diablo – Obsolete Gamer

Aaron Brown 0 Comments Darkspore, diablo, EA, Maxis, RPG, Spore

Darkspore

My overall impression of the game is mixed. On one hand, the combat is crisp and fun, especially when you’re cooperating with friends. The abilities are satisfyingly destructive and the heroes that I played all felt unique. It’s like playing league of legends in action RPG flavor, in that you only have a handful of spells available at one time, but a ton of different characters to choose from. There’s a good mix of enemy types with various special abilities you’ll need to adjust to. On the other hand, there are aspects of the game that worry me.

Editorials

Aaron Izakowitz 0 Comments Activision, blizzard, diablo, DOTA, StarCraft, warcraft, World of Warcraft

DOTA 2: A Game for Crazy People?

I played my first game of Dota 2 a week ago at the time of this writing, and am currently sitting on 34 hours logged. This is with two days spent out of town, away from my computer. 34 hours in 5 days, then. For a week, my computer has been little more than a Dota 2 delivery vessel. I am a man obsessed. Consumed, even. I dream of sick ganks and clutch ults. The distinctive sound of a stack of gold dropping, a reward for a last-hit, or the choir heralding my hero’s return to the battlefield, echo in my brain even as I write this. Any experienced Dota player will tell you that 34 hours is but a pittance, that I cannot even begin to plumb the depths of the game, much less attempt to relay them to you, the reader, but I feel I have no choice but to try. This is the first of hopefully several pieces journaling my descent into the madness that is Dota 2.

Computer Games

Konstantinos Dimopoulos 8 Comments Civ, classic games, diablo, Empires and Dungeons, fantasy turn based strategy game, HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC 3, homm, indie games, moby games, obsolete gamer, retro gaming, rogue

Empires and Dungeons

Empires and Dungeons is basically a quasi turn-based dungeon hack with a simple, albeit purely turn-based, strategy game bolted on top of it. It plays surprisingly well, for it manages to be as simple and intuitive as Diablo, almost as rightly paced as rogue and as one-more-turn-syndrome evoking as HOMM or even Civ. More than that, the graphics are way better than ascii @s and Xs, and the Deutsch-English language used throughout the game, is not as badly translated as one would expect.

Interviews

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Fallen Earth Q&A

We’re all huge fans of the Fallout games, but most of our inspiration came from post-apoc and dystopian books and films. It’s a genre we’re all very much into and favorites range from “A Boy and His Dog” and “Road Warrior” to “Six String Samurai.” We’re also pretty addicted to the Post-apoc shows on the History and Discovery channels. “Life After People” and “The Colony” are two of the more entertaining ones.

Humor

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Why I Prefer Video Games Over Board, Card, and Pen & Paper Games

I grew up playing a ton of board games, card games, and pen-and-paper RPG games but for many years now I’ve been sick of playing them and have favored video games ever since multiplayer and playing online against other people became abundant.

Blog

J.A. Laraque 1 Comment 2010, blizzard, Blizzcon, convention, diablo, dvr, J.A. Laraque, murloc, obsolete gamer, obsoletegamer.com, StarCraft, World of Warcraft, wow

Blizzcon Virtual Ticket

The bad news is Blizzcon 2010 tickets sold out faster than it took to load the order page. The good news is if you really just wanted the loot for attending then you are in luck.

Company Representatives

J.A. Laraque 1 Comment blizzard software, Devolver Digital, diablo, Doom 2, Gamer Profile, Harry Miller, id software, J.A. Laraque, Modern PC Gaming, obsolete gamer, obsoletegamer.com, software

Harry Miller : Devolver Digital

I didn’t realize that I liked it that much and don’t understand how my first time playing got so out of hand. I starting the game for the first time at around 5pm one day, when I finally looked up and it was 8am. Where did the time go? Wow!

Company Representatives

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Sean McBride: Hi-Rez Studios

It was ahead of its time when released, the dungeon crawling, upgrading your character, it was just a great game.

Blog

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gog.com sale: Special RPG Promo, 50% off

This weekend Good Old Games has 4 RPGs on sale at 50% off: Sacred Gold edition, Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator, Spellforce Platinum edition, and Stonekeep.

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