristically repetitious in… Read more

  • Silent Hill: Analyzing Metaphysically Encoded Identity Issues

    Among the many horrors I continue to confront during ‘spoopy season, one of the greatest of the bunch is low key just how fast the passage of time seems to be moving to me now a days. Is this somehow Covid’s fault on some level? Let’s just blame Covid and call it a day One… Read more

  • The Visceral Fear Of Crowd Sourcing Critical Thinking Capabilities

    People’s ability to deal with problems these days does not inspire any confidence, if I’m being honest. Bedrotting trending in a massive way makes a lot more sense when you understand how people respond to these kinds of issues As I continue to make my way through the Silent Hill 2 Remake (SH2R), there exists… Read more

  • Thy Flesh Consumed

    Nothing like a little R&R during the spoopy season to put one at ease. R&R standing for Rancid & Revolting in this example Just some quick thoughts today, as it is one of those moments where I do not have many to spare. I think one of the hurt/heals of having lived within the realm… Read more

  • Trauma Informed Self-Loathing

    It’s crazy how much our perceptions help to shape the reality that surrounds us. One couple’s would be date night is another persons unfortunate demise Following on the theme of my article from yesterday, I seem to be having a bit of trouble finding my footing this ‘spoopy season, in that both my ongoing playthrough… Read more

  • The Fingerfeeling Texture Of Fear

    Spoopy season has a lot of proper competition this year in having to up its game to be recognized as a legitimate threat in a crowded field of contenders. The United States of Absolutely Horrifying I’ve now become accustomed to what has come to be deemed the “Saturday Sorrows”, as every passing week has the… Read more

  • Speedrunning Nostalgia: Silent Hill 4 Zigged When Resident Evil 4 Zagged

    It almost seems redundant to be excited for October and Halloween to arrive in bringing the seasonal scaries with them, considering how positively horrifying the everyday happens to be as of late. R.I.P anxiety sufferers Yesterday’s post was an attempt at being more reminiscent about a subject that I’m similar parts excited to discuss as… Read more

  • The Thing That Is Not There: Survival Horror’s Je Ne Sais Quoi

    When the everyday is downright horrifying, it can really take the wind out of the sails of what October is suppose to have on offer. I want to be able to have the option to turn on and enjoy a horror movie, not feel like I’m perpetually stuck in one While I attempt to frame… Read more

  • Compare The Scares: Resident Evil vs Silent Hill

    I hate those days when you just can’t decide on what seems like the better choice. Decisions, decisions…. Today is that kind of day for, and quite honestly, a day that has no shortage of bad energy, truth be told. As a result, I’m not feeling terribly inspired to write. though I’ve mentioned in the… Read more

  • Silent Hill: The Methodology Of Fear

    Fear means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some, the anxiety that comes with interacting with anyone else is fear incarnate My long awaited return to Silent Hill has unfortunately not been quite as grand of an occurence as I would hope that it would be, for a multitude… Read more

  • Silent Hill: The Kojima Factor

    I advocate it’s important not to beat yourself up when you find yourself struggling, and to accept that sometimes, doing our best does not look all that great, but it is the best we’ve got at the moment. Quality is all very relative, you see I really gotta just start penning into my schedule: Saturday… Read more

  • Not All Remakes Are Created Equal

    In spite of historically valued declarations on the matter, and the founding notions that formed the nations relevant to their genesis, men are in fact, not created equal, when more seriously considered by the unfortunate circumstances that surround our society. In a far less serious but relevant matter, the same can be said about video… Read more

  • Silent Hill f: Scared to let my guard down that the series makes a comeback

    The notion of Silent Hill returning to it’s former glory is more horrifying than what the trailer showcases…surprisingly Game series come and go, popularity waxes and wanes with the times, and what was popular yesterday is forgotten tomorrow. This cold hard reality that is the song and dance of the everyday in gaming spells gloom… Read more

  • Refreshing to see MGS3 hasn’t lost its charm in the Remake

    Konami is obviously not afraid to monkey around with this remake Silly puns aside, among the many trailers showed at Sony’s State of Play yesterday, a yearly event that showcases what PlayStation fans can look forward to in the next year coming to Sony’s platform, the new Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta trailer was shown,… Read more