So, here I am, hot new copy of Mass Effect 2 in hand, work day complete, free time carved out, and ready to head home for some sweet, sweet sci fi gaming. Everything should be awesomesauce for Lance. Except one little thing – for the life of me, I can’t decide which class I want [...]
I finally carved out some more quality time for Torchlight this week. My one-line take: this game is nearly everything that any Diablo fan could have wanted. Still, let us first tackle the oliphaunt in the room – we would have liked multiplayer functionality. That said, it must be noted that Torchlight was developed from [...]
I heard about this new indy release while listening to the PC Gamer podcast on my commute this morning. After checking out the website, I must say I’m very eager to check it out. Torchlight appears to be a Diablo-style, loot-collecting action RPG, and the art design is a gorgeous-looking cartoonish, steampunk / fantasy hybrid. [...]
I blew off my second slot in lieu of some hearty exploration of the expo floor. Some really great stuff this year. I was disappointed to learn that the first printing of Days of Wonder’s new Small World has apparently sold out completely. I’m playing a demo tomorrow, and from the buzz I’d been expecting [...]
We completed a short adventure run by Steve Johanson. Definitely intrigued enough to pick up a copy. The rules have a decidedly First Edition feel. Crunchy, but flows pretty quickly. I think there’d be a little learning curve until we get past the “wait, we forgot about X” factor.
Day one is off to a great start. Our first event is an introduction to the new Hackmaster Basic ruleset. So far, it looks really promising. I think these rules could provide the crunch and depth that several of our players are looking for. A couple of us had tried to sell the group on [...]
Dammit! I had suspected that Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines title might be in serious risk of an airlocking, as news on its development has been sketchy at best. Looks like my fears were realized. I’m seriously disappointed though – this is probably my all-time favorite movie license. [sigh] Game over, man! (Sorry, someone had to [...]
Wow – the ol’ blog is looking very neglected. Let’s start with a catch-up post. We’ve been pretty busy, and even more so at work, hence the lack of posts. Left 4 Dead Most of my gaming group got together last week to test drive the Left 4 Dead demo on XBL. Very freaking fun. [...]
The ever-resourceful Mr. Newquist launched a cool WordPress blog for our fledgling Star Wars Saga Edition RPG campaign today. (It’s like Dungeons & Dragons, but based on the Star Wars movies. Yes, I’m that big a nerd.) Still much content to be posted, but be sure to check back soon if you’re interested in such [...]
With the release of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, my table-top gaming group spent a long time discussing our options. Many of the players were either miffed at WotC‘s handling of the release (and seemingly summary dismissal of lifelong players), or unsatisfied with the new rules engine. We did run a short playtest campaign of [...]