Space Battleship Yamato (the movie) July 31, 2011 in General, Sci Fi The movie starts, like all good space operas, in the silence of space. Blaster fire reflects off the eye of a lone pilot; the camera… Continue reading
Star Trek Online: Perfect Timing July 8, 2011 in MMORPG, Star Trek Cryptic has a friend in Netflix. The Internet movie streaming giant recently obtained a two year license to offer every episode of every incarnation of… Continue reading
Need For Speed World: Drift online for free July 5, 2011 in MMORPG, Need for Speed World Super Mario Kart on the SNES was a racing gateway drug in our household in the 90s. We liked SMK. We LOVED SMK. All of… Continue reading
DDO: Beholders are racists. June 27, 2011 in Dungeons & Dragons Online, MMORPG So I knew this going in, there’s nobody that hates us Drow more than your average beholder. There could be two paladins bashing away on… Continue reading
Dungeon Siege 3: Polished, Simple, Short June 25, 2011 in Dungeon Siege, Other Games At a certain point in Dungeon Siege 3, you come across a dead mule. Tired, beaten and worn, it finally collapsed under the weight of… Continue reading
EQ Nostalgia: Old Freeport in Minecraft June 24, 2011 in EverQuest, Minecraft, MMORPG, Other Games For all those old EverQuesties who remember the glory of Freeport before it was ruined and destroyed in the Prophecy of Ro expansion, Utenan1 has… Continue reading
Go: Absolute Beginner June 20, 2011 in Go, Other Games My mom died when she was fairly young. Her carnival glass collection, her silver, her jewelry, I have nothing of those things. I think her… Continue reading
Rift: Just give me what I want... June 20, 2011 in MMORPG, Rift All I want out of a fantasy game is dragons and the tools to kill them. DDO (more on that in another post) is a… Continue reading
The Miseducation of MMO Players June 19, 2011 in MMORPG I believe the only way to do anything is “all in”. When I started getting into anime in the 80s, I took Japanese lessons to… Continue reading
From "The Only MMO is WoW" dept.: June 16, 2011 in EverQuest, MMORPG, World of Warcraft There’s probably worthwhile studies to be done on the MMORPG phenomenon. The games of the genre are designed to keep you interested and engaged for… Continue reading