With the conclusion of the Mass Effect Trilogy, it was unclear where they might go with the newest entry in the Mass Effect universe. Upon starting the game, the first thing I noticed was that the graphics and game play were somewhat diminished compared to the pre-release press of the past few years of development. […]
After Commander Shepard sacrificed himself to save the galaxy from the reaper threat, I turned back to the realm of Tamriel, this time arriving in the nation of Skyrim. Having waited a bit over a year after release before getting it, the Dawnguard and Hearthfire DLC was already available so I got those and installed […]
During the latter part of the time I spent playing MMOs I did get around to buying and playing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. While it was still firmly entrenched in the TES world, the gameplay left a bit to be desired for me. The changes to the gameplay and combat system as well as […]
As the installer worked its way through the three installation cds, I gave the game manual a read-through. The game was a complete departure from anything I had ever played before. There were no levels in the traditional sense, only skills that could be trained up as you gained experience from using those skills. The […]
As mentioned previously, I love video games. I suck at them, but that really has very little effect on my overall enjoyment of them. Then came The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. This is a game unlike anything I had played up to this point. You don’t start out playing some predefined character created and designed […]
Summer 1977, I’m five years old and my Dad takes me to the theater for the single most significant event in cinematic history… Star Wars. There just are not enough words to express the impact that movie had on a young boy in the late 70′s. It was like nothing we had ever seen before. […]
Enter my first PC. A generic clone PC running a 386DX-40. It was a monster (to me at the time), that could do anything from running Windows 3.1 to connecting to the Internet to Wolfenstein 3D. Wolfenstein was a game-changer, it revolutionized PC gaming in so many ways. Graphics, gameplay design, even the ability to […]
