Hat tip to our friends over at Massively OP, about The Secret World relaunching as The Secret World Legends. So what is Secret World Legends? The official branding docs describe it as “a shared-world action RPG with completely revamped combat, a newly designed progression system, and updated visuals.” I have long argued here that a game…
All posts in March 2017
Savoring Andromeda
I am thirty one hours into Mass Effect: Andromeda and have barely scratched the surface. Yet all 31 hours has been interesting and exciting for me. Discovery, unexpected encounters, learning about alien life forms – I am fully engaged in the universe. As far as game completion goes I have the first planet, Habitat 7…
Skeptics Guide to Mass Effect Andromeda’s Plot
While the “on the box” story line presented for Mass Effect Andromeda does seem trope-ish and unimaginative I wanted to present a-Â “I have actually played the game and there is some promise…” post – there is more going on beneath the surface. Â While I personally do not expect there to be a huge depth or…
I Hacked My Own Blogroll
Well, that was a pain in the ass. I loved my WP Social Blogroll plugin. It updated who and when blog posts were written from my links. Whenever I need a break from work, or whatnot, I can log into my site and see if any blogs I follow have written any updates. It was…
Mass Affect
Typo, for once, was purposeful. I subscribed to Origin for $4.99 for a month to get a 10% discount on my $79.99 pre-order special edition of Mass Effect: Andromeda. For you non math savants out there it was a net ~$3 savings but that is only a cursory amount compared to how much this game…
Change of Plans
I am going on vacation (again, yes, lucky me) someplace warm again (Cuba) Â to escape the cold, Canadian winter. Well, it’s mostly been mild here this winter for the most part but supposed to get a deep freeze next week which coincides with my escape that much better. My plan was to finish off the…
#NOGOODWAY
Today the #NOGOODWAY campaign launches. Here is the video: And the Facebook page, explaining it. https://www.facebook.com/nogoodway I find the video game community is particularly bad at using the R-word inappropriately, as part of everyday gaming language in forums, online, etc. I see it used too frequently. Which is why I am glad  I have a gaming…