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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'RPGs'
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 on Two Kalypso Previews · 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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Three Moves Ahead Episode 67: Experimenting With RPGs at Rabbitcon
June 2nd, 2010 · 8 Comments · Board Games, Design, Podcast, RPGs, Three Moves Ahead
Oy. Troy breaks his computer and therefore sounds like he’s calling in from a submarine. But the rest of show is a long discussion about Games Masters experimenting with RPG and miniature mechanics. Julian and Rob discuss a fascinating game session before the team digresses onto iterative learning in game design and whether games […]
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Dragon Age: Origins
November 7th, 2009 · 13 Comments · RPGs
It’s not a strategy game but I thought I should weigh in on what’s been consuming the time of me and my friends. I sprung for Dragon Age: Origins (both versions) and I downloaded the toolset and even bought the Warden’s Keep DLC. So I am obviously hooked into yet another Bioware game. Some observations: […]
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