Category Archives: Gaming

Joke of the Decade

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Phileosophos

It’s easy to make the world’s most awesome-est video game ever, combining every known game mode, more mini-games than other titles have enemies, the end-all-be-all of graphics engines, and the most funny, scary, and hilarious story ever written. All you … Continue reading →

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Sorry Guys, but Good Games

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Phileosophos

Today is my birthday, and I took the day off from work. I wanted to get a few things done around the house, attend to my workout early in the day, and spend a little time playing with some new … Continue reading →

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Wings of Prey

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Phileosophos

I got started tonight with Wings of Prey, which was a game I bought some time ago on sale. My wife has a joystick that she’s been letting our son use for a while, but apparently he’s moved on so … Continue reading →

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Back to Borderlands

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Phileosophos

Borderlands is a game that just keeps on giving. I never anticipated that I would get so many hours of play from it when I bought it. I figured it would probably entertain me for twenty or thirty hours, but … Continue reading →

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A Very Old Game

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Phileosophos

I keep coming back to Darklands year after year for two reasons: (1) I never finished it, and (2) it’s arguably the most ambitious and amazing game I’ve ever played. It defined the “sandbox” genre, as far as I’m concerned, … Continue reading →

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A Smörgåsbord that Sets the New Bar

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Phileosophos

The most concise way I can think to describe Starcraft 2 (SC2) is to say it’s a smörgåsbord that sets the new bar for RTS games. Blizzard took their ridiculous, sweet time developing it—I’ve been dying inside for the last … Continue reading →

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Starcraft 2 Day

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Phileosophos

I’ve never done this before, but I actually took the day off from work with the express intention of playing Starcraft 2. I meant to take release day off but forgot to ask my boss in time, so here I … Continue reading →

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Stranger in a Familiar Land

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Phileosophos

That’s how I feel about Starcraft 2 (SC2) thus far. It all feels so right in so many ways. The better graphics, audio, and so forth all convey so much of the same universe it’s like coming home and settling … Continue reading →

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G-Day is Upon Me

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Phileosophos

I’ve been anticipating tomorrow’s Starcraft 2 release for roughly a dozen years. Prior to the original SC, I had definitely obsessed over DOOM, and spent even more time/energy on X-COM: UFO Defense, but I had never devoted hundreds of hours … Continue reading →

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The Movies Trap

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Phileosophos

I remember when The Movies was first released. I thought it sounded interesting, and I tried the demo, but I just couldn’t get into it. When I watched a YouTube video entitled “Let’s Play The Movies” last week, however, it … Continue reading →

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