I take a walk down memory lane to see if what I recall of The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall holds true, or if I have been looking at my experience in Bethesda's epic 1996 role-playing game through rose-colored glasses. ♔ ♔ ♔ In her poem The Speed of Darkness, American poet and political activist Muriel …
Wading in the Pool of Radiance
Over 30 years after SSI and TSR unleashed the first Advanced Dungeons & Dragons computer role-playing game onto the world, I finally wade in the Pool of Radiance to see what all the fuss was about and if it still holds up today. ♦ ♦ ♦ I was afraid to play Pool of Radiance. If …
Changes in the New Year
We may not have flying cars, robotic servants or any of those other things promised (lied) to us in the years past, but we do have a lot to look forward to on my Twitch channel starting with a new bot and merchandise store. + + + Happy New Year! Okay, I'm a little late …
Must-have Mods for Pool of Radiance
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons first entry into computer role-playing games, 1988s Pool of Radiance, may have been released before traditional modding came about, but that doesn't mean there aren't certain modifications and companion apps that will help make your journey through the past a less tedious one. Here are three I can't recommend highly enough. …
Home Sweet Home Episode 2 is anything but sweet
Home Sweet Home Episode 2 is the sophomore followup to Yffdrazil Group's 2017 horror hit Home Sweet Home. Unfortunantely, even though it looks and mostly plays better than the original, a lot is lost in the translation from paper to screen. + + + In October of 2017 I was looking for a spooky new …
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Friends unite: A Way Out review
FatsackFails and I got together to play the newly released co-op adventure game A Way Out and give our collective, real thoughts on this unique game. + + + A Way Out is the newly released cooperative action/adventure title from Hazelight Studios, the same company that created Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, and released …
My first days on Mars
Tasked with the survival and growth of the Mars colony, you must balance a heap of issues on your plate in Paradox's newest space survival simulator that mostly flies high with a few hiccups along the way. + + + I have been eager to play a civilization building game for a while now but …
Chasing Battles Into the Night
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a fun and surprisingly strategic team tactics RPG that is taken straight from the comic books, but don't fret if you've never heard of them like me because you will find plenty of enjoyment in this thoroughly enjoyable strategy game. + + + I heard great things about the game Battle …
Finding Beauty in the Torment
Despite its age and obvious shortcomings, Planescape: Torment is a very unique and involving role-playing game set in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy setting that uses the exotic setting and wonderful characters to bring the story to life and to its final conclusion. + + + From the very first moments when Planescape: Torment’s intro …
Let’s talk about Dex, baby
A cyberpunk side-scrolling role-playing game set in the fictional city of Harbor Prime, Dex puts in the boots of a citizen named Dex who is wanted by an overreaching powerful organization who wants her for unknown reasons, but will she turn friend or foe? + + + The steam summer sale came and went, and …