Back in February, I took a look at Shadowrun Returns in this space. Returns is by no means a perfect game, but it's more than enough fun for what it is, and it captures most of what I've always dug about the world of Shadowrun. Capturing the essence of Shadowrun is no small task! Shadowrun … Continue reading Shadowrun: Dragonfall – An Examination
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Actually, Pathfinder: Kingmaker IS Bullshit
Here's a bit of free (read: unsolicited) advice for anyone looking to get into the video game blogging racket: Seriously, give yourself enough time with a game to make sure you have your opinion of said game fully sorted out before taking to the internet to make sweeping declarations about it for all to see. … Continue reading Actually, Pathfinder: Kingmaker IS Bullshit
Is Pathfinder: Kingmaker Bullshit?
Did any of us tabletop gaming nerds ever actually like Third Edition Dungeons & Dragons (here defined as both D&D versions 3.0 and 3.5) all that much? Or did we just decide to tolerate it as a community? Both versions of the game, and the d20 system upon which they are based, have aged like … Continue reading Is Pathfinder: Kingmaker Bullshit?
Is BioShock: Infinite Bullshit?
Were I any sort of professional video game journalist and not a degenerate unemployable hobbyist, perhaps I would give a game more than four hours of play time to suck me in before I saw fit to air grievances with said game in public. But alas, no one is paying me to do any of … Continue reading Is BioShock: Infinite Bullshit?
Icewind Dale Is Ruining My Life
I'm an ostensible grown-up, which means that my life has been cast adrift in a sea of responsibilities, both major and minor. My wife and I need to eat, which makes cooking a must. The dishes need to get done afterward, of course. The dog needs to be walked twice a day, bathed every so … Continue reading Icewind Dale Is Ruining My Life
Rob’s Three Favorite Mass Effect Games, Ranked
3. Mass Effect 2: Without mild, polite contrarianism, I am nothing. Therefore, the consensus best game of the original Mass Effect trilogy finds itself glued to the bottom of this list. But ME2 is not here just so I can be an insufferable hipster; ME2 does the worst job of the three of being anything … Continue reading Rob’s Three Favorite Mass Effect Games, Ranked
Final Fantasy IV Remake – An Examination
The problem with my personal gaming diet is that it contains far too many massive RPGs. Even as my video game backlog continues to pile up higher and higher and feels less and less manageable, I keep adding games that require commitments of 50-100 hours, or even more than that. I finished up Divinity: Original … Continue reading Final Fantasy IV Remake – An Examination
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – An Examination
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
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
Unsolicited Advice – Divinity: Original Sin II
When I last wrote about Divinity: Original Sin II (and yes, I know that was the only time I wrote about the game previously, but rhetorical devices are hard to come up with so stop hassling me), I was, shall we say, struggling to grasp the game and thus, I was struggling to enjoy it. … Continue reading Unsolicited Advice – Divinity: Original Sin II
Rob Writes About Whatever 