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?
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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
Shadowrun Returns – An Examination
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?
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?
100+ Hours Logged
Back in April, I started playing Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age in earnest. It's a blast and I've had fun with it. However, it's also entirely too goddamn long. As of this writing, I have logged over 100 hours on it, and I have yet to finish. Mind you, that's 100 hours on the … Continue reading 100+ Hours Logged
Rob Writes About Whatever 