August 27, 2011

One Small Step - Initial Impressions on Rift (Finally!) PC

Rift is celebrating its 6th monthsary by opening the game for free until August 31.

Like the martyr that I am, I again tried to download the 9GB game. Who knew that I shouldn't have clicked the "Recover" button in the download client and instead click on the "Update" button to continue an interrupted download?

So four time's a charm, and I'm glad I've been persistent.

August 22, 2011

Game Over: Final Thoughts on Age of Conan Unchained (PC)

I downloaded and installed Age of Conan Unchained last week. After 8 levels and less than a week of playing, I'm ready to call it quits.

Here are the Top 3 Things That Make Me Go RAAAAAAWR Like A Barbarian In Age of Conan Unchained:

August 20, 2011

For Giggles

I actually might get a real gig.


Insert guitar riff here

As a real game reviewer for a certain tech blog.

Nothing fancy, not even getting paid for it, but at least I will actually be given games to review. "Given" and not "owned". Unlike a certain other paid gig I had a few years back.

Of course this won't include the high-profile game stuff, but hey, it's a start.

August 15, 2011

Aged Thirty Minutes

After downloading the ginormous 8GB client, I was able to play the now free-to-play Age of Conan.

Got my barbarian to level 6 and was just able to enter the starting city Tortage. Immersive so far and the combat is much, much more interactive.

Excited to get back into the game, I opened the goodness-knows-where-the-downloader-placed-the client and got a warning that my resource database might be corrupted.


Ten friggin' gigabytes

In the manliest voice possible, AAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHH!

August 7, 2011

Repost: Puzzle Agent (PC) Review

As preparation for my upcoming review of Puzzle Agent 2, I'm reposting my review-of-sorts of the first game from my now defunct blog of negativity and snarkiness. Originally posted 02/11/2011

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Be very afraid!

Agent Tethers of the FBI's Department of Puzzle Research or something to that effect is tasked to get to the bottom of the sudden halt in production of an eraser factory in the middle of nowhere in Minessotta. Minnesotta. Minnessotta. Oh to heck with the spelling.