There's a HUGE difference between permadeath in a rogue-like and permadeath in an MMO. For one thing, Rogue-likes are MEANT to be games that you...
You definitely can. but sometimes you can try to beat the AI at its own game.
From what I've read, the game can vary a lot based on what server you are on. I believe that Faeblight is one of the better ones, almost always...
Don't get me wrong -- my mom was, and to an extent, still is, an amazing person. I do tend to talk about her a lot, and not just the stuff that...
Taste is a funny sense. Well, technically, all human senses are funny, and taste is actually a lot of different senses. As it turns out, taste...
I know I previously said I wouldn't do it... But I'm back playing Rift again. A couple of weeks ago, I revisited the game, and it felt like an...
I actually felt he exact same way about it in the beginning -- it was a fairly polished game, but not enough to it. The tech tree was a confusing...
Damn, you had me all excited. I didn't see it on Steam, so after some research, it appears that the third update was only just announced. Unless...
Years ago, I was involved in a project for a collection agency, where the client was a specific bureau that I won't name for a city government....
Talking about an agressive AI... One thing I've noticed is that if the Cravers are in the game, and especially if they are doing well, or if...
There's one thing you have to watch out for though. You may have THOUGHT you would have won, but it's not assured. I've been in games that went a...
Here's a warning -- this is a personal rant. I don't usually take out my frustrations on a public forum, but I'm sick (recovering from a sinus...
There are SO many stories about intelligence in crows and ravens, including social behaviors, stories about them holding grudges against, or...
The Dolphin use of sponges is definitely cool as well. There's a lot of stuff like this -- crows bending a piece of wire into a hook to get a...
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Back when I was in college, I read a relatively minor (though still entertaining) novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, called "Oath of...
There was one thing I want to add -- what players want is a way to extend a game that they've enjoyed playing. Odds are that most of us will...
One or two DLC are clearly crap, one or two are great, but most are somewhere in the middle. To name specific DLC: the first DLC for XCom is out...
I saw that this is on Steam on sale for 20% off (yeah, it may get lower before New Year, but who knows). I haven't played the PC version, but I...
Emomancy is not a skill that I know very well (never have put more than a single point into it). Heck, whenever I've tried to ask a youngster what...
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