"Fake" Gamer Girl Annihilates Chode

Let me paint a picture for you. You're in a coffee shop queue and a moderately attractive girl walks in.She steps into line behind you and she's wearing a Bioshock Infinite t-shirt. Do you:
a) Ignore her and get back to impatiently jonesing for your next hit of espresso?
b) Strike up a conversation with her about your favourite hobby?
c) Harass her for no apparent reason and assume things based on her gender?

If  your answer is c) then we're not going to get along (guess what the c stands for). Because c) is exactly the scene that played out in a Sydney café just 4 days ago. And how did this "fake geek girl" respond to this harassment? I'll let her tell you in her own words.

Snarky guy in coffee queue eyes off my Bioshock Infinite t-shirt, suggests I "probably haven't even played it". So I told him the ending.
— Rae Johnston (@miss_raej) April 10, 2013

Now, this isn't new. Assholes have been testing girls geek credibility at con's for as long as there have been girls at cons. But when this kind of thing just starts happening in random places in the street you have to wonder what the fuck is going on.

My take, the boys (emphasis on boys here) feel their club house has been overrun and are getting more and more defensive. The more accepting of the changes to the demographics the community becomes, the more vocal the minority of opposition seems to become. To the point of actually harassing girl gamers in public places based on t-shirt choices.


*saddles his steed and waits for the "white knight" comments to start pouring in*

Sources: Twitter

Keep Scrollin', Scrollin', Scrollin', Scrollin'

I've heard of side scrolling adventures but I've never heard of a top to bottom scrolling adventure. UNTILL NOW!

Scrollin' Adventure is a “Rock n' Scroll World-Wide-WEBSCAPADE”. Brought to you by the good folks at College Humour and submitted by Caldwell Tanner is a browser based adventure game where you play the roll of a silent and nameless protagonist. 

Your anonymity leaves endless opportunity for role play as you journey through various zones you find yourself with numerous challenges to overcome and nothing but your humble mouse to defend yourself. Some might say that the puzzles are kind of trial and error and that the controls can be kind of repetitive but I found the whole experience to be quite therapeutic in that regard.

The monotony of the overall calm and steady game-play is peppered with a few moments of true tension as you decide to either avoid pitfalls such as the Click Me Cat or the Free iPads Cat or take the chance for a potentially massive payout (such as a FREE iPAD!).

Some may say that the combat has little in the way of diversity but I found the system to be entirely in keeping with the overall tone of the game. Once you reach the truly terrifying Scroll Troll (artfully rendered in PixelArt) and deftly deal with that situation you will see exactly what I mean.

Narrated on your journey by an unnamed, yet remarkably witty, story teller who doubles as the fundamental driving force of the game, this raconteur alternates between gentle encouragement and vicious derision depending on your performance. The result of which is a burning desire to achieve. Much as one strives to satisfy a disappointed father figures vicarious dreams and aspirations.

The writing really isn't all heavy and preachy though. SA demonstrates some of the finest comedy game writing I have seen since the likes of Sam and Max. Once you reach the “Wintermediary” stage you know that you are truly dealing with an incorrigible comedic talent.

This free game is funded by in game advertisement which sounds terrible but is actually seamlessly blended into the overall aesthetic of the interface. In fact I completely missed the advert for “Jynx body yoghurt” on my first play through.

While a truly engaging and immersive experience Scrollin' Adventure IS a little on the short side, taking approximately 10 minutes to complete. But for what it is, it is a truly thought provoking creative, imaginative and, in a lot of ways, satirical take on gaming and the gaming industry as a whole. LOVED the final boss.

7.5/10