So the open beta for Battlefield Bad Company 2 (BFBC2) has been out for a few days, and since I pre-ordered the game on Steam I get to participate. It’s pretty much a win-win situation, since if you don’t like what you see you can always cancel the order. Not that that’s likely to happen [...]
by Matt on January 31, 2010
Bioware games supposedly have a lot of replayability, but I’d never be able to access it without a traumatic head injury and the concomitant memory loss.
Tycho of Penny Arcade
See, I know exactly where Tycho is coming from here. Just like him I swore to replay Mass Effect before the sequel comes out (it unlocks on [...]
by Matt on January 25, 2010
Like the title suggest (thanks Christian Bale), I’m done with World of Warcraft. But what is different from the other three or four times I have quit, this time I think it’s serious. And what is more, I think I’m done with MMOs as well.
MMOs are just too time-consuming. It requires you to devote all your [...]
by Matt on December 3, 2009
The honeymoon is over.
So while I finished the entire game in 52 hours – and this included 75% of the sidequests, romancing (with both ladies *cough* don’t tell Leliana), maxed relationship with all of my party, and at least one of the DLC (Stone Prison) – it felt way too short a game then, and [...]
by Matt on December 2, 2009
52 hours played from start to finish on my rogue main character, with some additional hours on a warrior and a mage. It certainly sounds like an impressive number of hours, but as I did over 75% of the side-quests (I got an achievement for that just before the endgame) I only wish it was more. Time really flies by [...]
by Matt on November 19, 2009
I have been playing Dragon Age pretty much non-stop the entire weekend, but I have only just begun. I’m going to write exactly what I feel about the game later, but for know I’m too busy in game.
Meanwhile, here is a chart I made of Sten, one of the companions you can take on your [...]
by Matt on November 9, 2009
After hearing nothing but good things about Torchlight on blogs and Twitter I decided to look it up. From the first view on their website I figured I wouldn’t like it, but downloaded the demo nonetheless. And that was fortunate, because Torchlight is a really good game.
Everyone who mentions Torchlight also mention Diablo in the same [...]
by Matt on November 2, 2009
I understand that when you play a class you often find yourself glancing at a player of another class but the same role, and dreamingly start to wish you also had ability X, Z, and Y. “I would give up my X for their Y!” you will shout with longing sadness in your voice and do a [...]
by Matt on October 24, 2009
I have a severe problem of altitis. That or I have a problem with commitment (stay away from me, ladies). My character history in World of Warcraft is a tragic reading. I know, because when I wrote it down for my guild’s profile a few weeks ago I realized it myself. It seems I barely have time to level [...]
by Matt on October 19, 2009
BioWare released the Character Creator to their upcoming RPG Dragon Age a few days ago, and I have spent some time with it. Overall expression: meh.
Releasing parts of the content before the actual product is not new for EA, who produce the game. In Spore the creator was available for purchase earlier, and EA then [...]
by Matt on October 15, 2009