I’ve been holding back from writing this post for a couple of weeks.
If you pick through the fetid archives of this blog, you’ll find circumstantial evidence that I am a big fan of the Half-Life series of games produced by Valve Software. Recently a short film got released onto the intertubes called “Escape From City [...]
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God-Emperor of City 17
Seriously! Luke Skywalker had to grind womp rats
Note – this will make more sense if you’ve ever played World of Warcraft or any other MMOG
Joined Channel: [1. General - Dagobah]
[Luke_S] yells: Need hlp wit teh Raise X-Wing q plzzzz
[1. General] [MasterYoda]: It’s a solo quest
[Luke_S] says: I need help plzzz
[1. General] [MasterYoda]: You can solo it. It’s not hard.
[Luke_S] whispers: hlp plz. [...]
Left 4 Dead
November 4th is the publicized release date for Left 4 Dead, a new shooter from Valve and Turtle Rock Studios (who were responsible for new maps and ports of Counter-Strike). The basic premise of the game is familiar to anyone who’s watched Night/Dawn/Day of the Dead, 28 Days Later or, well, any zombie films. [...]
Professionals have standards
Proving that not only do they make great games but that they can also make some cracking short films, Valve software have just released Meet The Sniper – the latest in the Team Fortress 2 “Meet the…” series. Being honest, I was underwhelmed by the “Meet The Scout” video but this is pure genius [...]
Married to a level 70
Did you know that, according to the figures, more people play World of Warcraft than live in Switzerland? In fact, at over 10 million subscribers, there’s about as many people playing Blizzard’s all-conquering MMO as there are people who live in Belgium. Maybe more by now. Azeroth could feasibly have it’s own [...]
Bioshocked
I know beyond a doubt
my heart will lead me there soon
We’ll meet (I know we’ll meet) beyond the shore
We’ll kiss just as before
Happy we’ll be beyond the sea
and never again I’ll go sailin’
Would you kindly indulge me while I sing the praises of Bioshock, which I finished last week. My verdict? It was [...]
Big Daddy
Not just a reference to the fact that I’m overeating again this week (for no other reason than I can) but also so that I can mention in passing that I picked up a copy of Bioshock for a mere 15 squid. It’s a stunning looking game and yes, does play very much like [...]
Top 20 games #20: Portal (2007)
This was a triumph.
I’m making a note here: Huge success.
It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction
I normally wouldn’t ever include a recent release on any “top x” list be it a game, book, music or film but Portal has to be an exception. It is absolutely fantastic. I’ve said so before and I’m saying [...]
Top 20 games #19: Lego Star Wars 2 (2006)
I don’t have any more to add to this than I already said a short while ago so I won’t try. I’m including this game partly as the token console entry but also because the games are sheer, unadulterated fun. The sequel gets in because it’s got more stuff in it like drivable [...]
