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Hardcore mode rules because…say what?

Monday, February 18th, 2008

As I promised earlier, (and I was joking really, but…) I’m going to try to explain why Hardcore mode makes Hellgate London good. This won’t be difficult; we’ve all played Diablo II[*] And, what makes Diablo II really great? Come on, I know what you’re thinking! I’ll bet you’re thinking: “STFU that game sucks”, aren’t […]

9 days off the internet, with Mom

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Speaking of the Holidays, let’s talk about the holidays. My holiday was characterized by three things: visiting with family, driving in winter conditions, and Final Fantasy 3 for DS. This may be a blog, but that’s no excuse for inflicting my family conflicts on you. For completeness, however, these two things sum up the experience […]

DR, TR, and Hellgate London

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

I’ve been rotating through these three games lately (aside from the occasional Wii game). For those of you who have been living in a box, the acronyms stand for Dungeon Runners, Tabula Rasa, and Hellgate London. (Hellgate is the only one that doesn’t naturally want to become a two-letter acronym. “HL” just sounds wrong. But […]