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Story Progress: Trash the Entire Troll Backstory or Not?
The more I write anything about the troll portion of my novel, the more I struggle. I find myself less and less motivated to write it because it’s awkward and very difficult to write. There’s some severely controversial parts but the real problem is consistency along with endless spawns of ideas.
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Old Game Reviews: Pools of Darkness
Pools of Darkness was the fourth and last game in the Forgotten Realms gold box series, sending the players into ultimate high level game play. I believe The Dark Queen of Krynn also allowed for high level game play, but the setting for that game was in the Dragonlance realm. This one is set in…
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World of Warcraft: Why No Legion for Me?
I haven’t really blogged since I quit World of Warcraft a little while back on the topic of World of Warcraft. Despite the fact that I did purchase Legion, I really have zero intention of playing it, at least for now. Many people have sung praise over the expansion, the launch being one of their…
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Old Game Reviews: Ultima 5 Warriors of Destiny
Ultima 5 probably had one of the most endearing stories in CRPG history. It took the virtues that were setup in Ultima 4 and inversed them to create an oppressive universe. Rather than seeking enlightenment, you seek to uncover the disappearance of Lord British while learning about his successor, Lord Blackthorne, who has perverted the…
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Old Game Reviews: Ultima 7 The Black Gate
This is the last of the great Ultima games as the last two were buggy disasters with poor stories. Unfortunately, for myself I wasn’t able to play this one on release due to hardware requirements. Also, I must admit to not finishing it for a variety of reasons. Some feel that this might be the…
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Old Game Reviews: Master of Orion II Battle at Antares
I received a copy of this game I believe either in my 2nd or 3rd year in college. Easily, I must have spent countless hours, even way passed its published date, playing this game. I never played the original nor did I try the follow up one, despite the fact that one of my TAs…
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Old Game Reviews: Wasteland
Wasteland was one of the best post-apocalyptic RPGs and is the progenitor for the Fallout series. It essentially is Bard’s Tale with guns and skills with turn based scrolling combat. Recently, there was a new version produced as a Kickstarter project by Brian Fargo. Although I haven’t played it yet, I did want to look…
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Old Game Reviews: Might and Magic 8 Day of the Destroyer
Might and Magic 8 would be the last great Might and Magic ever made. While the game legacy would continue when Ubisoft acquired the rights to the brand, the same vision and sentiment would never be the same. Might and Magic 8 for me was the best of the 6-8 game series engine, even though…
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Old Game Reviews: Ultima 6 The False Prophet
As the Ultima series continued to evolve, the complexity of the game, world and storyline also increased. Ultima 6 for me is by far my favorite Ultima in the series. At this point, the game was far ahead of everything in the market when it came to RPG style world building and you felt that…