One of my most memorable gaming experiences was the final choice in the Imperial Agent quest for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Not long being free of my “attachment” to World of Warcraft, I had decided not to play SWTOR. I didn’t want to get sucked into another MMO. But my husband bought it, andContinueContinue reading “Welcome to the Dark Side”
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Five Years!
WordPress just informed me that my blog is five years old today! In honour of my blog’s fifth birthday, I thought I’d share five of my favourite posts. Ramble: The Weed This is one of my earliest posts, and one I reread on occasion because it reminds me of the fact that sometimes, it’s theContinueContinue reading “Five Years!”
Parenting in the Time of Zombies
I recently finished playing The Last of Us. A writer friend, Mason Thomas, recommended the game to me. Being that we’ve had similar emotional reactions to a number of other games, I suspected I was in for a trip through the “ringer.” I wasn’t wrong. It wasn’t the trip I expected, however. I’ve played aContinueContinue reading “Parenting in the Time of Zombies “
Celebrating Two Years of Chaos Station
Chaos Station released two years ago today! Because I miss these guys, I decided to recreate them in The Sims 4 and play out the lives they couldn’t have in the 24th century. No war, no space-faring or military careers, nothing to get in the way of their happiness. I wasn’t at all surprised byContinueContinue reading “Celebrating Two Years of Chaos Station”
5 Video Games I’d Love to Play Again (For the First Time)
I “borrowed” the idea for this post from a recent feature on Unbound Worlds listing five books to read again, for the first time. I am, of course, working on my own list for that one, but while considering books, I started thinking about the games that rocked my world, the ones I wish IContinueContinue reading “5 Video Games I’d Love to Play Again (For the First Time)”