Category: Video Games

Rob’s Complete Guide to Retro Bowl: The Front Office

~ Rob Mackie ~ 13 Comments

(Note: I updated the Introduction to this guide on 4/14/21, and again on 4/20/21; please read the updated intro if you haven't already done so! This portion of the Complete Guide to Retro Bowl was edited on 4/20/21 for continuity and clarity.) I've never met legendary football coach Vince Lombardi, and while I make it … Continue reading Rob’s Complete Guide to Retro Bowl: The Front Office

Rob’s Complete Guide to Retro Bowl: Introduction (2nd Important Update 4/20/21!)

~ Rob Mackie ~ 9 Comments

New Star Games' Retro Bowl is entirely too much fun.I say this as someone who is both inherently suspicious and inherently dismissive of phone games, and who plays them minimally. Long have I looked down upon the world of mobile games as a micro-transaction choked hellscape, a place where providing a legitimately fun experience is … Continue reading Rob’s Complete Guide to Retro Bowl: Introduction (2nd Important Update 4/20/21!)

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – An Examination

~ Rob Mackie ~ 4 Comments

Here's the thing about the classic BioWare games (Baldur's Gate, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, etc.); in many respects, they're all the same. They're party-based RPGs in which the player creates a main character, and other, pre-made characters provide support. Combat occurs in real time, but can be paused so that the player can issue specific … Continue reading Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – An Examination

Divinity: Original Sin II – The Roller Coaster Continues

~ Rob Mackie ~ 2 Comments

You may think that, seeing as my last dispatch from the front lines of DOS2 was both positive and constructive, that in the time since I have entered into a Utopian state of bliss with the game. Alas, it is not so! Shortly after that post, I found myself stuck yet again, and for drearily … Continue reading Divinity: Original Sin II – The Roller Coaster Continues

Shadowrun Returns – An Examination

~ Rob Mackie ~ 3 Comments

I can't speak to anyone else's life experiences, but if you're like me, your 2013 fucking sucked. I spent just about the entire year drunk, broke, bitter, and mortally constipated. I'm not positive I had a single uniformly positive experience at any point during the entire calendar year, which is really saying something when you … Continue reading Shadowrun Returns – An Examination

Is Divinity: Original Sin II Bullshit?

~ Rob Mackie ~ 4 Comments

After years of half-formed plans and vague resolutions, I finally built myself a PC sufficient to fulfill my gaming desires. For years and years, I was scared of building. I'm neither an electrician nor an electrical engineer, and I would not describe myself as particularly handy. Sarah and I make a pretty effective Ikea furniture … Continue reading Is Divinity: Original Sin II Bullshit?