As I continue to play through Borderlands, after having completed the main quest, I notice more and more the external influences that must have affected the game’s design. For example, the pillar of light that appears when you activate quick travel looks very much like the pillar of light coming from City 17’s Citadel in […]

Read the rest of Is Borderlands the New Fallout?

This is the continuation of my series on the themes that I most enjoy in video games. Today, I’ll be writing about games that include really good tactical combat. It’s interesting to note that 50% of the games run on Dungeons and Dragons rules, and that 50% of them are turn-based, while the other 50% […]

Read the rest of Variations on a Theme, Part V: Tactical Combat

I’ve been spending a lot of time with Dragon Age recently. I think I’ve figured out the basics of combat, and I’ve gotten mostly used to the camera. I’m going to relate my thoughts on the game so far, and if I seem to be overly vague at times, it’s only because I want everybody […]

Read the rest of More Thoughts on Dragon Age: Origins

I know that Dragon Age is a great game. I love the story and the characters, and as long of a game as it is, I plan to play the game through to its ending at least once. But damn did the game piss me off last night. It’s not just about the difficult battles. […]

Read the rest of Agony of Dragon Age

I just read a fantastic Dragon Age: Origins review from CVG, and it’s gotten me even more excited to play the game. And although I’ve ben excited about a Baldur’s Gate-like pseudo-turn-based RPG for some time, what’s gotten me really excited about Dragon Age is the game’s setting. Let me quote a couple sections from […]

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Last week I had a $25 GameStop giftcard burning a whole in my pocket and wanted something new for the PSP. I’d read some quickie previews of Half-Minute Hero, it was within reach and my spending limit, so I picked it up on impulse. This has quickly turned out to be the most fun I’ve […]

Read the rest of 30 Seconds of Pwn: Half-Minute Hero

Before you jump all over me about the post title, hear me out and understand my point. Before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, elves were little foot-tall guys who ran around in faerie forests and made Keebler cookies. Dwarves were midgets – human beings with far below average height. And orcs… […]

Read the rest of Die, Tolkien, Die!

Final Fantasy XII is only the second game in the series I’ve ever completed. And it took me forever to play all the way through. I mean, seriously, I think it took me over two years. I put the game aside for 4-6 months at a time more than once while I was playing through […]

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After much anticipation, the free promotional game for Dragon Age is out and playable. You can sign into EA’s servers while playing and unlock various items which you can then use in Dragon Age: Origins. There are also five achievements. After playing, I have to say I was a bit surprised – this is really […]

Read the rest of Free Game Friday: Dragon Age Journeys

Towards the end of last week, I got restless with the games I had to play. Borderlands and Dragon Age: Origins were still a couple weeks from release, and although I still had Final Fantasy XII to finish, I really just felt like playing something else. I played halfway through Half-Life 2 episode 2, I […]

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