California Literary Review

Adam Robert Thomas

As one of the unfortunate few born with three first names, Adam endured years of taunting on the mean streets of Los Angeles in order to become the cynical malcontent he is today. A gamer since the age of four, he has attempted to remain diverse in his awareness of the arts, and remain active in current theater, film, literary and musical trends when not otherwise writing or acting himself. He now offers his knowledge in these areas up to the "California Literary Review," who still haven't decided what exactly they want to do with him yet. He prefers to be disagreed with in a traditional "Missile Command" high score contest, and can be challenged this way via his Xbox LIVE Gamertag of AtomGone, and if you want to "follow" him on twitter, look for Adam Robert Thomas @TheCromulentMan

Stories By Adam Robert Thomas

Games

Video Game Review: Fez

By Adam Robert ThomasMay 14, 2022

While not completely original (Paper Mario and Echochrome both used similar mechanics) the concept has never...
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The Finale Solution – Three of Them, Actually.

By Adam Robert ThomasMay 11, 2022

End Errors: Game, Postscript For the last month or so, I’ve been talking about how terrible...
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A Throne of Games – Volume 1 – A Historie of Consoleflict

By Adam Robert ThomasMay 8, 2022

Tell me, O muse, of that time long ago when there were no video games. When...
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A Throne of Games – Volume 2 – A Crash of Kings

By Adam Robert ThomasMay 8, 2022

When last we left the historie of the consoleflict, two houses arose in the land of...
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Video Game Review: Max Payne 3

By Adam Robert ThomasMay 1, 2022

The Max Payne series has always been about contradiction. On the one hand, each game is...
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Video Game Review: Game of Thrones

By Adam Robert ThomasApril 23, 2022

So, does this Game of Thrones manage to live up to the promise of its source...
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Lamenting E3 2012 – A Preamble

By Adam Robert ThomasApril 18, 2022

Perhaps because it’s an overcast July 4th here in my corner of usually beautiful and overly...
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Seeking Absolution Solutions

By Adam Robert ThomasApril 17, 2022

It’s raining. Outside the Waikiki Motel the palm trees sway with the showers under a sky...
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Farcry 3, Fight Club, and Ultra-Violence: Or Why Gaming Needs to Gain Weight!

By Adam Robert ThomasApril 15, 2022

Of the many previews that emerged from this year’s E3 to generate hype, one that didn’t...
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Video Game Review: Deadlight

By Adam Robert ThomasMarch 30, 2022

Deadlight has impressive aesthetics surrounding a center that’s almost non-existent; a perfect example of people who...