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Beyond Literary Allusions

Spoilers: Beyond Good & Evil. When handled well, I enjoy stealth games, or portions of games that have stealth. I will reiterate ‘handled well.’ This meant that my recent playthroughs of both Alpha Protocol and Metro 2033 involved a lot … Continue reading

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Exit 2010, Writing For 2011

Among the reasons I’m never positive on how to elect a GAME OF THE YEAR is the fact that it depends on when you ask me. I play a variety of genres, and depending on my mood, I might have … Continue reading

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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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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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Ch-ch-changes

I am now an official writer over at GayGamer.net. Appropriately, I am known as VorpalBunny over there. The plan is to write a post to be published at 14.00 EST every weekday. Here’s my first article, thanks to Simon Ferrari. … Continue reading

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