World War Z (Game)
No one gets to be Brad Pitt.A strange virus has quickly spread around the world causing the infected to become feral, hungry monsters with a penchant for building human/zombie triangles in large...
View ArticleEschalon: Trials of Shadowmirk
[Part of the Cursed story line]After his previous misadventure, Rollo finds a map to Shadowmirk Tower and meets the acolyte Walter on the ground floor who says the headmaster designed this place to...
View ArticleSeptember 2020 Review: Shh... Sleepers!
Wow, another month down and I've only had one, maybe two days where I slept in. No matter, the gaming continues! Especially in GTFO. We've been stuck on R3B1 for awhile now, but I'm sure we'll crack it...
View ArticleCrashlands
Cute, crazy and absolutely grindy.Crash landing on an alien planet has never been so much fun. When you and your AI companion emerge in the cartoonish, bouncy world you can immediately set about...
View ArticleEschalon: Gramuk!?
[Part of the Cursed story line]It doesn't take long to find the massive goblin citadel, whose walls are patrolled by numerous minotaurs. With no time to lose Rollo simply charges through the main gate,...
View ArticleCode 8
Argues that robocops are better than sentinels.Born to a poor home, Connor (Robbie Amell) is drawn to some dangerous and illegal work to make a lot of money in a short time to try save his sick mom. To...
View ArticleEschalon: Bastion Gem
[Part of the Cursed story line]Caught by surprise, Gevlon succumbed to the fire rather quickly but instead of dying he transformed himself into a humongous giant spider! Rollo responded by drinking his...
View ArticleAmnesia: The Dark Descent / Justine
The dark is your frenemy.Waking up in an old castle inhabited only by terrifying monsters with no way to fight back, you only choice is to sneak around while solving puzzles and collecting stuff with a...
View ArticleR3B1 - Threshold (Part I)
Been awhile since our last win in GTFO, and the main thing we ended up needing this time is mines which both DL and I brought while Jim remained on his C-Foam launcher. If you thought the previous A...
View ArticleR3B1 - Threshold (Part II)
After completing the first 12 circle alarm scan you will find yourself in a small foyer that is adjacent to huge "main chamber" of this map. If there are enemies in the foyer that wake up, try your...
View ArticleR3B1 - Threshold (Part III)
To recap, we've previously reached the main chamber, found the magic wall and completed the alarm scans of the APEX doors and both security doors in the wings which we will now proceed to cheese (lol)....
View ArticleHave You Ever?
Long ago (or it will be long ago by the time I post this), there was this internet questionnaire floating around so I thought I'd answer it too! :PDriven or been driven at 100 mph/160 kmh?Nope. I...
View ArticleFor the King: To get a Boat
[Part of the Cursed story line]The Midnight Woods was appropriately named for blocking out the sun and was home to bats, goblins, kobolds, skeletons and ghosts. It was the perfect place for Ferghus to...
View ArticleDen of Thieves
Cops and robbers for action fanatics.At it's core, this is a heist movie focusing on heavy violence as Merrimen's (Pable Schrieber) thieves go up against Nick's (Gerard Butler) bad boy sheriffs. After...
View ArticleFor the King: Magic Hair
[Part of the Cursed story line]Sahkarov was impressed that Lucia decided to give the sizeable haul and all the vessels of the pirates to the authorities. Hildebrandt, a representative of the court in...
View ArticleWaterdeep: The Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Where stupid design decisions begin creeping in.The next game after Tomb of Annihilation, this sees your cooperative party of up to five intrepid adventurers tackle the infamous Undermountain, which is...
View ArticleFor the King: A New Priestess
[Part of the Cursed story line]Since the keys to the armory at Ravenhook were lost during the goblin siege, Lucia decides to gear up the old fashioned way: piracy. She, Sunbro and Sahkarov raid other...
View ArticleGood Design: Nine Lives Stealer
Something to translate into MMORPGS.The Waterdeep: The Dungeon of the Mad Mage board game is full of bad design ideas, perhaps that's what made this one item stand out for me. The Nine Lives Stealer is...
View ArticleFor the King: The Cult of Chaos
[Part of the Cursed story line]The mood was dour that night at Oarton as Hildebrandt announced "The King is dead and we need your help to find the responsible party. By the Queen's grace, this is your...
View ArticleDelores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure
A Covid Freebie.This point and click adventure sees the player in control of the titular Delores, who is trying her hand out at photo journalism for a small town paper. With pretty intuitive controls,...
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