So I’m a few hours into Saint’s Row: The Third and, once again, I find myself far more interested in real estate than running the missions (I had this exact problem with Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood). Why can’t these guys see… Continue Reading
Great Caesar’s Ghost! A week that would be otherwise boring can turn into a week nigh-overwhelming by something as simple as a persistent cough! At least it’s the weekend. Friday night is dedicated to my recuperation from this… whatever it… Continue Reading
Jaybird has been talking about characterization lately, and game context influencing your characterization decisions. As I mentioned in the comments: You’re talking to a guy who built characters for his mayors in SimCity. The “Well, why *wouldn’t* I?” question never… Continue Reading
In the comments to the recent Characterization! essay, intrepid commenter Spivak asked: Just curious, why are you discussing FO3 over FONV? The latter is superior to the former in regards to plot and characterization. FO3 was by the numbers like Thomas… Continue Reading
Tod and Ryan have danced around a maypole regarding liquor, due to Russell’s musings. It being past time for a bit of pontificating, I’ll elucidate the proper alignments of the fruit of the vine and the grain with human endeavor. … Continue Reading
To mix the whole “female vocalist” thing together with the “guilty pleasure” thing and I’m reminded of Independent Love Song. You may remember this one from the mid-90’s. Yeah, I sang along to it in the car. Top volume. It’s… Continue Reading
Most of my dreams strike me as forgetable. Even the ones I remember strike me as variations on a theme and are interesting only insofar as they reiterate what has been iterated thousands of times before and will be iterated… Continue Reading
I have finally put my finger on what is bugging me about Skyrim in relationship to games like Fallout 3 or Dragon Age Origins. (Note: I’m going to give very minor spoilers for each of these games… specifically, I’m going… Continue Reading
As part of yesterday’s chores, we (mostly Maribou) took on: The Front Table. This is the table that, ideally, doesn’t have anything on it… but we go shopping and happen to pick up a paperback, or a friend gives us… Continue Reading
Level 62 Sneak, Light Armor, One-Handed, Alchemy, Smithing, Enchanting: 100 Lockpicking: 98 Speech: 92 Illusion: 90 17 Dragon Shouts, 42 Dragon Words. I hope to beat this game this weekend and, soon thereafter, stop talking about it. So… what are… Continue Reading