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5e: Looking Good!

nedjer — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:41:09 +0000

Further news about AD&D 5e that’s been put out over the last couple of days has triggered another rash of posts and comments. Unsurprisingly, most commentators are discussing the news in terms of how the designers’ decisions will effect their weekly game around the kitchen table. Topics like character builds, (including the excellent [...]

Christmas 2011: Videogames

Thistle — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:46:27 +0000

Time for a quick look at what’s on offer for videogamers this Christmas. (We’d have no problem waiting until December to get started on Christmas, but that’s not really practical given the time it takes for deliveries to arrive in the UK).

Videogames

As a result of larger videogame [...]

Go On, You Know You Want One

Thistle — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:55:07 +0000

Regardless of the Wii’s limits in terms of providing a regular supply of decent RPG software, it’s only fair to recognise that Zelda: Twilight Princess was a lot of fun to play. Consequently, the pre-order period for Zelda: Skyward Sword looks like an occasion for splashing-out.

The final game won’t be [...]

Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles

nedjer — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:27:36 +0000

After a lengthy period without the release of any videogame RPGs worthy of mention it was probably to be expected that a whole bunch would arrive all at once.

Unsurprisingly, the Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles is an add-on pack for the entertaining, but somehow incomplete or unfulfilled, [...]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Thistle — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:04:31 +0000

Human Revolution is definitely the most open-ended, challenge-focused videogame released so far this year. There’s lots of action on offer, but the gameplay isn’t limited to shooting everything in sight. Instead for much of the game players can progress without resorting to violence at all. This is one of several reasons why Human [...]

Red Wasp Design’s Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land

Thistle — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:03:52 +0000

Red Wasp Design have just sent along a bunch of screenshots for their forthcoming iPhone game Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land.

RPG players won’t need any introduction to the horrors of Call of Cthulhu and CoC: The Wasted Land sets out to stay true to its RPG roots. The turn-based, [...]

I Bought A Computer From . . . Marks and Spencer: Update

Thistle — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:29:56 +0000

The purpose of our ‘I Bought A Computer . . .’ posts is to ask whether or not it’s possible to get a genuine bargain when buying a PC during the Christmas/ January sales period. At the same time, the choice of a relatively inexpensive business and playtesting laptop raises the further question [...]