I’ve discovered a little game called Echo Bazaar. It’s kind of a giant choose-your-own-adventure mixed with a collect-a-thon. It’s hard to describe… it feeds you little bite-size bits of story and gives you several characteristics and knickknacks. Before you know it the backwards world of Fallen London pulls you in. Myself, I’m kind of fashioning…
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Minecraft Life
I’ve officially caught the Minecraft bug. I was persuaded to try it by the series over on Rock, Paper, Shotgun and two days later I’m entirely taken by the possibilities. I started with a little cave just behind two trees that had grown together (it helped me find it after venturing out) and have mostly…
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Transformice and the mMO
I confess, I’ve been caught up in the phenomenon of Transformice. Its perfect chaos of cooperation and competition is thoroughly addicting. This game fits into a niche that I find I really enjoy: The Moderately Multiplayer Online Game (I’m calling it an mMO). It’s bigger than a multiplayer game or board game with two to…
Read moreReflection: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
I finally sat down and finished Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (2002) yesterday. It was fun, but I would have enjoyed it more when I was younger and had more time for simple diversions like this. Quick summary: You play a raccoon cat-burglar in a cartoon animal world, recovering your family heirlooms from evil…
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