Playing King’s Quest 1 in the modern age is supremely weird. The game presents in 160×200, a resolution that would seem crazy in this day and age, but which was revolutionary at the time. It sports sixteen colours, moving sprites, PC speaker music and a fairly non-linear quest. For an
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Hearthstone: Blackrock Mountain Review: Whoa, I’m On Fire
Last week, we looked in on the digital card game Hearthstone, as produced by Blizzard Entertainment. In that review, my feelings were mixed. It’s well put together, but ultimately a little shallow. It left me feeling like I wanted a new Magic: The Gathering experience that had both the monetization
Continue readingHearthstone Review: A Whole New (Card Slinging) World
Let me start by making a confession: I love collectible/trading card games. In the early years, when it was Magic or bust, I played Magic until I burned an incredible hole in my wallet. I was with the game from right around when third edition morphed into fourth, Fallen Empires
Continue readingLimbo Review: Stuck Between Heaven And Hell
The word limbo conjures up very specific things in my mind. I was, at one point, Catholic and as a Catholic youngster, I ended up going to catechism. Catechism is a kind of class where they teach you about the Church, Jesus and the Saints. One of the topics we
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