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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Google, You Just Had To, Didn’t You?
I mentioned, some time back, that I had given up on Google+, and I haven’t changed my mind since. However, as appears to be Google‘s modus operandi, they’re trying to force people into it. Having just really enjoyed The Room, … Continue reading
Bioshock: Infinite
For whatever reason, I never quite clicked with the original Bioshock. I loved the atmosphere, and the hints of story, but that just didn’t seem enough to tug me forwards. I’m fascinated by Rapture, and I have read a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Bioshock, Bioshock: Infinite, Quantum, Video Games, XBox 360
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The Room
I’ve played a few games called “The Room” over the years. Most of them followed the idea that you’re trapped in a room, and you have to solve a series of puzzles in the room to get out. It’s an … Continue reading
1 … 2 … 3 … KICK IT! (Drop That Beat Like An Ugly Baby)
1 … 2 … 3 … KICK … oh to hell with it – I’m just going to call this Ugly Baby. Ugly Baby is, as you might guess from the name, a game that has something to do with … Continue reading
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (DTLJ) is a sequel to The Longest Journey (TLJ). They’ve moved away from the old point and click style adventure towards a third-person 3D style world. Having just come from playing TLJ this was a bit … Continue reading
Origin
With all the fun that people aren’t having with the latest SimCity it made me think about the fun I had with the original. I decided to check out the almost-latest – SimCity 4. Of course, the first place I … Continue reading
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Tagged Desura, Game Library Management, Origin, Steam, Video Games
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Dragon’s Lair
Dragon’s Lair was a Laserdisc Video Game released in the early eighties. It stood apart from the other games of the time because, instead of using traditional pixel or vector graphics, it used sequences of cartoons to depict the action. … Continue reading
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Tagged Android, Android Games, Dragon's Lair, Nintendo 3DS, Video Games, XBox 360
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DLC Quest
This satirical game answers the question: what happens when DLC (DownLoadable Content) goes too far?
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Tagged DLC Quest, DownLoadable Content, PC, PC Games, Video Games
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The Longest Journey
I heard about a Kickstarter for some game called Dreamfall Chapters. This led me to finding out about Dreamfall: The Longest Journey , a sequel to – as I found out – The Longest Journey – released around 2000. I then … Continue reading
Dear Esther – P.S.
So let’s just acknowledge up front that I’m going to be changing from describing this as a game, to describing as a story in the blink of a punctuation mark. That way you can start confused and not have to … Continue reading
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Tagged Dear Esther, Interactive Fiction, PC Games, Sto, Video Games
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