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Category: Game Overview

  • On Player Progression in Diablo III [GO]

    Like most games, Diablo III has a tightly constructed difficulty curve intended to teach the player and usher them from apprentice to master player. It does this the way most RPGs do, by gradually introducing abilities and gradually increasing complexity. New skills are gained slowly, runes are introduced slowly, and equipment variance and affixes are […]

  • Diablo Returns! – What I’ve Been Doing 28 May 2012 [FB/IB/F/BT/GO]

    Though I did not play nearly as much as Min, much of my week was consumed with playing the Tuesday release of Diablo III. I mean, we’re talking I didn’t even watch the TV shows I like kind of dedication. Movies The Avengers – My dad was in town so I thought it would be […]

  • What I’ve Been Doing 14 May 2012 [FB/IB/F/BT/GO]

    Want people to get a taste of your game? Have a free weekend. I put in 11 hours and I probably would have bought the game if it wasn’t for Diablo 3 dropping tomorrow. Sorry, Tropico 4. Maybe next Steam sale. Movies Election – The prototype that all kinds of high school shows like Popular […]

  • What I’ve Been Doing 7 May 2012 [FB/IB/F/BT/GO]

    Readership assemble! Min and I made the great sacrifice of seeing The Avengers for you. Our verdict? It’s excellent. Go see it, y’all. Seriously. Movies The Avengers – It does precisely what I thought was impossible by focusing on each individual character for a bit and giving them all arcs. Granted, most of the groundwork […]

  • What I’ve Been Doing 30 April 2012 [FB/IB/F/BT/GO]

    I did a lot more with this week than I thought I would have time for considering how much I played The Old Republic and how late I was getting home for a lot of the week. Fez gets special mention at the top of this article for completely immersing me in its world. Everything […]

  • What I’ve Been Doing 23 April 2012 [FB/IB/F/BT/GO]

    It was a nice, lazy, fun weekend full of baseball, movies, and video games. Who could complain? Movies The Cabin in the Woods – If you think for a second you want to see this movie, you probably shouldn’t read anything about it. Those of you who don’t, well I thought it was an interesting […]

  • What I’ve Been Doing 16 April 2012 [FB/IB/F/BT/GO]

    I didn’t do much this week, but cut me some slack, man! I was in Las Vegas! Movies Nope TV Mad Men – My thoughts on the last episode are here, but it’s a safe bet to say that I love this show and this season has been great so far. Books Ha! Nope. Should […]

  • The Besties Hit PAX East [GO/ER]

    “Shouldn’t the world’s best friends choose the world’s best game?” I gotta admit, it took me a while to get with The Besties podcast, but now that I recognize how truly ridiculous and hilarious it is I’m all about it. Remember, they’re not really there to have legitimate debate about the merits of the games […]

  • What I’ve Been Doing 9 April 2012 [FB/IB/F/BT/GO]

    Baseball. It signals the end of winter. Guess what, guys? Winter is GONE! The Marlins are off to a rocky start (1-3), but they’re still looking pretty good and, in the past two games, playing pretty well too. I really hope this season is better than the last, but, either way, at least baseball has […]

  • Double Fine Adventure and 2 Player Productions Release First Episode [GO]

    This is gonna be a weird update because I don’t think any most of my regular readers contributed to the Double Fine Adventure, but the first episode of their documentary series is out for backers. Watching it…felt good. I would love to link to the video to prove it, but it’s backers-only (I’m sure you […]