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Hi, my name is Denis. I originally started this blog over at Blogger in July 2008. I tend to write a lot about videogames, and have made various rounds of the web. Was formerly a staff writer for both GayGamer and The Border House. This blog serves to explicate my thoughts on any number of issues, not solely focused on videogames anymore (though they still make up the majority).Search:
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Queer Characters: Zevran Arainai
N.B. I originally wrote this for GayGamer on March 7, 2011. GayGamer has since ceased to exist, so I am republishing this here, and will also do so with a few other pieces over the next few months. Of late … Continue reading
Posted in BioWare, Character Analysis, Dragon Age: Origins, LGBT
Tagged BioWare, Dragon Age: Origins, sexuality, Zevran
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Potential spoilers: Dragon Age, The Witcher. Despite donning a different role in the various games I play, I find that when faced with the option of subjugating someone, or siding with those who hold systemic power, I always pause. Recently … Continue reading
Polyamory In Game Romances
Doesn’t really exist, does it? Due to the romantic systems in place, the simple fact of polyamory almost always seems to be shut out, as you pursue the tree branch to get to the end of the romantic storyline with … Continue reading
Posted in Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age: Origins
Tagged BioWare, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age: Origins, LGBT, polyamory, romance, systems
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Dice Rolls
I recently reinstalled and started two games based on the Dungeons & Dragons systems (both well before third edition rules): Baldur’s Gate and Stronghold. What I found, almost immediately, upon starting up both games was my aversion to a system … Continue reading
Posted in Design
Tagged Baldur's Gate, Dragon Age: Origins, Quest for Glory, stat systems, Stronghold
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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
Maturing Game
Spoilers for Dragon Age: Origins exist in this post. I’ve previously stated I’m not a fan of games who give me my morality on a scale with two polar ends. It is making me roll my eyes at my current … Continue reading
Zevran Arainai
Welcome to VBR’s LGBT Spotlight, an on-going, non-consecutive series highlighting my stumbling across LGBT characters in videogames, explicating their use as a character, and examining how their sexuality is treated. This particular post will contain spoilers for Dragon Age: Origins. … Continue reading
Dragon Age: White Origins
I will note that while I am critical of Dragon Age in this post, I am enjoying the game and it has taken over most of my gaming time. Ronia is a character I make in most games where I … Continue reading
Vorpal Bunny Ranch 