Author Archives: Denis Farr

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About Denis Farr

Writer interested in intersectionality, games, comics, nerdy stuff in general, theater, and how it all mixes. Graduate of Wabash College, with studies in Theater, English, German, and Gender Studies.

Economic Truth

Spoilers: Alpha Protocol, Dragon Age: Origins & Leliana’s Song DLC. Recently having bought Alpha Protocol during a Steam sale and playing it shortly thereafter (also known as an anomaly), among the things that caught my attention was that the story … Continue reading

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Long Corridors

I’ve been on a bit of a BioWare binge of late, having picked up Dragon Age: Ultimate Edition (was cheaper than buying Awakening and the DLC I didn’t have) and the story-based DLC for Mass Effect 2. As I never … Continue reading

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Quest for Classics

Among the first questions I am asked when first meeting other gamers is what my favorite game is–a trial by which to ascertain what type of gamer I am, and if I have valid taste. Or perhaps a common point … Continue reading

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Puzzle Luck

I have been playing Puzzle Quest off and on since the week of E3, being the first game I purchased on my rather new iPhone. As a portable game, it worked quite well, as I was able to finish a … Continue reading

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Before LIMBO

Beware spoilers for LIMBO. While there is a lot of current-day media focused on World War II and its shocking effects on history, if one pays attention to those who lived through World War I, there is much media by … Continue reading

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Love Life, Run 1

I tested Love Life. Having given myself the deadline of May 31 to complete the game (when I made the original post, inspired by the Blogs of the Round Table), I had guests over June 1. I will run through … Continue reading

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Gardening

I live in a major city. Since I neither have a car (nor wish to ever own one), nor have I acquired a bicycle and the courage to become one of those bikers with nifty fashions you’ll see about the … Continue reading

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Vegan Nutella Cheesecake

An idea I’ve contemplated for a while is posting various things beyond videogames in this space–particularly as I have other blogs for which I write; which was never particularly the plan when I started this blog (there was no plan, … Continue reading

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Love Life Continued

My main/gaming PC is currently under repairs, which has been odd. Using a netbook for my primary PC purposes means I haven’t had access to Illustrator, but that should hopefully be fixed soon. Meanwhile, my thoughts are often with Love … Continue reading

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hush

Among the things I like to call myself is a writer. Of late this has transformed itself into writing creatively again for the first time in a while–at least seriously and daily. Poetic prose has always been at the forefront … Continue reading

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