Slain
My Tiefling Rogue died tonight. A party member was using a Psionic ability to attack an enemy, he rolled a 1, and accidentally hit me instead. For triple damage. I haven’t had the best luck with increasing my Hit Points…
Wii: All Part of the Plan
Chris Kohler writes about why “Wii” may be a good strategic choice for the name of Nintendo’s next generation console (emphasis mine): It isn’t the name of a video game system. And that’s where its power lies. … the type…
Day of the Tengu
The 24-hour head start event for Guild Wars: Factions took place yesterday. For everyone who had a pre-order key, there were quests commemorating the cessation of the Tengu Wars. This celebration takes place on the Day of the Tengu. To…
Curse You, GameStop
Right. Pissed off now. The Guild Wars: Factions Collector’s Edition has been delayed. This has been known for about a week. GameStop and EB Games have been instructed to tell their customers that the CE will not be available on…
FFVII: Why It Sucks
From Jeremy Parish, comes this snippet from his Final Fantasy VII retrospective: Sadly, the follow-the-leader nature of Japanese RPG devs meant that they trod lemming-like into wretchedness, following FFVII’s lead into tedium and excess. Gamers, they discovered, would suffer through…
