I seem to be writing a lot about my failures in gaming lately, and since the alternative to this post was an update on my continuing struggles in racing games, I thought that since roguelikes are designed to kill you, writing about Dungeons of Dredmor (Gaslamp Games) would be less embarrassing. (Because seriously, Tom. Beating [...]
Entries Tagged as 'RPGs'
Back to Work
June 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments · E3, Me, Medieval, Paradox, RPGs, Sci Fi
E3 was fun, but different. I was a little envious listening to Bill Abner and Tom Chick and Gus Mastrapa all my other friends talking about the great stuff they saw at the show, since I was mostly tied down and I hate waiting in lines. I did get a couple of breaks to just [...]
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Divinity 2, Or Adventures in Quick Saving
December 23rd, 2010 · 7 Comments · RPGs
Divinity 2 was recently reissued with a new expansion pack, so after hearing a number of really good things about it, I jumped in. It’s been a while since I played a non-party RPG, Dungeon Crawl aside, so I forgot little things for some reason. Like how even a slight upgrade in your weapons can [...]
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Comfort Games
November 17th, 2010 · 32 Comments · Me, RPGs
Life has a way of throwing more things at you than you can really handle. I’m sort of in that situation right now. When I need to take my mind off things and relax with tea/wine/beer, I go to my comfort games – games that require very little real thinking but remain engaging. A comfort [...]
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Two Kalypso Previews
October 30th, 2010 · Comments Off · 1up, Haemimont, Preview, RPGs
A few weeks ago I was in San Francisco to see what Kalypso Studios has coming. My previews are now up. You can read about the strategy/tower defense game Dungeons at 1up, and about the action/adventure game The First Templar at Gameshark.
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The Sims and Roleplaying
July 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Escapist, Maxis, RPGs
You can read my new article on The Sims over at the Escapist – the first thing I have written there in a long time. As always, any comments about the article itself should be posted over there if you have an account. That way people know you are reading it.
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